Remarks on the Construction of Hothouses ...1817 - 92 стор. |
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... expense . It strikes me as somewhat remarkable , that this plan found its way into the Trans- actions of a society composed chiefly of practical men ; since any gardener could have pre- dicted its failure ; and it does not appear to ...
... expense . It strikes me as somewhat remarkable , that this plan found its way into the Trans- actions of a society composed chiefly of practical men ; since any gardener could have pre- dicted its failure ; and it does not appear to ...
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... expense of glass roofing , the difference between a common house and the semidome is as two to one against the latter . The mass of air to be heated by one fire will be 353.858 cubic feet ; 1 As many persons are not practically aware of ...
... expense of glass roofing , the difference between a common house and the semidome is as two to one against the latter . The mass of air to be heated by one fire will be 353.858 cubic feet ; 1 As many persons are not practically aware of ...
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... expense , these three methods may be sub- stituted for a common roof : - 1. Cross walls , as in Fig . 4 , PL . VI . , but at such a distance as to form one apartment between each , may be adopted , with the lateral arched walls of nine ...
... expense , these three methods may be sub- stituted for a common roof : - 1. Cross walls , as in Fig . 4 , PL . VI . , but at such a distance as to form one apartment between each , may be adopted , with the lateral arched walls of nine ...
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... expense of all curved work , compared with that in which straight lines prevail . This would be an argument of considerable force , if it were proposed to have either the rafters or astragals of tim- ber ; and if , in addition to this ...
... expense of all curved work , compared with that in which straight lines prevail . This would be an argument of considerable force , if it were proposed to have either the rafters or astragals of tim- ber ; and if , in addition to this ...
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... expense , he has at last succeeded in producing an article , which , if the expression be not too high for the subject , will form a new æra in sash - making . Hitherto metallic astragals have been formed of two or more pieces , the ...
... expense , he has at last succeeded in producing an article , which , if the expression be not too high for the subject , will form a new æra in sash - making . Hitherto metallic astragals have been formed of two or more pieces , the ...
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