The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1862 |
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Pàgina 11
... 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 enthusiastically expressed ; and it ...
... 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 enthusiastically expressed ; and it ...
Pàgina 29
... surface in proportion to the weight of charge in the smaller than in the larger calibre . By boring holes in guns at different distances along the side of the bore , the variations in pressure behind the shot as it traversed the length ...
... surface in proportion to the weight of charge in the smaller than in the larger calibre . By boring holes in guns at different distances along the side of the bore , the variations in pressure behind the shot as it traversed the length ...
Pàgina 37
... surface of the plate . On both sides the armour is continued to 5 feet below the water - line . The stem and stern , which are unprotected by armour , are crossed and recrossed in every direction with watertight com- partments of the ...
... surface of the plate . On both sides the armour is continued to 5 feet below the water - line . The stem and stern , which are unprotected by armour , are crossed and recrossed in every direction with watertight com- partments of the ...
Pàgina 40
... surface externally , tends to fix the louvre plating more firmly in its place , and to afford additional protection to the sides of the vessel . As compared with wooden vessels plated with iron , Mr. Thomas claims for his plan a ...
... surface externally , tends to fix the louvre plating more firmly in its place , and to afford additional protection to the sides of the vessel . As compared with wooden vessels plated with iron , Mr. Thomas claims for his plan a ...
Pàgina 41
... surface offering uniform resistance . Admitting , however , the impossibility of entirely preventing the sides of a vessel being penetrated by solid shot , there being a limit to the weight of iron which a ship can carry , while the ...
... surface offering uniform resistance . Admitting , however , the impossibility of entirely preventing the sides of a vessel being penetrated by solid shot , there being a limit to the weight of iron which a ship can carry , while the ...
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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...
Pàgina 281 - 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 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.
Pàgina 237 - 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 279 - 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.