The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General LiteratureWerner Company, 1895 |
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Page 28
... round the outer edge of tho was next provided , of such diameter that it revolved 16 times on circle . This roller , made movable on pivots , was attached to a frame - work , which could be slid freely , yet tightly , along the circle ...
... round the outer edge of tho was next provided , of such diameter that it revolved 16 times on circle . This roller , made movable on pivots , was attached to a frame - work , which could be slid freely , yet tightly , along the circle ...
Page 29
... Round the spiral groove of the cylinder a catgut band was wound , one end of which was attached to a treadle and the other to a counterpoise weight . When the treadle was depressed the tangent screw turned round , and when the pressure ...
... Round the spiral groove of the cylinder a catgut band was wound , one end of which was attached to a treadle and the other to a counterpoise weight . When the treadle was depressed the tangent screw turned round , and when the pressure ...
Page 30
... rounded . It is the rounded and flat ends of these sets of screws coming together that stop the engine plate at the ... round which the catgut band is wound , one end of which is attracted to the crank L , on the end of the axis J and ...
... rounded . It is the rounded and flat ends of these sets of screws coming together that stop the engine plate at the ... round which the catgut band is wound , one end of which is attracted to the crank L , on the end of the axis J and ...
Page 35
... Round Table " appears for the first time- " Fist reis Ertur la Runde Table , Dunt Bretun dient meinte fable . " The exuberance of invention here attributed to the Bretons was faithfully imitated by the poets of northern France ...
... Round Table " appears for the first time- " Fist reis Ertur la Runde Table , Dunt Bretun dient meinte fable . " The exuberance of invention here attributed to the Bretons was faithfully imitated by the poets of northern France ...
Page 55
... round the sometimes trifid and occasionally beautifully feathery . The small flowers as to form spikelets ( locustee ) ... rounded , has been termed the callus , when long the rachillus . It is fre quently jointed and breaks up into ...
... round the sometimes trifid and occasionally beautifully feathery . The small flowers as to form spikelets ( locustee ) ... rounded , has been termed the callus , when long the rachillus . It is fre quently jointed and breaks up into ...
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