The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Volume 6Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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... manner pinions of 6 would require wheels of 48 and 45 , and pinions of 12 , wheels of 96 and 90 . The last portion of the movement , or second portion of the train , for a half - seconds ' pendu- lum , will require only one wheel of ...
... manner pinions of 6 would require wheels of 48 and 45 , and pinions of 12 , wheels of 96 and 90 . The last portion of the movement , or second portion of the train , for a half - seconds ' pendu- lum , will require only one wheel of ...
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... manner of sailing , the keel commonly makes an angle of six points with the line of the wind ; but sloops and some other small vessels are said to sail almost a point nearer . All vessels , however , are supposed to make nearly a point ...
... manner of sailing , the keel commonly makes an angle of six points with the line of the wind ; but sloops and some other small vessels are said to sail almost a point nearer . All vessels , however , are supposed to make nearly a point ...
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... manner in which the slabbings are drawn between the upper and lower rails of this part of the machine ; they are drawn off the balls at H , when the clasp retires from the spindles , until a certain length of each is extended nearly in ...
... manner in which the slabbings are drawn between the upper and lower rails of this part of the machine ; they are drawn off the balls at H , when the clasp retires from the spindles , until a certain length of each is extended nearly in ...
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... manner of fig . 2 , under the letter G. K , the check to the fore roller I , which at one end is attached to one of the legs of A , and near that end lies over the same roller , and hollowed to fit it , and at the other end carries a ...
... manner of fig . 2 , under the letter G. K , the check to the fore roller I , which at one end is attached to one of the legs of A , and near that end lies over the same roller , and hollowed to fit it , and at the other end carries a ...
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... manner , that either of the axletrees may have a vertical motion in- dependent of the other ; so that the axletrees may be in different planes at the same time . 2 . The hanging of the body on the springs of such a carriage , in such a ...
... manner , that either of the axletrees may have a vertical motion in- dependent of the other ; so that the axletrees may be in different planes at the same time . 2 . The hanging of the body on the springs of such a carriage , in such a ...
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Página 253 - Forgive a moiety of the principal Glancing an eye of pity on his losses. That have of late so huddled on his back ; Enough to press a royal merchant down. And pluck commiseration of his state From brassy bosoms, and rough hearts of flint, From stubborn Turks, and Tartars, never trained To offices of gentle courtesy.
Página 285 - Thy morning bounties ere I left my home. The biscuit, or confectionary plum ; The fragrant waters on my cheeks bestowed By thy own hand, till fresh they shone and glowed ; All this, and, more endearing still than all, Thy constant flow of love, that knew no fall.
Página 324 - And I saw, and beheld a white horse ; and he that sat on him had a bow ; and a crown was given unto him : and he went forth conquering and to conquer. Rev. vi. 2.
Página 284 - I shall not ask Jean Jacques Rousseau If birds confabulate or no ; Tis clear that they were always able To hold discourse at least in fable. And even the child, who knows no better Than to interpret by the letter A story of a cock and bull, Must have a most uncommon skull.
Página 37 - Behold the picture ! Is it like t Like whom ? The things that mount the rostrum with a skip. And then skip down again. Pronounce a text. Cry hem, and reading, what they never wrote, Just fifteen minutes huddle up their work, And with a well-bred whisper close the scene. Cowper.
Página 290 - But martyrs struggle for a brighter prize, And win it with more pain. Their blood is shed In confirmation of the noblest claim» Our claim to feed upon immortal truth, To walk with God, to be divinely free, To soar, and to anticipate the skies.
Página 247 - Whatever hypocrites austerely talk Of purity, and place, and innocence, Defaming as impure what God declares Pure, and commands to some, leaves free to all. Our Maker bids increase : who bids abstain But our destroyer, foe to God and man
Página 286 - Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man, and writing an exact man; and therefore, if a man write little, he had need have a great memory ; if he
Página 190 - many and very great restrictions. Such colonists carry with them only so much of the English law as is applicable to their own situation, and the condition of an infant colony : such for instance, as the general rules for inheritance, and of protection from personal injuries. The artificial refinements and distinctions incident to the property of a
Página 125 - in the various separations and new associations and motions of these permanent particles : compound bodies being apt to break, not in the midst of solid particles, but where these particles are laid together, and touch in a few points. It seems farther, that these particles have not only a vis