The Pictorial Handbook of London Comprising Its Antiquities, Architecture, Arts ... and Scientific Institutions ...H.G. Bohn, 1854 - 910 sivua |
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... carried on in the upper parts . At the ebb the greatest velocity appears to be between the bridges , as follows : - From Westminster to Waterloo Bridges 2.27 miles per hour . Waterloo to Blackfriars 2.854 " " " " Blackfriars to ...
... carried on in the upper parts . At the ebb the greatest velocity appears to be between the bridges , as follows : - From Westminster to Waterloo Bridges 2.27 miles per hour . Waterloo to Blackfriars 2.854 " " " " Blackfriars to ...
Sivu 9
... carried further out towards the embouchure if the course of the river were regularised , and the dredging operations made to conform to the necessities of the port . These shoals exist in the parts of the Thames in which the deep sea ...
... carried further out towards the embouchure if the course of the river were regularised , and the dredging operations made to conform to the necessities of the port . These shoals exist in the parts of the Thames in which the deep sea ...
Sivu 11
... carried down by the river itself ; but from the nature of the formations it tra- verses in the latter portion of its course , and the comparatively feeble inclination of its bed , the proportionate amount of matter in mecha- nical ...
... carried down by the river itself ; but from the nature of the formations it tra- verses in the latter portion of its course , and the comparatively feeble inclination of its bed , the proportionate amount of matter in mecha- nical ...
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... carried on at a height of 14 ft . above high - water mark . The range of the dew point was between 79 ° and 0 ° . The mean elastic force of the vapour was 0.342 in . , varying between 0.973 and 0 051 in .; a cubit foot containing on the ...
... carried on at a height of 14 ft . above high - water mark . The range of the dew point was between 79 ° and 0 ° . The mean elastic force of the vapour was 0.342 in . , varying between 0.973 and 0 051 in .; a cubit foot containing on the ...
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... carried into Britain , as they did into all the other countries they subjugated , an improved system of agriculture , and a vast accession to the Flora . It is to that wonderful nation that we are indebted for the plane tree , the lime ...
... carried into Britain , as they did into all the other countries they subjugated , an improved system of agriculture , and a vast accession to the Flora . It is to that wonderful nation that we are indebted for the plane tree , the lime ...
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Sivu 578 - Engineer ; being the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man...
Sivu 790 - True, representing some principal pieces of the reign of Henry the Eighth, which was set forth with many extraordinary circumstances of pomp and majesty, even to the matting of the stage; the Knights of the Order with their Georges and Garters, the guards with their embroidered coats, and the like— sufficient in truth within a while to make greatness very familiar if not ridiculous.
Sivu 551 - Piscium, had exhausted the Society's finances to such an extent that the salaries even of its officers were in arrears. Accordingly, at the Council meeting of the 2nd of June, it was ordered that " Mr. Newton's book be printed, and that Mr. Halley undertake the business of looking after it, and printing it at his own charge, which he engaged to do.
Sivu 570 - British empire, a public institution for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, and for teaching, by courses of philosophical lectures and experiments, the application of science to the common purposes of life.
Sivu 549 - Sarum in proposing me a candidate ; and which, I hope, will be further conferred upon me by my election into the Society ; and if so, I shall endeavour to testify my gratitude, by communicating what my poor and solitary endeavours can effect towards the promoting your philosophical designs.
Sivu 114 - Hydrometer, and so in proportion for any greater or less Strength than the Strength of Proof, and for any greater or less Quantity than a Gallon ; viz.
Sivu 382 - ... arms' length, and showing them to the soldiers, to excite their compassion. The whole composition is full of animation, to which the air of the horses, thus pressed backwards, does not a little contribute. Both these sketches are admirably composed, and in every respect excellent ; few pictures of Rubens, even of his most finished .. works, give a higher idea of his genius.
Sivu 114 - Charter, not being sweetened Spirits, or Spirits so mixed as aforesaid, in regard to which the conditions of the Act 4 Viet. c. 8, have or shall have been fulfilled...
Sivu 594 - ... select from such correspondence all information which, according to the opinion of the society, may be likely to lead to practical benefit In the cultivation of the soil...
Sivu 89 - No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a public highway at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and proper, having regard to the traffic and use of the highway, or so as to endanger the life or limb of any person, or the safety of any property...