The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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Pàgina 11
... light outline upon a large surface of bank - post paper , and the instant Mr. Paxton spread out the sheet , we exclaimed- " It is like a fairy palace ! " The vast building in Hyde Park fully realized this idea , though somewhat ...
... light outline upon a large surface of bank - post paper , and the instant Mr. Paxton spread out the sheet , we exclaimed- " It is like a fairy palace ! " The vast building in Hyde Park fully realized this idea , though somewhat ...
Pàgina 13
... lights at the top of one of them , and to illuminate it at night . The vista from dome to dome , through the nave , is 1070 feet . Each of the domes springs from the in- tersections of the nave with the two transepts . The nave and ...
... lights at the top of one of them , and to illuminate it at night . The vista from dome to dome , through the nave , is 1070 feet . Each of the domes springs from the in- tersections of the nave with the two transepts . The nave and ...
Pàgina 14
... 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 slates for the great Picture Galleries , and ...
... 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 slates for the great Picture Galleries , and ...
Pàgina 17
... light charges ; but if the same indulgence were extended to wrought - iron guns , equal efficiency would be obtained with half the weight of metal , and on this ground alone the superiority of the latter is decisive . Wrought - iron ...
... light charges ; but if the same indulgence were extended to wrought - iron guns , equal efficiency would be obtained with half the weight of metal , and on this ground alone the superiority of the latter is decisive . Wrought - iron ...
Pàgina 21
... light shell , as the strain on a gun must be in proportion to its inertia . The reason of round shot having the advantage at a short range was , that it left the gun with the most favourable possible motion , namely , revolving on its ...
... light shell , as the strain on a gun must be in proportion to its inertia . The reason of round shot having the advantage at a short range was , that it left the gun with the most favourable possible motion , namely , revolving on its ...
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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.