The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtCharles W. Vincent, James Mason Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1844 |
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... iron were melted for the occasion , and the whole of that mass of liquid fire ran out into the mould in less than six minutes : not a single casualty occurred . The ironfounders of Hayle may now justly boast that they have executed by ...
... iron were melted for the occasion , and the whole of that mass of liquid fire ran out into the mould in less than six minutes : not a single casualty occurred . The ironfounders of Hayle may now justly boast that they have executed by ...
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... iron bands . Between each layer of plank , the surface is covered with thick tarred felt ; the vessel therefore cannot leak , nor be in the least degree damp inside ; and being divided into five compartments by four water - tight ...
... iron bands . Between each layer of plank , the surface is covered with thick tarred felt ; the vessel therefore cannot leak , nor be in the least degree damp inside ; and being divided into five compartments by four water - tight ...
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... iron vessel , fitted with their patent improve- ments . The screw is worked direct , without the intervention of spur - wheels , by the aid of a steam engine and boiler on the locomotive principle , consist- ing of two cylinders 13 in ...
... iron vessel , fitted with their patent improve- ments . The screw is worked direct , without the intervention of spur - wheels , by the aid of a steam engine and boiler on the locomotive principle , consist- ing of two cylinders 13 in ...
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... iron steamer , constructed by Napier , of Millwall , for the Waterman's Company , under the guarantee that she should beat every vessel of her class , and burn less fuel ; both of which feats she has achieved . Her length , between ...
... iron steamer , constructed by Napier , of Millwall , for the Waterman's Company , under the guarantee that she should beat every vessel of her class , and burn less fuel ; both of which feats she has achieved . Her length , between ...
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... iron or steel hoop , which is thus made to apply exactly , and press with great energy upon the circumference of the driving wheel . The effect is to stop the train in much shorter time than can be effected by the ordinary carriage ...
... iron or steel hoop , which is thus made to apply exactly , and press with great energy upon the circumference of the driving wheel . The effect is to stop the train in much shorter time than can be effected by the ordinary carriage ...
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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,...