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Tunnel Boring Machine (Wikipedia)

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The Wikipedia article on the tunnel boring machine, consulted for its excavation principle and the 1846 construction of the Mountain Slicer, an early tunnel boring machine built for Henri Maus.

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Wikipedia contributors
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Wikimedia Foundation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunnel_boring_machine
Source Type
Reference Work
Reliability Tier
2
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Tunnel Boring Machine (Wikipedia)
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Claims Backed By This Source (16 claims)

This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Inventions, 7 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Methods, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 2 general references.

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