The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 |
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Page 77
... producing the blast necessary to smelt the metal was made apparent . Two tunnels had been formed in the side of a hill ; they were wide at one extremity , but tapered off to a narrow bore at the other , where they met in a point . The ...
... producing the blast necessary to smelt the metal was made apparent . Two tunnels had been formed in the side of a hill ; they were wide at one extremity , but tapered off to a narrow bore at the other , where they met in a point . The ...
Page 80
... producing bar - iron by means of grooved rolls instead of by the old process of beating it out by forge hammers . As in the case of most inventions , Cort's claim has been dis- puted , and Dr. Percy shows that other inventors are at ...
... producing bar - iron by means of grooved rolls instead of by the old process of beating it out by forge hammers . As in the case of most inventions , Cort's claim has been dis- puted , and Dr. Percy shows that other inventors are at ...
Page 82
... produced in Scotland are made from the Black - band iron- stone . The rapid increase in the iron - trade of Scotland is , however , principally attributable to the invention of the Hot - blast by James Beaumont Neilson , in 1828. Scotch ...
... produced in Scotland are made from the Black - band iron- stone . The rapid increase in the iron - trade of Scotland is , however , principally attributable to the invention of the Hot - blast by James Beaumont Neilson , in 1828. Scotch ...
Page 83
... produces great elevation of temperature . . . . To the question , why should hot - blast cause quicker combustion than cold - blast , I can give no satisfactory answer , any more than I can to the question , why should certain bodies ...
... produces great elevation of temperature . . . . To the question , why should hot - blast cause quicker combustion than cold - blast , I can give no satisfactory answer , any more than I can to the question , why should certain bodies ...
Page 84
... producing the largest quantity of metal in the shortest time and at the lowest price . They con- sider patents not only an annoyance and obstruction , but the cause of a diminution in their profits , -to which , of course , they very ...
... producing the largest quantity of metal in the shortest time and at the lowest price . They con- sider patents not only an annoyance and obstruction , but the cause of a diminution in their profits , -to which , of course , they very ...
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