American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 5Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 - Natural history |
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... Forces . Mechanical Principles of Geography , Navigation , and Dialling . 15. Commen- 14 . tary on the Principia , with the Defence of Newton . 16. Tracts . 17. Miscella- nies . EMERY , a stone of the ruby family , of which three kinds ...
... Forces . Mechanical Principles of Geography , Navigation , and Dialling . 15. Commen- 14 . tary on the Principia , with the Defence of Newton . 16. Tracts . 17. Miscella- nies . EMERY , a stone of the ruby family , of which three kinds ...
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... force pumps . As that kind of engine has so often been described by various au- thors , and its principles so essily compre- hended from the description of a force- pump , we judge it unnecessary to give any drawing of it . The fire ...
... force pumps . As that kind of engine has so often been described by various au- thors , and its principles so essily compre- hended from the description of a force- pump , we judge it unnecessary to give any drawing of it . The fire ...
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... forces the water contained in the other part of the cylinder through the valve , q , into cham- ber , K , and thence to the hose through the pipe , w ; the piston being turned the other way reverses the operation , with respect to the ...
... forces the water contained in the other part of the cylinder through the valve , q , into cham- ber , K , and thence to the hose through the pipe , w ; the piston being turned the other way reverses the operation , with respect to the ...
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... force equi- valent to more than a thousand pounds , they will remain motionless , because these actions being contrary to each other , they are constantly in equilibrio . The great piston , H , being at the bottom of its cylinder , the ...
... force equi- valent to more than a thousand pounds , they will remain motionless , because these actions being contrary to each other , they are constantly in equilibrio . The great piston , H , being at the bottom of its cylinder , the ...
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... force off the resin ; besides , the plate will of course afford a greater num- ber of impressions . Some hints have been given already for biting the plate ; but however useful those may be found in particular instan- ces , there are ...
... force off the resin ; besides , the plate will of course afford a greater num- ber of impressions . Some hints have been given already for biting the plate ; but however useful those may be found in particular instan- ces , there are ...
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