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 viii
... tion , in order that we may retain its superiority as the great bulwark of the nation . " It is asserted , probably with truth , that whatever thickness of plates are adopted for casing ships , guns will be constructed capable of ...
... tion , in order that we may retain its superiority as the great bulwark of the nation . " It is asserted , probably with truth , that whatever thickness of plates are adopted for casing ships , guns will be constructed capable of ...
Pagina x
... tion from mechanical violence , from chemical decomposition or decay , and from the absorption of water . But the last circumstance does not appear to influence seriously the durability of cables . Electrically , India - rubber ...
... tion from mechanical violence , from chemical decomposition or decay , and from the absorption of water . But the last circumstance does not appear to influence seriously the durability of cables . Electrically , India - rubber ...
Pagina xv
... tion , and apparently no notion of their origin ; are reported to have no notions of a Deity , of spiritual beings , or of a future state . Both sexes go naked , without any sense of shame , and indulge their sensual appetites in the ...
... tion , and apparently no notion of their origin ; are reported to have no notions of a Deity , of spiritual beings , or of a future state . Both sexes go naked , without any sense of shame , and indulge their sensual appetites in the ...
Pagina xvi
... tion of the new French system of field artillery ; the construction of shot , bombs , fuses , transportation of ammunition , use of gun - cotton by the Austrians , and a summary of the recent experiments in relation to rifled cannon and ...
... tion of the new French system of field artillery ; the construction of shot , bombs , fuses , transportation of ammunition , use of gun - cotton by the Austrians , and a summary of the recent experiments in relation to rifled cannon and ...
Pagina 32
... tion - observer beneath its weight , was surely reason enough for the existence of the " peculiar feelings " alluded to . DURABILITY OF WROUGHT IRON WHEN USED FOR STRUC- TURAL PURPOSES 32 ANNUAL OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY .
... tion - observer beneath its weight , was surely reason enough for the existence of the " peculiar feelings " alluded to . DURABILITY OF WROUGHT IRON WHEN USED FOR STRUC- TURAL PURPOSES 32 ANNUAL OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY .
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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.