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] |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 1
It is remarkable with what devoted assiduity men of science apply themselves to discover the cause of some peculiar phenomenon in nature , which , to many , appears of little importance , and may , by the rudest mechanic ...
It is remarkable with what devoted assiduity men of science apply themselves to discover the cause of some peculiar phenomenon in nature , which , to many , appears of little importance , and may , by the rudest mechanic ...
Page 5
When sound reaches a solid , its direction and character are changed , from various causes , according to the nature and form of the solid . It is produced by cohesion , repulsion , and friction in the atoms , and the degree of sound is ...
When sound reaches a solid , its direction and character are changed , from various causes , according to the nature and form of the solid . It is produced by cohesion , repulsion , and friction in the atoms , and the degree of sound is ...
Page 7
_and yet they say that they were heard distinctly at any natural pitch of their voice in all directions , and they believe that similar principles and arrangements may be adopted in apartments of any extent with advantage .
_and yet they say that they were heard distinctly at any natural pitch of their voice in all directions , and they believe that similar principles and arrangements may be adopted in apartments of any extent with advantage .
Page 8
... surfaces , so as to cause the particles in the atmosphere to act in opposition to each other , in order to break and divide sound , and thus prevent it froin reaching the ear . Nature exhibits to us the surface of the ground always ...
... surfaces , so as to cause the particles in the atmosphere to act in opposition to each other , in order to break and divide sound , and thus prevent it froin reaching the ear . Nature exhibits to us the surface of the ground always ...
Page 22
Neither say any thing of the nature , or the nearness , of the flash , nor do they seem to have attributed to it any agency in the explosion . On the other hand , two other brakesmen , McGuire and Smith , declare that they saw no ...
Neither say any thing of the nature , or the nearness , of the flash , nor do they seem to have attributed to it any agency in the explosion . On the other hand , two other brakesmen , McGuire and Smith , declare that they saw no ...
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acid action amount apparatus appears applied arrangement attached body boiler bottom carried cast cause cent claim close coal color combination committee connected consists constructed containing cylinder deposited described desire direction distance effect employed engine equal exhibited experiments feet fire force frame furnace give given glass hand heat hour improvement inches increase invention iron joint known length less letters lever light lower machine manner manufacture material means metal method miles mode moved nature observed obtained operation pass patent piece pipe placed plate position Premium prepared present pressure produced proportion quantity railway receive road rollers screw secure shaft side slide solution spring steam substantially sufficient sugar surface temperature Third tion tube turning upper valve vessel weight wheel whole wood York
Popular passages
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...
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |