Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 9Vols. 1-69 include more or less complete patent reports of the U. S. Patent Office for years 1825-1859. cf. Index to v. 1-120 of the Journal, p. [415] |
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Page 41
We cannot , of course , measure the value of the time thus given by any pecuniary standard , but we mean to speak now merely of the amount of money that has been received from members , and in ordinary donations .
We cannot , of course , measure the value of the time thus given by any pecuniary standard , but we mean to speak now merely of the amount of money that has been received from members , and in ordinary donations .
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Payments to the amount of about forty thousand dollars for account of the principal and interest of the sum thus contracted for had been made , when , owing to our inability to meet the interest , and maintain our organization , we were ...
Payments to the amount of about forty thousand dollars for account of the principal and interest of the sum thus contracted for had been made , when , owing to our inability to meet the interest , and maintain our organization , we were ...
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... altogether different from the alkalimetic processes employed in France , which give only the amount of alkali , without at all indicating the nature and proportion of the foreign and injurious materials which it may contain .
... altogether different from the alkalimetic processes employed in France , which give only the amount of alkali , without at all indicating the nature and proportion of the foreign and injurious materials which it may contain .
Page 129
The ammonia formed amounts to about i per cent . of the liquor obtained during the distillation of the coal . When gas - works were first established the coal was distilled in iron retorts , but it has been found more economical to ...
The ammonia formed amounts to about i per cent . of the liquor obtained during the distillation of the coal . When gas - works were first established the coal was distilled in iron retorts , but it has been found more economical to ...
Page 132
In the column showing the cubic feet of water pumped into the boiler , the contents of the plunger are taken as being equal to 11.6 cubic inches , and one - third is deducted from the gross amount for leakage , & c .
In the column showing the cubic feet of water pumped into the boiler , the contents of the plunger are taken as being equal to 11.6 cubic inches , and one - third is deducted from the gross amount for leakage , & c .
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Page 258 - Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is (d).
Page 43 - Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the man that getteth understanding. For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.
Page 153 - Committee appointed to inquire into the merits of the atmospheric system of railway have examined the matters to them referred, and have agreed to the following Report. Your Committee have given their best attention to this interesting subject.
Page 105 - ... constructed and arranged substantially in the manner and for the purpose herein set forth.
Page 305 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 371 - I claim the manner in which the bricks are received, compressed, and delivered ; but what I do claim as my invention, and which I desire to secure by letters patent, is the...
Page 266 - The Committee on Science and the Arts constituted by the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, for the promotion of the Mechanic Arts, to whom was referred for examination a Solar Compass, invented by WM.
Page 177 - ... with the solid portion of the coal. From the chemical changes which take place in the combination of the hydrogen with oxygen, the bulk of the products is found to be to the bulk of the atmospheric air required to furnish the oxygen, as 10 is to 11.
Page 99 - Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by letters patent, is...
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| Title | Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 9 Volumes 282-287 of American periodical series, 1800-1850 |
| Contributor | Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
| Publisher | Pergamon Press, 1845 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Sep 2007 |
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