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Pagina xiii
... compared with the old hand - break and " skutch , ” or " swingle , " have been invented in great number and variety ; but no one of them has come into general , or even extensive use . The main reason of this probably is , that the ...
... compared with the old hand - break and " skutch , ” or " swingle , " have been invented in great number and variety ; but no one of them has come into general , or even extensive use . The main reason of this probably is , that the ...
Pagina xiv
... comparable with cotton in fineness , evenness , or strength . The product , therefore , is necessarily a coarse , inferior article , possessing neither the qualities of cotton or linen . But , furthermore , the whole scheme of flax ...
... comparable with cotton in fineness , evenness , or strength . The product , therefore , is necessarily a coarse , inferior article , possessing neither the qualities of cotton or linen . But , furthermore , the whole scheme of flax ...
Pagina 19
... compared with that of the latter . For example , the new paddle - wheel steamer Scotia , of the Cunard line , has cylinders of one hundred inches in diameter and twelve - foot stroke , while the Achilles , a new gigantic British war ...
... compared with that of the latter . For example , the new paddle - wheel steamer Scotia , of the Cunard line , has cylinders of one hundred inches in diameter and twelve - foot stroke , while the Achilles , a new gigantic British war ...
Pagina 35
... compared with the finest specimens that have been woven in France . Mr. Houldsworth states , as an item of curiosity , that a few threads of No. 2,500 have been made , but they are of no practical use . A single fibre of Sea Island ...
... compared with the finest specimens that have been woven in France . Mr. Houldsworth states , as an item of curiosity , that a few threads of No. 2,500 have been made , but they are of no practical use . A single fibre of Sea Island ...
Pagina 74
... Comparing the chemical analysis with the mechanical properties of the irons experimented upon , we find that the presence of 0.023 per cent . of carbon causes brittleness in the iron ; and this was found to be the case in the ...
... Comparing the chemical analysis with the mechanical properties of the irons experimented upon , we find that the presence of 0.023 per cent . of carbon causes brittleness in the iron ; and this was found to be the case in the ...
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