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 16
... known firm of Glass , Elliot & Co. with the Gutta Percha Company , making of the two one grand concern known as The Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company , ' which in- 6 cluded not only Mr. Brassey and Mr. Pender , but 16 ...
... known firm of Glass , Elliot & Co. with the Gutta Percha Company , making of the two one grand concern known as The Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company , ' which in- 6 cluded not only Mr. Brassey and Mr. Pender , but 16 ...
Pagina 21
... known for twenty years , which strewed the coast with shipwrecks . This blew down the line in many places , and caused an interruption of several days . But it was quickly repaired , and we are trying to guard against such accidents ...
... known for twenty years , which strewed the coast with shipwrecks . This blew down the line in many places , and caused an interruption of several days . But it was quickly repaired , and we are trying to guard against such accidents ...
Pagina 23
... known as the Irish bank ; ' " 3d , passing over a short steep valley , where the water sinks to almost as great a depth as in mid - ocean ; 4th , and greatest , the laying of the cable for a distance of more than 100 miles through a ...
... known as the Irish bank ; ' " 3d , passing over a short steep valley , where the water sinks to almost as great a depth as in mid - ocean ; 4th , and greatest , the laying of the cable for a distance of more than 100 miles through a ...
Pagina 25
... known as the Russian - American line , a land line of telegraph intended to reach New York from St. Peters- burg by wires through Siberia and on to San Francisco , with a short sea section across Behring's Straits , a total distance of ...
... known as the Russian - American line , a land line of telegraph intended to reach New York from St. Peters- burg by wires through Siberia and on to San Francisco , with a short sea section across Behring's Straits , a total distance of ...
Pagina 26
... known by reference to the practical working of existing cables under the conditions of similar lengths and depths . As regards the presence of ice , it must be remembered that it is only at certain seasons of the year that the southwest ...
... known by reference to the practical working of existing cables under the conditions of similar lengths and depths . As regards the presence of ice , it must be remembered that it is only at certain seasons of the year that the southwest ...
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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.
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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.