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Pagina iv
... the meeting . The great mass of the papers presented were ponderable in quan- tity , but imponderable in quality . No papers were read on new dis- coveries in chemistry relating to its applications to the arts iv NOTES BY THE EDITOR.
... the meeting . The great mass of the papers presented were ponderable in quan- tity , but imponderable in quality . No papers were read on new dis- coveries in chemistry relating to its applications to the arts iv NOTES BY THE EDITOR.
Pagina v
... of $ 100 was voted to Madame Ida Pfeiffer to aid her proposed exploration of Madagascar . In the Geological section an exciting debate occurred between Prof. H. D. Rogers , of Boston , Mass . , ON THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE . A.
... of $ 100 was voted to Madame Ida Pfeiffer to aid her proposed exploration of Madagascar . In the Geological section an exciting debate occurred between Prof. H. D. Rogers , of Boston , Mass . , ON THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE . A.
Pagina vi
H. D. Rogers , of Boston , Mass . , and Sir R. I. Murchison , the latter claiming and upholding the priority of certain English geological nomenclature , a point that was manfully and stoutly opposed by Prof. R. The Institute of France ...
H. D. Rogers , of Boston , Mass . , and Sir R. I. Murchison , the latter claiming and upholding the priority of certain English geological nomenclature , a point that was manfully and stoutly opposed by Prof. R. The Institute of France ...
Pagina x
... mass of the industrial information of the world within the reach of every mechanic will ultimately be attained . At least , two very important preliminary steps towards this end have been taken simultaneously , yet independently , by ...
... mass of the industrial information of the world within the reach of every mechanic will ultimately be attained . At least , two very important preliminary steps towards this end have been taken simultaneously , yet independently , by ...
Pagina 37
... mass of a compound body is an aggregate of a number of atoms , which , by their arrangement and mutual relation , impart to the whole its peculiar properties ; and , according to another speculation which has been already alluded to ...
... mass of a compound body is an aggregate of a number of atoms , which , by their arrangement and mutual relation , impart to the whole its peculiar properties ; and , according to another speculation which has been already alluded to ...
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Pagina xvi - ... other plants, adapted to the latitude and climate of the State of Maryland, and cause to be carefully noticed upon the records of said institution the character of said experiments, the kind of soil upon which they were undertaken, the system of cultivation adopted, the state of the atmosphere and...
Pagina 260 - ... wrought into the forms and shapes required, provided that we increase the size and power of our machinery to the extent necessary to deal with such large masses of metal. A few minutes...
Pagina 258 - ... carbon present allows a part of the oxygen to combine with the iron, which undergoes combustion and is converted into an oxide. At the excessive temperature that the metal has now acquired, the oxide as soon as formed undergoes fusion, and forms a powerful solvent of those earthy bases that are associated with the iron ; the violent ebullition which is going on mixes most intimately the...
Pagina 305 - Stream, the sounding from Lat. 31° 32', Long. 79° 35', depth 150 fathoms, is mentioned as " a mixture in about equal proportions of Globigerina and black sand, probably greensand, as it makes a green mark when crushed on paper.
Pagina 400 - STRENGTH AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF METALS; Reports of Experiments on the Strength and other Properties of Metals for Cannon. With a Description of the Machines for Testing Metals, and of the Classification of Cannon in service. By Officers of the Ordnance Department, US Army. By authority of the Secretary of War. Illustrated by 25 large steel plates. Quarto . $10.00 SULLIVAN. — Protection to Native Industry. By Sir EDWARD SULLIVAN, Baronet, author of " Ten Chapters on Social Reforms.
Pagina 144 - May, and published in the proceedings, shows that a wire of six times the length of the Varna and Balaklava wire, if of the same lateral dimensions, would give thirty-six times the retardation, and thirty-six times the slowness of action.
Pagina 400 - Gift of the State of New York. 13034, 0. 5. Sixth annual report of the Regents of the University of the State of New York on the condition of the State Cabinet of Natural History, &o.
Pagina 395 - A communication from Professor Henry of Washington having been read, containing a proposal for the publication of a catalogue of philosophical memoirs scattered throughout the Transactions of Societies in Europe and America, with the offer of co-operation on the part of the Smithsonian Institution, to the extent of preparing and publishing in accordance with the general plan which might be adopted by the British Association, a catalogue of all the American memoirs on physical science, — the Committee...