The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art, Volume 17Gould, Kendall, and Lincoln, 1867 |
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Pagina 20
... darkness of the sea . Then with thankful hearts we turned our faces again to the west . But soon the wind rose , and for thirty - six hours we were exposed to all the dangers of a storm on the Atlantic . Yet , in the very height and ...
... darkness of the sea . Then with thankful hearts we turned our faces again to the west . But soon the wind rose , and for thirty - six hours we were exposed to all the dangers of a storm on the Atlantic . Yet , in the very height and ...
Pagina 65
... dark gray , medium - grained , and shows great toughness , the particles appearing to have been irregularly torn , rather than broken short off . The specific gravity ranges from 7.25 to 7.3185 , and the tensile strength from 32,000 to ...
... dark gray , medium - grained , and shows great toughness , the particles appearing to have been irregularly torn , rather than broken short off . The specific gravity ranges from 7.25 to 7.3185 , and the tensile strength from 32,000 to ...
Pagina 69
... dark smoke by the chimney . Enough air only should be admitted to convert the carbon of the fuel into carbonic acid by its oxygen , the hydrogen being converted into water in the shape of vapor . In this con- dition of a furnace , the ...
... dark smoke by the chimney . Enough air only should be admitted to convert the carbon of the fuel into carbonic acid by its oxygen , the hydrogen being converted into water in the shape of vapor . In this con- dition of a furnace , the ...
Pagina 73
... dark colored or black . This is really a slow combustion , but is commonly called wet rot , or simply rot . Other conditions being the same , the most dense and resinous woods longest resist decomposition . Hence the superior durability ...
... dark colored or black . This is really a slow combustion , but is commonly called wet rot , or simply rot . Other conditions being the same , the most dense and resinous woods longest resist decomposition . Hence the superior durability ...
Pagina 89
... dark colored ashy residue behind . It is now being manufactured for a variety of purposes , and is daily becoming more extensively known.- Mining Journal . At the 1865 meeting of the British Association , Mr. Owen Ro- land read a paper ...
... dark colored ashy residue behind . It is now being manufactured for a variety of purposes , and is daily becoming more extensively known.- Mining Journal . At the 1865 meeting of the British Association , Mr. Owen Ro- land read a paper ...
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Pagina 303 - When the ether spray thus produced is directed upon the outer skin, the skin is rendered insensible within a minute; but the effects do not end here. So soon as the skin is divided, the ether begins to exert on the nervous filaments the double action of cold and of etherization : so that the narcotism can be extended deeply to any desired extent. Pure rectified ether used in this manner is entirely negative ; it causes no irritation, and may be applied to a deep wound, as I shall show, without any...
Pagina 261 - a special mineralization producing a bituminous matter instead of coal or lignite. This operation is not attributable to heat, nor of the nature of a distillation, but is due to chemical reactions at the ordinary temperature, and under the normal conditions of climate.
Pagina 199 - For the sick-room, free ventilation, when it can be secured, together with an even temperature, is all that can be required. " 2. For rapid deodorization and disinfection, chlorine is the most effective agent known. "3. For steady and continuous effect ozone is the best agent known. "4, In the absence of ozone, iodine exposed, in the solid form, to the air is the best.
Pagina 344 - They may be gaseous nebulae, which by the loss of heat or the influence of other forces have become crowded with portions of matter in a more condensed and opaque condition. 6. If the observations of Lord...
Pagina 20 - I sat in the electricians' room, a flash of light came up from the deep, which having crossed to Ireland, came back to me in mid-ocean, telling that those so dear to me, whom I had left on the banks of the Hudson, were well, and following us with their wishes and their prayers. (Applause.) This was like a whisper of God from the sea, bidding me keep heart and hope.