Mechanics' Magazine, Volumen16Knight & Lacey, 1832 |
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... roads ; two Inquiries which charac- terize very remarkably the progress which the British people have made in the practical application of Science to the business of life , and which embrace some of the most important points to which ...
... roads ; two Inquiries which charac- terize very remarkably the progress which the British people have made in the practical application of Science to the business of life , and which embrace some of the most important points to which ...
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... road having been newly Macadamized , and to the difficulty of overcoming the additional obstruction thus occa- ioned . Screws . - Mr . Adcock , in the course of a recent lec- ture at the Manchester Mechanics ' Institution , ex- hibited ...
... road having been newly Macadamized , and to the difficulty of overcoming the additional obstruction thus occa- ioned . Screws . - Mr . Adcock , in the course of a recent lec- ture at the Manchester Mechanics ' Institution , ex- hibited ...
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... roads have lately begun to follow the practice recommended by the Bath Agricultural Society , of boiling the corn given to horses , and giving them the water to drink . It is most satis- . factorily ascertained , that three bushels of ...
... roads have lately begun to follow the practice recommended by the Bath Agricultural Society , of boiling the corn given to horses , and giving them the water to drink . It is most satis- . factorily ascertained , that three bushels of ...
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... road , on either side ; and a witness stated , that there was no occasion for a road , for there , was another bridge about a quarter of a mile off ! This might be an exaggerated case ; but it was notorious . that roads were made for no ...
... road , on either side ; and a witness stated , that there was no occasion for a road , for there , was another bridge about a quarter of a mile off ! This might be an exaggerated case ; but it was notorious . that roads were made for no ...
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... roads , each one mile in length , and 12 feet wide , driven on the face of the coal ; and at the end of the coal there are 88 drifts , each one mile long and 6 feet wide , making a total of 235 miles of road , in the work- ing of one ...
... roads , each one mile in length , and 12 feet wide , driven on the face of the coal ; and at the end of the coal there are 88 drifts , each one mile long and 6 feet wide , making a total of 235 miles of road , in the work- ing of one ...
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Página 51 - Who hath woe ? who hath sorrow ? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause ? who hath redness of eyes ? They that tarry long at the wine ; they that go to seek mixed wine.
Página 181 - ... or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return unto GOD Who gave it.
Página 51 - But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way : the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment.
Página 427 - That their weight, including engine, fuel, water and attendants, may be under three tons. "4. That they can ascend and descend hills of considerable inclination with facility and safety. "5. That they are perfectly safe for passengers. "6. That they are not (or need not be, if properly constructed) nuisances to the public. "7. That they will become a speedier and cheaper mode of conveyance than carriages drawn by horses.
Página 427 - That at this rate they have conveyed upwards of fourteen passengers. " 3. That their weight, including engine, fuel, water, and attendants, may be under three tons. " 4. That they can ascend and descend hills of considerable inclination with facility and safety. " 5. That they are perfectly safe for passengers. " 6. That they are not (or need not be, if properly constructed) nuisances to the public.
Página 308 - In any right-angled triangle, the square which is described upon the side subtending the right angle, is equal to the squares described upon the sides which contain the right angle.
Página 18 - The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures. AA is the bed of the lathe ; B, a plate fitted so as only to slide lengthways upon the bed ; C, the base of the rest, which is so fitted to the last plate that it can only slide across the bed. By means of these two pieces the rest- «an he set in any required position "upon the bed, and.
Página 386 - We know now that the underlying principle is the same as in a mercurial barometer : it is the pressure of the atmosphere on the surface of the water in the well that pushes the water up into the pump.
Página 412 - It appears of little importance, therefore, so far as relates to the engine, whether the requisite amount of friction be spread over a broad surface of tire, or be concentrated to a small point ; but as the wheels, by being too narrow, would have a tendency to bury themselves in every soft or newly-made road, and thus raise a perpetual resistance to their own progress, it actually becomes an advantage to adopt that form which is least injurious to the road. The proprietors who have been examined...
Página 423 - ... ground. This framework goes out through the roof, and its sides are closed with clay and a small quantity of straw kneaded together. A space large enough for a door, and another for a window...