The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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... nearly 4000 tons . The wrought - iron is supplied by the Thames Iron Company . This will be used chiefly in the great domes , and for the roofs . It is estimated to weigh about 1200 tons . The bracings , trusses , railings , bolts , & c ...
... nearly 4000 tons . The wrought - iron is supplied by the Thames Iron Company . This will be used chiefly in the great domes , and for the roofs . It is estimated to weigh about 1200 tons . The bracings , trusses , railings , bolts , & c ...
Pàgina 14
... 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 else- where with felt , except in ...
... 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 else- where with felt , except in ...
Pàgina 23
... nearly all cases where plates have been fractured by shot the crack has commenced from one of the rivet holes . There were none of these in Mr. Fairbairn's target . The plates were fastened directly to what in an iron frigate would be ...
... nearly all cases where plates have been fractured by shot the crack has commenced from one of the rivet holes . There were none of these in Mr. Fairbairn's target . The plates were fastened directly to what in an iron frigate would be ...
Pàgina 26
... nearly so great as by the iron plates . Experiments would be continued , and in a few months the Committee hoped to arrive at a definite result with regard to the proper thickness of the plates , the mode of attachment , and the quality ...
... nearly so great as by the iron plates . Experiments would be continued , and in a few months the Committee hoped to arrive at a definite result with regard to the proper thickness of the plates , the mode of attachment , and the quality ...
Pàgina 30
... ( nearly 45 tons ) to the square inch . - Mechanics ' Maga- zine . AMERICAN STEAM GUN . A CORRESPONDENT who has seen the Steam Gun at Baltimore furnishes the following description of it : - " It is on four wheels ; the boiler is like that ...
... ( nearly 45 tons ) to the square inch . - Mechanics ' Maga- zine . AMERICAN STEAM GUN . A CORRESPONDENT who has seen the Steam Gun at Baltimore furnishes the following description of it : - " It is on four wheels ; the boiler is like that ...
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