The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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Pàgina 11
... glass , " which sprung from the genius of Mr. ( now Sir Joseph ) Paxton . Well do we remember the magic effect of our first sight of the outline of Mr. Paxton's design : it was merely a light outline upon a large surface of bank - post ...
... glass , " which sprung from the genius of Mr. ( now Sir Joseph ) Paxton . Well do we remember the magic effect of our first sight of the outline of Mr. Paxton's design : it was merely a light outline upon a large surface of bank - post ...
Pàgina 12
... glass , at least in those portions devoted to the reception of works of Art . Accordingly , a very large portion of the new construction is of brick , the roofs sup- ported on cast - iron pillars , the roof itself of wood , protected by ...
... glass , at least in those portions devoted to the reception of works of Art . Accordingly , a very large portion of the new construction is of brick , the roofs sup- ported on cast - iron pillars , the roof itself of wood , protected by ...
Pàgina 13
... glass , con- sist of the following parts : -Two duodecagonal domes , which will be 160 feet in diameter , and 250 feet high , -the largest of ancient and modern times . The dome of the Pantheon is 142 feet in diameter and 70 feet high ...
... glass , con- sist of the following parts : -Two duodecagonal domes , which will be 160 feet in diameter , and 250 feet high , -the largest of ancient and modern times . The dome of the Pantheon is 142 feet in diameter and 70 feet high ...
Pàgina 14
... glass are in preparation . For the clerestory lights of the nave and transepts nearly a mile length of frames , 25 feet high , is preparing ; and for the courts , upwards of 30 miles of sash - bars and glass . The roofs are covered with ...
... glass are in preparation . For the clerestory lights of the nave and transepts nearly a mile length of frames , 25 feet high , is preparing ; and for the courts , upwards of 30 miles of sash - bars and glass . The roofs are covered with ...
Pàgina 16
... Silver Medal . To F. Joubert , for " The Application of Photography to the production of Images on Glass , which can be burnt in . " The Society's Silver Medal . A NEW GUN - METAL . IT is well known 16 YEAR - BOOK OF FACTS .
... Silver Medal . To F. Joubert , for " The Application of Photography to the production of Images on Glass , which can be burnt in . " The Society's Silver Medal . A NEW GUN - METAL . IT is well known 16 YEAR - BOOK OF FACTS .
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Pàgina 243 - 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 119 - 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 285 - 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.
Pàgina 243 - From the upper part of the arches are suspended four large pendant pear-shaped pearls, with rose diamond caps, containing twelve rose diamonds, and stems containing twenty-four very small rose diamonds. Above the arch stands the mound, containing in the lower hemisphere 304 brilliants, and in the upper 244 brilliants ; the zone and arc being composed of thirty-three rose diamonds.
Pàgina 285 - The Physical Geography of the Sea and its Meteorology ; or, the Economy of the Sea and its Adaptations, its Salts, its Waters, its Climates, its Inhabitants, and whatever there may be of general interest in its Commercial Uses or Industrial Pursuits.