Arts and Sciences: Or, Fourth Division of "The English Encyclopedia", Volume 7Charles Knight Bradbury, Evans & Company, 1868 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... feet , so that the pressure calculated to turn the reservoir over upon its outer edge , or to thrust it forward horizontally , is enormous ; and the difficulties of construction increase precisely in proportion to the height and the ...
... feet , so that the pressure calculated to turn the reservoir over upon its outer edge , or to thrust it forward horizontally , is enormous ; and the difficulties of construction increase precisely in proportion to the height and the ...
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... feet above the maximum water level , in order to resist the action of the waves in the reservoir ; a precaution which was proved , by the accident to the dam of the Croton reservoir , to be by no means exaggerated . One of the most ...
... feet above the maximum water level , in order to resist the action of the waves in the reservoir ; a precaution which was proved , by the accident to the dam of the Croton reservoir , to be by no means exaggerated . One of the most ...
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... feet per second . Like effects take place in the movements of boats and ships ; when the velocity is great , the water accumulates in front , and flowing off from thence obliquely , it carries away some from the sides , and , causing ...
... feet per second . Like effects take place in the movements of boats and ships ; when the velocity is great , the water accumulates in front , and flowing off from thence obliquely , it carries away some from the sides , and , causing ...
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... feet above it . The fire from this high parapet might give the work some advantages during the progress of the siege ; but from its figure a cavalier appears to be less proper than a retrenchment in the form of a tenaille , for the ...
... feet above it . The fire from this high parapet might give the work some advantages during the progress of the siege ; but from its figure a cavalier appears to be less proper than a retrenchment in the form of a tenaille , for the ...
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... feet thick ; and Ee revetted the sides of their ditches , in order to diminish the risk of a surprise : he also gave them flanks , which he made perpendicular to the covered - way , that a fire of light artillery or musketry might be ...
... feet thick ; and Ee revetted the sides of their ditches , in order to diminish the risk of a surprise : he also gave them flanks , which he made perpendicular to the covered - way , that a fire of light artillery or musketry might be ...
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