The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtCharles W. Vincent, James Mason Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1844 |
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... original posi- tion of the hull , proved that no more woodwork remained ; he then directed that guns only should be sought for , in consequence of which no less than thirteen have been recovered this season . Hence , forty - two guns in ...
... original posi- tion of the hull , proved that no more woodwork remained ; he then directed that guns only should be sought for , in consequence of which no less than thirteen have been recovered this season . Hence , forty - two guns in ...
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... original pattern ; and , latterly , plate batteries of zinc and iron were used instead of Daniell's constant battery , having been found more convenient for firing gunpowder , though not considered better for other purposes . - Abridged ...
... original pattern ; and , latterly , plate batteries of zinc and iron were used instead of Daniell's constant battery , having been found more convenient for firing gunpowder , though not considered better for other purposes . - Abridged ...
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... original pier , and were based on platforms of wood , resting at dis- tances of 3 feet on bearing - piles . The whole of the masonry is exe- cuted with Bramley Fall stone , cemented with pozzolano . The new stone facings of the piers ...
... original pier , and were based on platforms of wood , resting at dis- tances of 3 feet on bearing - piles . The whole of the masonry is exe- cuted with Bramley Fall stone , cemented with pozzolano . The new stone facings of the piers ...
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... original caisson , which were very much decayed , had been on the edges of the stonework of the pier forced out of their horizontal position , and bent and broken upward by the enormous weight . The engineers , amongst other means to ...
... original caisson , which were very much decayed , had been on the edges of the stonework of the pier forced out of their horizontal position , and bent and broken upward by the enormous weight . The engineers , amongst other means to ...
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... original surface of the metal influenced greatly the rate of corrosion : they were again subjected to the action of air and water for 732 days , and the results are given in the paper and in a volumnious series of tables , clearly ...
... original surface of the metal influenced greatly the rate of corrosion : they were again subjected to the action of air and water for 732 days , and the results are given in the paper and in a volumnious series of tables , clearly ...
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