The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtCharles W. Vincent, James Mason Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1844 |
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... wires for three conducting apparatuses , each 1,000 feet in length , and consequently composed of 6,000 feet of copper wire . Each apparatus consisted of a pair of wires attached to a strong rope , and secured and insulated by Gordon in ...
... wires for three conducting apparatuses , each 1,000 feet in length , and consequently composed of 6,000 feet of copper wire . Each apparatus consisted of a pair of wires attached to a strong rope , and secured and insulated by Gordon in ...
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... wire fixed to the pole of the battery , and the other in his hand ready to complete the circuit , according to the time marked by the chief , who was to give the words one - two- three - with an interval of about one second between each ...
... wire fixed to the pole of the battery , and the other in his hand ready to complete the circuit , according to the time marked by the chief , who was to give the words one - two- three - with an interval of about one second between each ...
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... wires being properly placed , all were fired at once , as on the occasion of the last blast , by an apparatus invented by the junior en- gineer , Mr. Hodges . This explosion seems to have created quite as great a sensation as the blast ...
... wires being properly placed , all were fired at once , as on the occasion of the last blast , by an apparatus invented by the junior en- gineer , Mr. Hodges . This explosion seems to have created quite as great a sensation as the blast ...
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... . NEW LIFE - PRESERVER . IN this invention , by Mr. H. Reece , a protector of wire , gauze similar to that of Mr. Jeffreys ' respirator , is affixed over the mouth and nostrils , and a support ( from air confined 44 YEAR - BOOK OF FACTS .
... . NEW LIFE - PRESERVER . IN this invention , by Mr. H. Reece , a protector of wire , gauze similar to that of Mr. Jeffreys ' respirator , is affixed over the mouth and nostrils , and a support ( from air confined 44 YEAR - BOOK OF FACTS .
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... wire edge turned up in the manner of a joiner's scraper . The plankway surfaces turn the most freely , and with shavings much like those of wood ; the edges yield small chips , and at last a fine dust , but which does not stick to the ...
... wire edge turned up in the manner of a joiner's scraper . The plankway surfaces turn the most freely , and with shavings much like those of wood ; the edges yield small chips , and at last a fine dust , but which does not stick to the ...
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