The Technical World Magazine, Volume 4Technical World Company, 1906 |
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Page 36
... present we will confine ourselves to this one , and soon shall land and see what there is to see . ' " An aneroid barometer was then let through the trap in the floor , in order to ascertain the pressure of the atmosphere before we ...
... present we will confine ourselves to this one , and soon shall land and see what there is to see . ' " An aneroid barometer was then let through the trap in the floor , in order to ascertain the pressure of the atmosphere before we ...
Page 48
... present story covers the most common practice and the principal use of the instrument . To attempt , how- ever , to write a plane - table manual in a popular article of this length , would be as absurd as to try to explain the science ...
... present story covers the most common practice and the principal use of the instrument . To attempt , how- ever , to write a plane - table manual in a popular article of this length , would be as absurd as to try to explain the science ...
Page 72
... present remarkable exhibit in Chicago . with cold . The loose end of the metallic W is connected with a system of levers . On the outside , a very light chain hangs to the lever that comes through the wall of the incubator . When the ...
... present remarkable exhibit in Chicago . with cold . The loose end of the metallic W is connected with a system of levers . On the outside , a very light chain hangs to the lever that comes through the wall of the incubator . When the ...
Page 80
... present - day floating cra- dle . Crudely described , the cradle might be said to consist of a long series of half circles of wood placed side by side , se- curely bolted together and held in place by ribs of thoroughly seasoned timber ...
... present - day floating cra- dle . Crudely described , the cradle might be said to consist of a long series of half circles of wood placed side by side , se- curely bolted together and held in place by ribs of thoroughly seasoned timber ...
Page 89
... present , the consumer would save , say , 40 per cent on his lighting bills , or he would get a pro- portionally greater amount of light for the same money he is now paying . The osmium lamp , which at first was made for a current of ...
... present , the consumer would save , say , 40 per cent on his lighting bills , or he would get a pro- portionally greater amount of light for the same money he is now paying . The osmium lamp , which at first was made for a current of ...
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