The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art, Volume 13Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln, 1862 |
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Pagina i
... IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN MECHANICS , USEFUL ARTS , NATURAL PHILOSOPHY , CHEMISTRY , ASTRONOMY , GEOLOGY , ZOOLOGY , BOTANY , MINERALOGY , METEOROLOGY , GEOGRAPHY , ANTIQUITIES , ETC. TOGETHER WITH NOTES ON THE PROGRESS ...
... IMPORTANT DISCOVERIES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN MECHANICS , USEFUL ARTS , NATURAL PHILOSOPHY , CHEMISTRY , ASTRONOMY , GEOLOGY , ZOOLOGY , BOTANY , MINERALOGY , METEOROLOGY , GEOGRAPHY , ANTIQUITIES , ETC. TOGETHER WITH NOTES ON THE PROGRESS ...
Pagina iii
... important in the history of the world . At no former period did science contribute so much to the uses of life and the wants of society . And in doing this it has only been fulfilling that mission which Bacon , the great father of ...
... important in the history of the world . At no former period did science contribute so much to the uses of life and the wants of society . And in doing this it has only been fulfilling that mission which Bacon , the great father of ...
Pagina vii
... important change can be successfully accomplished ; but with the aid of the agri- culturist in preparing the land so as to meet the requirements of steam- machinery , we may reasonably look forward to a new era in the culti- vation of ...
... important change can be successfully accomplished ; but with the aid of the agri- culturist in preparing the land so as to meet the requirements of steam- machinery , we may reasonably look forward to a new era in the culti- vation of ...
Pagina ix
... Importance of Good Machinery . — It is to the exactitude and ac- curacy of our machine - tools that our machinery of the ... important information . It is well known that three con- ditions are essential to success in the construction of ...
... Importance of Good Machinery . — It is to the exactitude and ac- curacy of our machine - tools that our machinery of the ... important information . It is well known that three con- ditions are essential to success in the construction of ...
Pagina xi
... important astronomical results will be attained to . A scientific expedition has been set on foot by the Government of India , for the exploration of the great mountain chains of Central Asia . It will consist of five men of science ...
... important astronomical results will be attained to . A scientific expedition has been set on foot by the Government of India , for the exploration of the great mountain chains of Central Asia . It will consist of five men of science ...
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Pagina ix - I first entered this city, the whole of the machinery was executed by hand. There were neither planing, slotting, nor shaping machines, and, with the exception of very imperfect lathes and a few drills, the preparatory operations of construction were effected entirely by the hands of the workmen.
Pagina 150 - The result of this would be a state of universal rest and death, if the universe were finite and left to obey existing laws. But as no limit is known to the extent of matter, science points rather to an endless progress through an endless space, of action involving the transformation of potential energy through palpable motion into heat, than to a single finite mechanism, running down like a clock and stopping for ever. It is also impossible to conceive either the beginning or the continuance of...
Pagina 201 - The colloidal is, in fact, a dynamical state of matter; the crystalloidal being the statical condition. The colloid possesses Energia. It may be looked upon as the probable primary source of the force appearing in the phenomena of vitality.