The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 |
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Page 60
... questions , which Marteilhe , as spokesman for his companions , addressed to the father : - 66 " Suppose , " he asked , with an air of well - feigned simplicity , " we should require time to satisfy our minds on some scruples we still ...
... questions , which Marteilhe , as spokesman for his companions , addressed to the father : - 66 " Suppose , " he asked , with an air of well - feigned simplicity , " we should require time to satisfy our minds on some scruples we still ...
Page 83
... 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 dissolve in much larger pro- portion in hot than in cold ...
... 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 dissolve in much larger pro- portion in hot than in cold ...
Page 94
... question was , could he correct those serious defects in the process , which to practical men seemed to present an insuperable obstacle in the way of the the adoption of his invention . It was a case for persevering experiment , and ...
... question was , could he correct those serious defects in the process , which to practical men seemed to present an insuperable obstacle in the way of the the adoption of his invention . It was a case for persevering experiment , and ...
Page 103
... question of time . That the brittleness of iron is increased by frost is also a prevalent notion amongst engineers , similar to the popular im- pression that bones are more brittle in winter than in summer . But the railway accidents ...
... question of time . That the brittleness of iron is increased by frost is also a prevalent notion amongst engineers , similar to the popular im- pression that bones are more brittle in winter than in summer . But the railway accidents ...
Page 105
... question as to the probable duration of our coal fields has of late been discussed with reasonable anxiety . In 1862 , we raised 84,000,000 tons of coal , and the demand continually increases . Hitherto , owing to the abundance of our ...
... question as to the probable duration of our coal fields has of late been discussed with reasonable anxiety . In 1862 , we raised 84,000,000 tons of coal , and the demand continually increases . Hitherto , owing to the abundance of our ...
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