The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtCharles W. Vincent, James Mason Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1844 |
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... caused by the necessity of having as level a line as possible , and instead of going round or over hills , the practice is now to go through them , to the manifest loss of the shareholders . There is a locomotive engine at work ; this ...
... caused by the necessity of having as level a line as possible , and instead of going round or over hills , the practice is now to go through them , to the manifest loss of the shareholders . There is a locomotive engine at work ; this ...
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... causes of fracture , attributing it to the concussion and vibration produced by various circumstances , such as a bad ... cause of destruction to the wheels or axles . A long series of experiments which had been made in the presence of ...
... causes of fracture , attributing it to the concussion and vibration produced by various circumstances , such as a bad ... cause of destruction to the wheels or axles . A long series of experiments which had been made in the presence of ...
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... caused by the dampness and impurity of the atmosphere , and much practical incon- venience , and probably unsightliness , in the means that would be adopted for opening and shutting casements , would be avoided . " That in order to ...
... caused by the dampness and impurity of the atmosphere , and much practical incon- venience , and probably unsightliness , in the means that would be adopted for opening and shutting casements , would be avoided . " That in order to ...
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... caused by the great load upon the clay founda- tion , there being no piles under the bridge , and the ground on the Surrey side being of a loose nature . In autumn last , the carriage - way of the bridge was stopped , the state and ...
... caused by the great load upon the clay founda- tion , there being no piles under the bridge , and the ground on the Surrey side being of a loose nature . In autumn last , the carriage - way of the bridge was stopped , the state and ...
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... cause of the loss of several vessels ; and as large open sea- ways are obliged to be left at each end of the breakwater , the swell and turbulence of the sea enters with great violence at times , render- ing the passage in and out ...
... cause of the loss of several vessels ; and as large open sea- ways are obliged to be left at each end of the breakwater , the swell and turbulence of the sea enters with great violence at times , render- ing the passage in and out ...
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Page 193 - ... which form the lights of the print, to a sufficient depth ; but in glyphography the depth of these parts is formed by the remaining portions of the white composition on the plate, analogous to the thickness or height of which must be the depth on the block, seeing that the latter is, in fact (to simplify the matter), a cast or reverse, of the former. But if this composition were spread on the plate as thickly as required for this purpose, it would be impossible for the artist to put either close,...