Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 1. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 411
... fire , it may fo happen that the draught of air into the fire may become fo ftrong as to caufe the fuel to be confumed too rapidly . There are likewife feveral other inconveniences which would attend the placing of the throat of a ...
... fire , it may fo happen that the draught of air into the fire may become fo ftrong as to caufe the fuel to be confumed too rapidly . There are likewife feveral other inconveniences which would attend the placing of the throat of a ...
Page 412
... fire place are very ill - contrived for throw ing into the room by reflection the rays from the fire which fall upon them . Plate XX . With regard to the materials which fhould be em- ployed in the conftruction of fire places ...
... fire place are very ill - contrived for throw ing into the room by reflection the rays from the fire which fall upon them . Plate XX . With regard to the materials which fhould be em- ployed in the conftruction of fire places ...
Page 415
... fire- of the fire - place in front is fill wider , it must be redu- place for receiving the grate , which niche was fix inches ced ; which is to be done in the following manner : deep in the centre of it , below 13 inches wide , ( or ...
... fire- of the fire - place in front is fill wider , it must be redu- place for receiving the grate , which niche was fix inches ced ; which is to be done in the following manner : deep in the centre of it , below 13 inches wide , ( or ...
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