The Technical World Magazine, Volume 4Technical World Company, 1906 |
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Page 38
... side fully ten feet beyond the edge . After this the going was simple , and we made . the trip safely , having circumambulated the globe in thirty - seven minutes . " I am not going to tire you with all the details of the stay on Nebula ...
... side fully ten feet beyond the edge . After this the going was simple , and we made . the trip safely , having circumambulated the globe in thirty - seven minutes . " I am not going to tire you with all the details of the stay on Nebula ...
Page 48
... side or another it must go before being fas- tened . Accuracy Never Sacrificed through Hardship A plane - table party often endures con- siderable hardship in its work . Mosqui- toes are thick along certain parts of the coast and rivers ...
... side or another it must go before being fas- tened . Accuracy Never Sacrificed through Hardship A plane - table party often endures con- siderable hardship in its work . Mosqui- toes are thick along certain parts of the coast and rivers ...
Page 54
... side or the other of the scale . If a fault or break develops in the cable , it is detected by this instrument , for an in- finitesimal current actuates it . The de- fective portion is then cut out and a new splice made ; and " paying ...
... side or the other of the scale . If a fault or break develops in the cable , it is detected by this instrument , for an in- finitesimal current actuates it . The de- fective portion is then cut out and a new splice made ; and " paying ...
Page 76
... side of the mountain , thrown across a well - trodden path . The guides pause for a moment to light their lamps ; for al- though an elaborate installation of elec- tric lights was made some years ago , there are numberless dark corners ...
... side of the mountain , thrown across a well - trodden path . The guides pause for a moment to light their lamps ; for al- though an elaborate installation of elec- tric lights was made some years ago , there are numberless dark corners ...
Page 80
... side by side , se- curely bolted together and held in place by ribs of thoroughly seasoned timber . In appearance , the cradle looks much like the skeleton frame of a great ship - it is longer than the biggest ocean liner - and this ...
... side by side , se- curely bolted together and held in place by ribs of thoroughly seasoned timber . In appearance , the cradle looks much like the skeleton frame of a great ship - it is longer than the biggest ocean liner - and this ...
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