The Quarterly Journal of Science and the Arts, Volume 5John Murray, 1818 - Science |
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... minute examination would have detected others , and particu- larly the corundum , all the varieties of which , including the finest blue sapphires , are found in considerable abundance in the alluvial country at the foot of the ...
... minute examination would have detected others , and particu- larly the corundum , all the varieties of which , including the finest blue sapphires , are found in considerable abundance in the alluvial country at the foot of the ...
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... minutes to pass this through the machine ; but I took care not to let the man know I was timing him , lest he should make an ex- traordinary exertion ; and he seemed to be working at the ordinary rate , at which he could continue to ...
... minutes to pass this through the machine ; but I took care not to let the man know I was timing him , lest he should make an ex- traordinary exertion ; and he seemed to be working at the ordinary rate , at which he could continue to ...
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equal parts , and the second process took three minutes ; but , if the whole quantity had been used , I do not think it would have required more exertion . The whole process for the pound took sixteen minutes ; and the loss , upon ...
equal parts , and the second process took three minutes ; but , if the whole quantity had been used , I do not think it would have required more exertion . The whole process for the pound took sixteen minutes ; and the loss , upon ...
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... minutes to pass through both machines separately ; would not both machines work at the same time ? -Certainly ; but it would require pre- paration to connect the two processes . There is no doubt but that the two machines might be ...
... minutes to pass through both machines separately ; would not both machines work at the same time ? -Certainly ; but it would require pre- paration to connect the two processes . There is no doubt but that the two machines might be ...
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... minutes ? -A pound would be done in eight minutes , and part of another pound begun ; because part would have passed a second machine , and there would have been a lapse of three minutes upon the second machine . What you speak of , is ...
... minutes ? -A pound would be done in eight minutes , and part of another pound begun ; because part would have passed a second machine , and there would have been a lapse of three minutes upon the second machine . What you speak of , is ...
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