The Encyclopedia of Architecture, Historical, Theoretical, and PracticalCrown, 1982 - 1364 pages |
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Page 353
... raised by means of a rope and pulley 25 lbs . French , 220 French feet in 145 seconds . Amon- tons . · · · A man can raise by a good common pump 1 hogshead of water 10 feet high in a minute for a whole day . Desaguliers . · By the ...
... raised by means of a rope and pulley 25 lbs . French , 220 French feet in 145 seconds . Amon- tons . · · · A man can raise by a good common pump 1 hogshead of water 10 feet high in a minute for a whole day . Desaguliers . · By the ...
Page 637
... raised panel . It is described , quirked ovolo , bead and raised panel , with ovolo on the raised panel and square back . When an external door has raised panels , they are always placed towards the exterior . Fig . 757 . Fig . 758 ...
... raised panel . It is described , quirked ovolo , bead and raised panel , with ovolo on the raised panel and square back . When an external door has raised panels , they are always placed towards the exterior . Fig . 757 . Fig . 758 ...
Page 1070
... raised in temperature , the method of heating by contact is employed ; this is effected by volumes of air coming in contact with a heated surface , and , becoming raised in temperature , are put in motion , and communicate the heat they ...
... raised in temperature , the method of heating by contact is employed ; this is effected by volumes of air coming in contact with a heated surface , and , becoming raised in temperature , are put in motion , and communicate the heat they ...
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