The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Svazek 10Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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Strana 2
... surface , and sud- denly brought to a red heat . It is also very advantageous to dry the coal before its introduc- tion into the retort . In a small gas apparatus , erected in the labo- ratory of the Royal Institution , it was found ...
... surface , and sud- denly brought to a red heat . It is also very advantageous to dry the coal before its introduc- tion into the retort . In a small gas apparatus , erected in the labo- ratory of the Royal Institution , it was found ...
Strana 4
... surface becomes a gradually increasing obstacle to the action of the heat upon the interior or central part of the coal remaining to be decomposed . The heat required on that account must be more intense , and kept up to purpose ; and ...
... surface becomes a gradually increasing obstacle to the action of the heat upon the interior or central part of the coal remaining to be decomposed . The heat required on that account must be more intense , and kept up to purpose ; and ...
Strana 6
... surface of the water , and must press against the adjacent partition ; it will therefore cause the wheel to turn round , and , in consequence of this motion , the next par- tition plate will press the gas against the surface of the ...
... surface of the water , and must press against the adjacent partition ; it will therefore cause the wheel to turn round , and , in consequence of this motion , the next par- tition plate will press the gas against the surface of the ...
Strana 9
... surface , and which alternately touch one side of the cistern , leaving the other open and free . These planes being immersed in water , the gas is thrown in under the lowest ridge ; and , by its ascending power , is made to traverse ...
... surface , and which alternately touch one side of the cistern , leaving the other open and free . These planes being immersed in water , the gas is thrown in under the lowest ridge ; and , by its ascending power , is made to traverse ...
Strana 13
... surface of the ground , to secure them from being disturbed by carriages , or interfering with the paving of the street ; they should be placed perfectly firm , so that they may not easily give way . The course of the pipes should be ...
... surface of the ground , to secure them from being disturbed by carriages , or interfering with the paving of the street ; they should be placed perfectly firm , so that they may not easily give way . The course of the pipes should be ...
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Strana 156 - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
Strana 331 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Strana 32 - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear : Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Strana 22 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Strana 341 - I am. Thou art. He is. We are. You are. They are. I was. Thou wast He was. We were. You were. They were.
Strana 376 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Strana 174 - What years, i' faith ? Vio. About your years, my lord. Duke. Too old, by heaven; let still the woman take An elder than herself ; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are.
Strana 330 - An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to express its quality : as, " An industrious man ; a virtuous woman.
Strana 34 - tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners ; so that if we will plant nettles or sow lettuce, set hyssop and weed up thyme, supply it with one gender of herbs or distract it with many, either to have it sterile with idleness or manured with industry, why, the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Strana 124 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.