Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 7. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 508
... inches broad and nine inch- es high ( aa , bb ) , ending at top in a hollow quadran- gular pyramid ( bb , cc ) feven inches high , terminating in an aperture at top feven inches fquare . This prifin must be closed at bottom with another ...
... inches broad and nine inch- es high ( aa , bb ) , ending at top in a hollow quadran- gular pyramid ( bb , cc ) feven inches high , terminating in an aperture at top feven inches fquare . This prifin must be closed at bottom with another ...
Page 523
... inch , force with which they imbibe moisture . Let er , lafhed fast to a ten feet fir rod , divided into feet , inches , Fig . 3. be a cylindric glafs , e . gr . of an inch diameter with- and quarters : this rod was faftened to a strong ...
... inch , force with which they imbibe moisture . Let er , lafhed fast to a ten feet fir rod , divided into feet , inches , Fig . 3. be a cylindric glafs , e . gr . of an inch diameter with- and quarters : this rod was faftened to a strong ...
Page 593
... inches , and juft against it on the gauge- line is the quantity of ale - gallons contained in one inch deep this ... inches ; to find what is the content in ale - gallons ? Right against 25 inches on the gauge - line is one gallon and ...
... inches , and juft against it on the gauge- line is the quantity of ale - gallons contained in one inch deep this ... inches ; to find what is the content in ale - gallons ? Right against 25 inches on the gauge - line is one gallon and ...
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