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Side 6
... position with that of the star ; but from the imperfection of the catalogue , it sometimes happens that no star is found in the place indicated by it ; and in most cases , unless the star's place has been determined by re- peated ...
... position with that of the star ; but from the imperfection of the catalogue , it sometimes happens that no star is found in the place indicated by it ; and in most cases , unless the star's place has been determined by re- peated ...
Side 14
... position of Kuka are of the highest importance ; for when the three coördinates- latitude , longitude , and ... position was too far to the east , but left the precise distance undetermined . It was reserved for Dr. Vogel to solve this ...
... position of Kuka are of the highest importance ; for when the three coördinates- latitude , longitude , and ... position was too far to the east , but left the precise distance undetermined . It was reserved for Dr. Vogel to solve this ...
Side 28
... position at considerable distances apart in a massive framing of cast - iron . In the forward pair the port engine receives the fresh steam from the boiler and discharges it into the starboard and larger one , while in the after pair ...
... position at considerable distances apart in a massive framing of cast - iron . In the forward pair the port engine receives the fresh steam from the boiler and discharges it into the starboard and larger one , while in the after pair ...
Side 36
... position by the stays , to which a grapnel and weight are attached , by a line , and which is secured on board the vessel to a lever that has connected to it a weight sufficiently large to counteract the tension pro- duced upon the line ...
... position by the stays , to which a grapnel and weight are attached , by a line , and which is secured on board the vessel to a lever that has connected to it a weight sufficiently large to counteract the tension pro- duced upon the line ...
Side 37
... position by suitable machinery on the " tail - block . " The sawgate is a compound affair , and consists , first , of one principal gate , moving vertically between slides in the usual manner . The crossbars forming the top and bottom ...
... position by suitable machinery on the " tail - block . " The sawgate is a compound affair , and consists , first , of one principal gate , moving vertically between slides in the usual manner . The crossbars forming the top and bottom ...
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Side 274 - ... consumed by a given weight of animal, within a given time, and the amount of increase obtained from a given weight of food. The results, which formed the subject of the present communication, afforded further illustration of some of the points brought forward in the former one ; but...
Side 377 - These astronomers are of opinion that this fluid ring is not of very recent formation, and that it is not subject to rapid change , and they have come to the extraordinary conclusion that the inner border of the ring has, since the time of Huygens, been gradually approaching the body of Saturn, and that we may expect, sooner or later, perhaps in some dozen of years, to see the rings united with the body of the planet.
Side 162 - A wire laid across from cither of the above-named places on this side will pass to the north of the Grand Banks, and rest on that beautiful plateau to which I have alluded, and where the waters of the sea appear to be as quiet and as completely at rest as it is at the bottom of a mill-pond.
Side 269 - It fully equalled the expectations of all ; so that solidified milk will hereafter rank among the necessary appendages to the sick room. In fine, this article makes paps, custards, puddings, and cakes, equal to the best milk ; and one may be sure it is an unadulterated article, obtained from well-pastured cattle, and not the produce of distillery slops ; neither can it be watered. For our steamships, our packets, for those travelling by land or by sea, for hotel purposes, or use in private families,...