The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... inch . 84. Silver is 11 times heavier than water ; and next to gold in beauty ; such is its ductility , that it may be drawn out in wire finer than a hair . 85. Mercury , or Quicksilver , is 14 times heavier than water ; and is ...
... inch . 84. Silver is 11 times heavier than water ; and next to gold in beauty ; such is its ductility , that it may be drawn out in wire finer than a hair . 85. Mercury , or Quicksilver , is 14 times heavier than water ; and is ...
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... inches long , four and a half broad , and two inches and a half thick . Obs . Hence in laying bricks , two in breadth , with the interstices for mortar , are equal to one in length , and the re- quisite crosses and ties may then be made ...
... inches long , four and a half broad , and two inches and a half thick . Obs . Hence in laying bricks , two in breadth , with the interstices for mortar , are equal to one in length , and the re- quisite crosses and ties may then be made ...
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... inch to a foot . 195. The pump for raising water is a very useful machine ; and its principle , which is founded on the elasticity or pressure of the air , should be understood . It can raise water , if required , to the. B. B. B. Patent ...
... inch to a foot . 195. The pump for raising water is a very useful machine ; and its principle , which is founded on the elasticity or pressure of the air , should be understood . It can raise water , if required , to the. B. B. B. Patent ...
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... inches ; or , if placed in water , 33 feet of water will rise in it ; the weight of 33 feet of water being equal to 29 inches of quicksilver . The rise of those fluids in such a tube , is caused by the pressure of the air on the surface ...
... inches ; or , if placed in water , 33 feet of water will rise in it ; the weight of 33 feet of water being equal to 29 inches of quicksilver . The rise of those fluids in such a tube , is caused by the pressure of the air on the surface ...
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... inches long , and which magni- fied only ten or twelve times . JUPITER , HIS MOONS AND BELTS . SATURN , HIS MOONS AND RING . 267. The stars , according to their distances , are of seven sizes , called first magnitude , second magnitude ...
... inches long , and which magni- fied only ten or twelve times . JUPITER , HIS MOONS AND BELTS . SATURN , HIS MOONS AND RING . 267. The stars , according to their distances , are of seven sizes , called first magnitude , second magnitude ...
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