The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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Page 62
... chief object of the investigations made by Mr Ellet was the prevention of floods , which have recently increased both in number and extent . This he attributes- First , To extended cultivation , by which evaporation is supposed to be ...
... chief object of the investigations made by Mr Ellet was the prevention of floods , which have recently increased both in number and extent . This he attributes- First , To extended cultivation , by which evaporation is supposed to be ...
Page 71
... chief difficulty in employing dams in the narrow chan- nels of rivers is the obstruction which they necessarily pre- sent to the passage of floods and also to shipping . It is therefore a matter of high importance to reduce their bulk ...
... chief difficulty in employing dams in the narrow chan- nels of rivers is the obstruction which they necessarily pre- sent to the passage of floods and also to shipping . It is therefore a matter of high importance to reduce their bulk ...
Page 74
... chief disad- vantages experienced by vessels in the unimproved state of the river was the risk of their being detained by ground- ing , or being otherwise obstructed at these defective places , so as to lose the tide at Perth , ―a ...
... chief disad- vantages experienced by vessels in the unimproved state of the river was the risk of their being detained by ground- ing , or being otherwise obstructed at these defective places , so as to lose the tide at Perth , ―a ...
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... chief and commodores of first class , surgeons , paymasters ( for- merly pursers ) , assistant surgeons , assistant paymasters , naval instructors , clerks , clerks ' assistants , inspectors of machinery , chief engineers , and ...
... chief and commodores of first class , surgeons , paymasters ( for- merly pursers ) , assistant surgeons , assistant paymasters , naval instructors , clerks , clerks ' assistants , inspectors of machinery , chief engineers , and ...
Page 103
... chief . Each division has two or more adjutants ; two quarter- masters , who are all first lieutenants ; a paymaster , who is a captain in the corps ; and barrackmaster , also a captain ; and to each division is a deputy - inspector of ...
... chief . Each division has two or more adjutants ; two quarter- masters , who are all first lieutenants ; a paymaster , who is a captain in the corps ; and barrackmaster , also a captain ; and to each division is a deputy - inspector of ...
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