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... known as the stone , the bronze , and the iron . The return of Capt . Hall from the Arctic regions with valuable information respecting that mysterious country . The exploration by Dr. Hayes of the remains of the early settlements made ...
... known as the stone , the bronze , and the iron . The return of Capt . Hall from the Arctic regions with valuable information respecting that mysterious country . The exploration by Dr. Hayes of the remains of the early settlements made ...
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... known , and in the face of the attacks of hostile Indian tribes . In India , the works were carried out in the face of difficulties connected with the oppressive heat of the climate ; through forests and jungles which were the resort of ...
... known , and in the face of the attacks of hostile Indian tribes . In India , the works were carried out in the face of difficulties connected with the oppressive heat of the climate ; through forests and jungles which were the resort of ...
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... known to engineers that the tires of railway - wheels are generally coned to an inclination of one in 20. It is con- sidered that these were first introduced by Mr. George Stephen- son , in the expectation of facilitating the passage of ...
... known to engineers that the tires of railway - wheels are generally coned to an inclination of one in 20. It is con- sidered that these were first introduced by Mr. George Stephen- son , in the expectation of facilitating the passage of ...
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... known to be most subject to oscillation , and place under it 4 cylindrical instead of conical wheels , and let this carriage run in an express train , care being taken to avoid the oscillation of the two adjoining carriages with conical ...
... known to be most subject to oscillation , and place under it 4 cylindrical instead of conical wheels , and let this carriage run in an express train , care being taken to avoid the oscillation of the two adjoining carriages with conical ...
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... known in America as the Snow Patent . ' He exhibited a wheel 38 inches in diame- ter , cast in 1856 , which has served under a 10 ton four - wheeled wagon for the past 11 years . The tread of this wheel appears in excellent condition ...
... known in America as the Snow Patent . ' He exhibited a wheel 38 inches in diame- ter , cast in 1856 , which has served under a 10 ton four - wheeled wagon for the past 11 years . The tread of this wheel appears in excellent condition ...
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The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science ..., Том 5 Повний перегляд - 1854 |
The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science ..., Том 5 Повний перегляд - 1854 |
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Сторінка 269 - There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved.
Сторінка i - ANNUAL OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY ; or, Year Book of Facts in Science and Art, exhibiting the most important Discoveries and Improvements in Mechanics, Useful Arts, Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, Astronomy, Meteorology, Zoology, Botany, Mineralogy, Geology, Geography, Antiquities, etc.
Сторінка 136 - It consists in subjecting the vapours of volatile liquids to the action of concentrated sunlight, or to the concentrated beam of the electric light.