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... applied to practice under circum- stances so favourable to its operation , is the basis of our fame , and on this must we rely for our security and ad- vancement . ' " ASHTON - UNDER - LYNE . Mr. Heywood , in the course of his inaugural ...
... applied to practice under circum- stances so favourable to its operation , is the basis of our fame , and on this must we rely for our security and ad- vancement . ' " ASHTON - UNDER - LYNE . Mr. Heywood , in the course of his inaugural ...
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... applied to the jumper , in order to lessen this most laborious of all labour , and which is much more so nearly thirty feet beneath the water , in a diving - bell , where the pressure acts on the lungs very much . When any great exer ...
... applied to the jumper , in order to lessen this most laborious of all labour , and which is much more so nearly thirty feet beneath the water , in a diving - bell , where the pressure acts on the lungs very much . When any great exer ...
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... applied by engi- neers to sea - walls , and walls of counter - pressure , being found to an- swer the end better than any other . I must not trespass more on your room at this time , although I would wish to explain many matters more in ...
... applied by engi- neers to sea - walls , and walls of counter - pressure , being found to an- swer the end better than any other . I must not trespass more on your room at this time , although I would wish to explain many matters more in ...
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... applied to the art by us ; and because some things which are now done without difficulty , by means of certain instruments or machinery , were , in those times , perfected by means of the hand alone , by the greater dexterity of the ...
... applied to the art by us ; and because some things which are now done without difficulty , by means of certain instruments or machinery , were , in those times , perfected by means of the hand alone , by the greater dexterity of the ...
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... applying a moderate force to the middle or the other end . Its flexibility is seen , too , by supporting the ends of it in a horizontal position upon blocks . The marble has various colours , nearly white , with a reddish tinge , gray ...
... applying a moderate force to the middle or the other end . Its flexibility is seen , too , by supporting the ends of it in a horizontal position upon blocks . The marble has various colours , nearly white , with a reddish tinge , gray ...
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Page 49 - ... which patent was duly enrolled, and is now my property. Many of these instruments have been sold, and four of them were used on board the discovery ships under Captain Parry in the Northern expedition, as by reference to Mr. Fisher's account of that voyage will be seen enumerated ; and lest Mr. Moyley's claim to the invention may be injurious to Mr.
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