The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1852 |
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Page 5
... diameter , and was immersed 12 inches . Each stroke of the portable forge bellows sent cold air into the close furnace . The appropriation of oxygen to support combustion was immediate ; and the heating of all the aëriform body , which ...
... diameter , and was immersed 12 inches . Each stroke of the portable forge bellows sent cold air into the close furnace . The appropriation of oxygen to support combustion was immediate ; and the heating of all the aëriform body , which ...
Page 7
... diameter , blew through a 12 - inch cylinder at a pressure generally of less than five atmospheres . By previous experiment , and by comparison with coke burnt in the decomposing furnace , not less than 8,200,000 cubic feet of azote ...
... diameter , blew through a 12 - inch cylinder at a pressure generally of less than five atmospheres . By previous experiment , and by comparison with coke burnt in the decomposing furnace , not less than 8,200,000 cubic feet of azote ...
Page 8
... diameter , rising about 3 inches into a cylindrical tin vessel , holding about three gallons . Into this pipe the jet was inserted , with 4 pieces of zinc soldered to the exterior of the jet , running 14 inch up at equal distances , to ...
... diameter , rising about 3 inches into a cylindrical tin vessel , holding about three gallons . Into this pipe the jet was inserted , with 4 pieces of zinc soldered to the exterior of the jet , running 14 inch up at equal distances , to ...
Page 9
... diameter and 50 feet deep , whence were discharged smoke and the gases of the waste . On May the 8th , the waste was reached through both the bores- the one at the east giving a temperature of about 110 ° , and being a gentle upcast ...
... diameter and 50 feet deep , whence were discharged smoke and the gases of the waste . On May the 8th , the waste was reached through both the bores- the one at the east giving a temperature of about 110 ° , and being a gentle upcast ...
Page 13
... diameter , domed over , for the exhibition of machinery , manufac- tures , works of art , & c . , and for exhibitions of various descriptions . There will be a lecture - room , laboratory , & c . All the buildings are designed in the ...
... diameter , domed over , for the exhibition of machinery , manufac- tures , works of art , & c . , and for exhibitions of various descriptions . There will be a lecture - room , laboratory , & c . All the buildings are designed in the ...
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