The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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Pàgina 15
... quantity of the best goods of this kind , as well as all the varieties of towelling , sheeting , & c . , less tempting to look at , but more reasonable and far more durable than ours . The display of ribbons does not rise above a very ...
... quantity of the best goods of this kind , as well as all the varieties of towelling , sheeting , & c . , less tempting to look at , but more reasonable and far more durable than ours . The display of ribbons does not rise above a very ...
Pàgina 20
... quantities of cast metal used in both kinds of projectiles , the cost of the compound lead - coated shot is more than six times that of the simple polygonal shot . " THE WHITWORTH GUN . EXPERIMENTS have been made at Shoeburyness 20 YEAR ...
... quantities of cast metal used in both kinds of projectiles , the cost of the compound lead - coated shot is more than six times that of the simple polygonal shot . " THE WHITWORTH GUN . EXPERIMENTS have been made at Shoeburyness 20 YEAR ...
Pàgina 50
... quantity , called the " augmented surface , " which is the quantity to be considered in fixing the dimensions of propellers ; that the friction consists of two parts , one increasing and the other diminishing with the length of the ...
... quantity , called the " augmented surface , " which is the quantity to be considered in fixing the dimensions of propellers ; that the friction consists of two parts , one increasing and the other diminishing with the length of the ...
Pàgina 53
... quantity of gallic acid ; and in examining some specimens of wood from the unsound gun - boats furnished to him by some of Her Majesty's officials , he found that the chemical composition of the unsound gun- boats was identical with ...
... quantity of gallic acid ; and in examining some specimens of wood from the unsound gun - boats furnished to him by some of Her Majesty's officials , he found that the chemical composition of the unsound gun- boats was identical with ...
Pàgina 81
... quantity being dependent upon the nature of the pig - iron used , and the quality of the iron required . The chief feature of the invention is the addition of the flux at the precise period , the results being far less satisfactory if ...
... quantity being dependent upon the nature of the pig - iron used , and the quality of the iron required . The chief feature of the invention is the addition of the flux at the precise period , the results being far less satisfactory if ...
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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...
Pàgina 287 - Tables for Land Valuers. THE LAND VALUER'S BEST ASSISTANT: being Tables, on a very much improved Plan, for Calculating the Value of Estates. With Tables for reducing Scotch, Irish, and Provincial Customary Acres to Statute Measure, &c. By R. HUDSON, CE New Edition, royal 32mo, leather, gilt edges, elastic band, 4^.
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.