Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 10. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 440
... half long , half an inch broad , and three - twentieths of an inch thick ; with two pieces of iron of half the length , but the whole breadth and thickness of one of the hard bars ; and let all the bars be marked with a line quite round ...
... half long , half an inch broad , and three - twentieths of an inch thick ; with two pieces of iron of half the length , but the whole breadth and thickness of one of the hard bars ; and let all the bars be marked with a line quite round ...
Page 714
... half each . The reel for yarn is 2 yards , or 10 quarters , in circuit ; 120 threads make a cut , 12 cuts make a hasp or hank , and 4 hanks make a spindle . 6 8 2. ] The French Standard is the aune or ell , con- taining 3 Paris feet ...
... half each . The reel for yarn is 2 yards , or 10 quarters , in circuit ; 120 threads make a cut , 12 cuts make a hasp or hank , and 4 hanks make a spindle . 6 8 2. ] The French Standard is the aune or ell , con- taining 3 Paris feet ...
Page 740
... half an inch , and the powers . length of the winch twelve inches , the circle defcribed by the extremity of it where the power acts will be nearly 76 inches , or about 152 times the distance be- tween the threads ; whence a fingle ...
... half an inch , and the powers . length of the winch twelve inches , the circle defcribed by the extremity of it where the power acts will be nearly 76 inches , or about 152 times the distance be- tween the threads ; whence a fingle ...
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