Annual of Scientific Discovery: Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtGould and Lincoln, 1863 |
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... side . The strength of this hoop chain must be comparatively great , for every layer has a skin , and each link is made of sixteen layers , so that the chain is never likely to snap . If one skin is broken , the other fifteen may be ...
... side . The strength of this hoop chain must be comparatively great , for every layer has a skin , and each link is made of sixteen layers , so that the chain is never likely to snap . If one skin is broken , the other fifteen may be ...
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... side uppermost , one above another , and with a certain space between them . An inclined grate is thus constructed , through which not even the finest coal can drop , provided the bars are allowed suffi- ciently to overlap , and yet ...
... side uppermost , one above another , and with a certain space between them . An inclined grate is thus constructed , through which not even the finest coal can drop , provided the bars are allowed suffi- ciently to overlap , and yet ...
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... side , was to be seen a large jar containing one grain of the paste dissolved in two gallons of water , to show the intensely colorific property of this material , and on the other side another jar containing about two gallons of crude ...
... side , was to be seen a large jar containing one grain of the paste dissolved in two gallons of water , to show the intensely colorific property of this material , and on the other side another jar containing about two gallons of crude ...
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... side of the mountain . The way in which the air is forced into the iron reservoirs is as fol- lows : Each tube that comes down the side of the mountain , and which is about two feet in diameter , is continued on some ten or twelve feet ...
... side of the mountain . The way in which the air is forced into the iron reservoirs is as fol- lows : Each tube that comes down the side of the mountain , and which is about two feet in diameter , is continued on some ten or twelve feet ...
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... side of the mountain between the larger ones , that is , they have five large water tubes on either side of them . These reservoirs are furnished with water - gauges , by which the quan- tity of air and water in them may be seen and ...
... side of the mountain between the larger ones , that is , they have five large water tubes on either side of them . These reservoirs are furnished with water - gauges , by which the quan- tity of air and water in them may be seen and ...
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Seite 140 - In this ascension, six pigeons were taken up. One was thrown out at the height of three miles ; it extended its wings and dropped...
Seite 171 - In order to explain,' he says, ' the occurrence of the dark lines in the solar spectrum, we must assume that the solar atmosphere encloses a luminous nucleus, producing a continuous spectrum, the brightness of which exceeds a certain limit. The most probable supposition which can be made respecting the sun's constitution is, that it consists of a solid or liquid nucleus, heated to a temperature of the brightest whiteness, surrounded by an atmosphere of somewhat lower temperature. This supposition...