Journal of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, Volume 2The Institute, 1859 |
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Page 234 - And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal.
Page 25 - ... the candle. Not only the warmth from the fires, and the warm air that was allowed to enter by the openings in the floor, but the hot breath, and all the impure exhalations from the bodies of the monkeys, ascended, first, to the upper part of the room, to be completely incorporated with the atmosphere there, and by no possibility could escape, except as a part of that impure atmosphere, gradually passing away by the chimneys and the openings in the skirting. Therefore, from the time the monkeys...
Page 133 - After carefully perusing the letter of your correspondent, dated Scutari, in your impression of Wednesday last, I perceive that, although the kitchen under the superintendence of Miss Nightingale affords so much relief, the system of management at the large one in the Barrack Hospital is far from being perfect. I propose offering my services gratuitously, and proceeding direct to Scutari at my own personal expense, to regulate that important department, if the Government will honour me with their...
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Page 304 - ... by pressure from within till the inside stretched to double its original circumference. The diameter would, of course, also be doubled, and would be 20 inches instead of 10. "Now it is evident that the outside circumference and diameter cannot be doubled at the same time, or else the latter must become twice 30 or 60 inches, which would give a thickness of 20 inches, quadrupling the mass of material, which is impossible. A moment's reflection shows that the thickness must diminish as the circumference...
Page 365 - ... to its numerous inmates. After one or two unsuccessful attempts to place the little frail bark fairly upon the surface of the water, the command was at length given to unhook ; the tackle at the stern was in consequence immediately cleared ; but the ropes at the bow having got foul, the sailor there found it impossible to obey the order.
Page 305 - When the inner diameter of the 10-inch cylinder becomes 20 inches, the thickness must diminish from 10 to 7'32 inches, the cross-section of the cylinder remaining the same. This cross-section was originally 800 circular inches, 800 being the difference between the squares of 30 inches, the outer diameter, and 10 inches, the inner, or 900 minus 100. When stretched, the area of the cross-section must continue to be 800 round inches.
Page 25 - ... heavier than the other air in the room, would separate from this and escape below. When all this was done, about sixty healthy monkeys, many of which had already borne several winters in England, were put into the room. A month afterwards more than fifty of them were dead, and the few remaining ones were dying.
Page 25 - Unhappily, however, it was believed that the objects would be best secured by making the new room nearly what an English, gentleman's drawing-room is. For warming it, two ordinary drawing-room...
Page 365 - Although Captain Cobb had used every precaution to diminish the danger of the boat's descent by stationing a man with an axe to cut away the tackle from either extremity, should the slightest...