The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... screw , on which the hol- low ball , b , is screwed , in order to be fill- ed with condensed air . In the inside of ... screw it upon another male screw , which is connected with the barrel , and goes through the stock of the gun , as re ...
... screw , on which the hol- low ball , b , is screwed , in order to be fill- ed with condensed air . In the inside of ... screw it upon another male screw , which is connected with the barrel , and goes through the stock of the gun , as re ...
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... screw , which is pretty long , has two directories , which resemble those of the screws of the press . To make the plough slide square and even on the cheeks , so that the knife may make an equal paring , that foot of the plough , where ...
... screw , which is pretty long , has two directories , which resemble those of the screws of the press . To make the plough slide square and even on the cheeks , so that the knife may make an equal paring , that foot of the plough , where ...
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... screw ; and by turn- ing , 8 , a nut upon a screw , the telescope can be raised or lowered parallel to itself ; there is also an adjustment , to bring the line of collimation of the telescope to be parallel to the plan of the circle ...
... screw ; and by turn- ing , 8 , a nut upon a screw , the telescope can be raised or lowered parallel to itself ; there is also an adjustment , to bring the line of collimation of the telescope to be parallel to the plan of the circle ...
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