Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Mine Proprietors, Engineers, Shipbuilders, Scientists, Capitalists ..., Volume 13Perry Fairfax Nursey Knight and Lacey, 1830 - Industrial arts |
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... length and also the principal steps in the operation , and am yours , & c . Δ . [ A's solution is a very complete one , but as it agrees with that of Mr. Gil- bert , we shall content ourselves with giving his statement of the principal ...
... length and also the principal steps in the operation , and am yours , & c . Δ . [ A's solution is a very complete one , but as it agrees with that of Mr. Gil- bert , we shall content ourselves with giving his statement of the principal ...
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... length . Fig . 2 , a section of the pole . Fig . 3 , the sec- tions of the pole placed with its appa- ratus against fig . 4 , a section of a house on fire . Fig . 1 , is a pole suffi- ciently long to reach to the top of any common attic ...
... length . Fig . 2 , a section of the pole . Fig . 3 , the sec- tions of the pole placed with its appa- ratus against fig . 4 , a section of a house on fire . Fig . 1 , is a pole suffi- ciently long to reach to the top of any common attic ...
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... length from the wheel to the ground , is passed , as in fig . 3. To each extremity a basket is attached by slight but strong iron chains . The basket is made of three half - inch iron rods , which are bent at the four cor- ners , to ...
... length from the wheel to the ground , is passed , as in fig . 3. To each extremity a basket is attached by slight but strong iron chains . The basket is made of three half - inch iron rods , which are bent at the four cor- ners , to ...
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... length of seven feet and a half , and the breadth four , the remains whereof were lately ( 1737 ) discovered by Mr. Yal- dwyn , the present inhabitant , when he repaired the staircase which he built over it . ' ( Vide Hist . of Lond ...
... length of seven feet and a half , and the breadth four , the remains whereof were lately ( 1737 ) discovered by Mr. Yal- dwyn , the present inhabitant , when he repaired the staircase which he built over it . ' ( Vide Hist . of Lond ...
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... length of hose required in each case will be greater ; and if the angle of elevation in both pipes be the same , their lengths will still be in the above proportion ; and whether the water be forced up in a vertical or oblique di ...
... length of hose required in each case will be greater ; and if the angle of elevation in both pipes be the same , their lengths will still be in the above proportion ; and whether the water be forced up in a vertical or oblique di ...
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