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 iv
... applying the rudiments of science to the purposes of daily life . 66 Again , if we compare man as he exists in small communities with his condition where large numbers are congregated together , we find that densely - populated ...
... applying the rudiments of science to the purposes of daily life . 66 Again , if we compare man as he exists in small communities with his condition where large numbers are congregated together , we find that densely - populated ...
Pagina vi
... land and water , his results hitherto have indicated no traces of its beginning , nor have they afforded evidence of the time of its future duration . " Applied Mechanics . During the last century the science VI NOTES BY THE EDITOR.
... land and water , his results hitherto have indicated no traces of its beginning , nor have they afforded evidence of the time of its future duration . " Applied Mechanics . During the last century the science VI NOTES BY THE EDITOR.
Pagina vii
" Applied Mechanics . During the last century the science of Ap- plied Mechanics has made strides which astonish by their magnitude ; but even these , it may reasonably be hoped , are but the promise of future and more wonderful ...
" Applied Mechanics . During the last century the science of Ap- plied Mechanics has made strides which astonish by their magnitude ; but even these , it may reasonably be hoped , are but the promise of future and more wonderful ...
Pagina viii
... applied in the construction of ships of every class . Other considerations , however , affect the question of vessels of war ; and al- though numerous experiments were made , yet none of the targets were on a scale sufficient to resist ...
... applied in the construction of ships of every class . Other considerations , however , affect the question of vessels of war ; and al- though numerous experiments were made , yet none of the targets were on a scale sufficient to resist ...
Pagina ix
... applied to the support of railways or common roads , in spans which , ten years ago , were considered beyond the reach of human skill . When it is considered that stone bridges do not exceed one hundred and fifty feet in span , nor cast ...
... applied to the support of railways or common roads , in spans which , ten years ago , were considered beyond the reach of human skill . When it is considered that stone bridges do not exceed one hundred and fifty feet in span , nor cast ...
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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 forever.
Pagina xii - THE BOYDEN PREMIUM URIAH A. BOYDEN, ESQ., of Boston, Mass., has deposited with THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE the sum of one thousand dollars, to be awarded as a premium to "Any resident of North America who shall determine by experiment whether all rays of light,* and other physical rays, are or are not transmitted with the same velocity.
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.