The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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... entirely supersede wood in the course of four or five years . In 1847 , Mr Fairbairn patented his method for the Construction of Hollow Wrought - Iron Beams : the mode is to form the beams of stout plate - iron , riveted at the points ...
... entirely supersede wood in the course of four or five years . In 1847 , Mr Fairbairn patented his method for the Construction of Hollow Wrought - Iron Beams : the mode is to form the beams of stout plate - iron , riveted at the points ...
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... entirely supersede wood in the course of four or five years . * In 1847 , Mr Fairbairn patented his method for the Construction of Hollow Wrought - Iron Beams : the mode is to form the beams of stout plate - iron , riveted at the points ...
... entirely supersede wood in the course of four or five years . * In 1847 , Mr Fairbairn patented his method for the Construction of Hollow Wrought - Iron Beams : the mode is to form the beams of stout plate - iron , riveted at the points ...
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... entirely supersede wood in the course of four or five years . In 1847 , Mr Fairbairn patented his method for the Construction of Hollow Wrought - Iron Beams : the mode is to form the beams of stout plate - iron , riveted at the points ...
... entirely supersede wood in the course of four or five years . In 1847 , Mr Fairbairn patented his method for the Construction of Hollow Wrought - Iron Beams : the mode is to form the beams of stout plate - iron , riveted at the points ...
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... entirely new principle of construction , in order that we may retain its superiority as the great bulwark of the nation . But our present means are inadequate for the production of large masses of iron , and we may trust that , with new ...
... entirely new principle of construction , in order that we may retain its superiority as the great bulwark of the nation . But our present means are inadequate for the production of large masses of iron , and we may trust that , with new ...
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... entirely separate . The driving gear of the fan is so constructed that , whenever steam power is available , it can at once be applied , instead of manual labour - Aveling's portable agricultural steam - engines , and others of the same ...
... entirely separate . The driving gear of the fan is so constructed that , whenever steam power is available , it can at once be applied , instead of manual labour - Aveling's portable agricultural steam - engines , and others of the same ...
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Pàgina 286 - Much may be learned, even by those who fancy they do not require to be taught, from the careful perusal of this unpretending but comprehensive treatise.
Pàgina 237 - In the front of the crown, and in the centre of a diamond Maltese cross, is the famous ruby, said to have been given to Edward, Prince of Wales, son of...
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Pàgina 113 - It is also impossible to conceive either the beginning or the continuance of life without a creating and overruling power. The author's object was to lay before the Section an application of these general views to the discovery of probable limits to the periods of tune, past and future, during which the sun can be reckoned on as a source of heat and light.
Pàgina 279 - Maury's book will not hereafter be classed with the works of the great men who have taken the lead in extending and improving knowledge and art ; his book displays in a remarkable degree, like the ' Advancement of Learning,' and the ' Natural History* of Buffon, profound research and magnificent imagination.
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