Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 9Pergamon Press, 1845 Vols. 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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... cause of increas- ing , in any degree , the expense of these now almost indispensable machines , they must decidedly protest against weighing a trifling reduction of price in the scale , with the vastly increased risk of life to the ...
... cause of increas- ing , in any degree , the expense of these now almost indispensable machines , they must decidedly protest against weighing a trifling reduction of price in the scale , with the vastly increased risk of life to the ...
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... cause of this disastrous accident . Answers to Questions on the Explosion of the " Richmond . ” 1. Made first trip August 14 ; exploded September 2 ; 765 tons on a level ; supposed 150 pounds . 2. Valve rod of new " cut - off gearing ...
... cause of this disastrous accident . Answers to Questions on the Explosion of the " Richmond . ” 1. Made first trip August 14 ; exploded September 2 ; 765 tons on a level ; supposed 150 pounds . 2. Valve rod of new " cut - off gearing ...
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... cause of it at the time , but was told next morn- ing by one of the firemen , that the pumps had given out , and that they had been obliged to stop and fix them . T. J. Weber , schoolmaster . - Lives from one - eighth to one - fourth of ...
... cause of it at the time , but was told next morn- ing by one of the firemen , that the pumps had given out , and that they had been obliged to stop and fix them . T. J. Weber , schoolmaster . - Lives from one - eighth to one - fourth of ...
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... causes of the explosion . This event oc- curred on the August , 1844 , on the Delaware , opposite to High street ... caused by the fire acting on it on one side , whilst the steam- —a bad conductor , corroded the other . The sheet was in ...
... causes of the explosion . This event oc- curred on the August , 1844 , on the Delaware , opposite to High street ... caused by the fire acting on it on one side , whilst the steam- —a bad conductor , corroded the other . The sheet was in ...
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... cause than to any other , that both in Boston and this city , his objects have not yet been attained . But such failures ought not to deter the hand of liberality from contributions to those institu- tions , whose organization ...
... cause than to any other , that both in Boston and this city , his objects have not yet been attained . But such failures ought not to deter the hand of liberality from contributions to those institu- tions , whose organization ...
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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...