Transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, Volume 5Neill & Company, 1861 - Industrial arts Vol. 1- includes the proceedings of the society. |
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... chiefly came along with south - west or west winds , and though heavier for the time , were soon over , and rapidly dried up . H The rain - fall during 1857 presented several peculiarities as in Scotland during the year 1857 . 67.
... chiefly came along with south - west or west winds , and though heavier for the time , were soon over , and rapidly dried up . H The rain - fall during 1857 presented several peculiarities as in Scotland during the year 1857 . 67.
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Royal Scottish Society of Arts. The rain - fall during 1857 presented several peculiarities as contrasted with that of 1856. Thus , March was the driest month in 1856 , seeing only 0.37 of an inch of rain fell during that period ...
Royal Scottish Society of Arts. The rain - fall during 1857 presented several peculiarities as contrasted with that of 1856. Thus , March was the driest month in 1856 , seeing only 0.37 of an inch of rain fell during that period ...
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... presented between the carbon poles , and necessarily a longer and more dazzling arc of flame is formed . On an Improved Stove for Heating Apartments , Green- houses , & c . By JAMES STARK , M.D. , F.R.S.E. * The qualities which a good ...
... presented between the carbon poles , and necessarily a longer and more dazzling arc of flame is formed . On an Improved Stove for Heating Apartments , Green- houses , & c . By JAMES STARK , M.D. , F.R.S.E. * The qualities which a good ...
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... presenting the gift , a piece of burning cam- phor is placed in the shallow saucer . This heightens the effect ; and the tout ensemble is pleasing and elegant . In poor families , who cannot afford the copper or brass salver and the ...
... presenting the gift , a piece of burning cam- phor is placed in the shallow saucer . This heightens the effect ; and the tout ensemble is pleasing and elegant . In poor families , who cannot afford the copper or brass salver and the ...
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... presenting O , the point of suspension of the pendulum , and S , the bubble , as representing P , the plumb - bob ; the bubble S ever tends to place itself vertically over the point C. There is this important difference , however , that ...
... presenting O , the point of suspension of the pendulum , and S , the bubble , as representing P , the plumb - bob ; the bubble S ever tends to place itself vertically over the point C. There is this important difference , however , that ...
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