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... ...... XVI . Of the Steam - engine : when and by whom 140 invented ; Mr. Watt's Improvement .... 156 XVII . The same subject continued ................ 169 Conversation Page XVIII . The same Subject , and Papin's iv CONTENTS .
... ...... XVI . Of the Steam - engine : when and by whom 140 invented ; Mr. Watt's Improvement .... 156 XVII . The same subject continued ................ 169 Conversation Page XVIII . The same Subject , and Papin's iv CONTENTS .
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... Steam 178 XIX . Of the Barometer : Fluctuation of the Mercury ; the Vernier : Rules for pre- dicting the changes of the Weather ..... 189 XX . Application of the Barometer to the measuring of Altitudes ........... 201 XXI . Of the ...
... Steam 178 XIX . Of the Barometer : Fluctuation of the Mercury ; the Vernier : Rules for pre- dicting the changes of the Weather ..... 189 XX . Application of the Barometer to the measuring of Altitudes ........... 201 XXI . Of the ...
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... the earth , that the velocity of wind in a storm was nearly 63 miles in an hour , 21 miles in a fresh gale , and nearly 10 miles in a breeze . CONVERSATION XVI . Of the Steam - Engine . FATHER VELOCITY OF THE WIND . 155.
... the earth , that the velocity of wind in a storm was nearly 63 miles in an hour , 21 miles in a fresh gale , and nearly 10 miles in a breeze . CONVERSATION XVI . Of the Steam - Engine . FATHER VELOCITY OF THE WIND . 155.
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... steam engine , the most important of all hydrostatical ma- chines , acts . Charles . Why do you call it the most important of all machines ? it is not a common one . Father . Steam - engines can be used with advantage only in those ...
... steam engine , the most important of all hydrostatical ma- chines , acts . Charles . Why do you call it the most important of all machines ? it is not a common one . Father . Steam - engines can be used with advantage only in those ...
Strona 157
... surface of the earth the water pours in upon them from all sides ; conse- quently they have no means of going on with their work without the as- VOL . IV . P sistance of a steam - engine , which is erected THE STEAM - ENGINE . 157.
... surface of the earth the water pours in upon them from all sides ; conse- quently they have no means of going on with their work without the as- VOL . IV . P sistance of a steam - engine , which is erected THE STEAM - ENGINE . 157.
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Strona 189 - In that case the water is kept in the tube by the pressure of the atmosphere on the surface of the water into which it is plunged.
Strona 222 - ... them. Small pieces of alum and clay, mixed together, are made just large enough to enter at the wide end : they are then heated in the fire with the body whose heat is to be ascertained. The fire, according to its heat, contracts the earthy body, so that, being applied to the wide end of the gauge, jt will slide on towards the narrow end, less or more, according to the degree of heat to which it has been exposed*.
Strona 180 - Soon shall thy arm, unconquered steam, afar Drag the slow barge or drive the rapid car ; Or, on wide-waving wings expanded, bear The flying chariot through the fields of air ; — Fair crews triumphant, leaning from above, Shall wave their fluttering kerchiefs as they move, Or warrior bands alarm the gaping crowd, And armies shrink beneath the shadowy cloud.
Strona 248 - In foul weather, when the mercury rises much and high, and so continues for two or three days before the foul weather is quite over, then expect a continuance of fair weather to follow.
Strona 247 - In fair weather, when the mercury falls much and low, and thus continues for two or three days before the rain comes, then expect a great deal of wet, and probably high winds.
Strona 247 - ... 1 . The rising of the mercury presages, in general, fair weather, and its falling foul •weather, as rain, snow, high winds, and storms. When the surface of the mercury is convex, or stands higher in the middle than at the sides, it is a sign...
Strona 160 - Savery to your aid ; Bade round the youth explosive Steam aspire, In gathering clouds, and wing'd the wave with fire; Bade with cold streams the quick expansion stop, And sunk the immense of vapour to a drop. Press'd by the ponderous air the piston falls Resistless, sliding through its iron walls; Quick moves the balanced beam, of giant birth, Wields his large limbs, and nodding shakes the earth.
Strona 248 - ... 6. In fair weather when the mercury falls much and low, and thus continues for two or three days before the rain comes, then a deal of wet may be expected, and probably high winds.
Strona 249 - In winter, spring, and autumn, the sudden falling of the mercury, and that for a large space, denotes high winds and storms ; but in summer it presages heavy showers, and often thunder.