The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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... described in a lucid manner our steady march of inventions and discoveries travelling onwards towards some grand but invisible destination . He dwelt on the strides made by " Applied Mechanics , " a branch of science to which he has ...
... described in a lucid manner our steady march of inventions and discoveries travelling onwards towards some grand but invisible destination . He dwelt on the strides made by " Applied Mechanics , " a branch of science to which he has ...
Pàgina 25
... described the method of constructing his descrip- tion of cannon by surrounding cast - iron guns with wrought - iron hoops under a certain degree of tension . He understood Sir William Armstrong was making a 300 - pounder gun , but he ...
... described the method of constructing his descrip- tion of cannon by surrounding cast - iron guns with wrought - iron hoops under a certain degree of tension . He understood Sir William Armstrong was making a 300 - pounder gun , but he ...
Pàgina 26
buryness , and described the effect of shots upon 5 - inch plates , with 18 inches of wood backing . Wherever a shot struck it bent the plates , and , the wood being a yielding substance , the plates were indented into it , thus proving ...
buryness , and described the effect of shots upon 5 - inch plates , with 18 inches of wood backing . Wherever a shot struck it bent the plates , and , the wood being a yielding substance , the plates were indented into it , thus proving ...
Pàgina 36
... described in the Year - Book of Facts , 1860 , pp . 11-13 ; and Year - Book , 1861 , pp . 33-36 . LAUNCH OF THE IRON - CASED FRIGATE RESISTANCE . THIS vessel was launched from Messrs . Westwood and Baillie's yard , near Millwall , on ...
... described in the Year - Book of Facts , 1860 , pp . 11-13 ; and Year - Book , 1861 , pp . 33-36 . LAUNCH OF THE IRON - CASED FRIGATE RESISTANCE . THIS vessel was launched from Messrs . Westwood and Baillie's yard , near Millwall , on ...
Pàgina 37
... described the vessels at present constructed ; and stated that the construction of six other vessels had been determined upon , the contracts for three of this number having already been issued . It was important to MECHANICAL AND ...
... described the vessels at present constructed ; and stated that the construction of six other vessels had been determined upon , the contracts for three of this number having already been issued . It was important to MECHANICAL AND ...
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