The Speeds Attained by the First Steam Locomotive in 1804

question 60

Multiple Choice

The speeds attained by the first steam locomotive in 1804 and those in use by 1850 were,respectively,

• A) twenty-one and thirty-two miles per hour.
• B) two and forty-five miles per hour.
• C) five and thirty miles per hour.
• D) five and fifty miles per hour.
• E) twenty and fifteen miles per hour.

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