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Page 53 - Par Francois Aulagnier. 4to. Paris, 1842. ' Weale, J. The High-pressure Steam Engine investigated. An exposition of its comparative merits, and an Essay towards an improved system of construction. By Dr. E. Alban. Translated from the German by W. Pole, Assoc. Inst. CE 8vo. London, 1847. "Webster, T. The Principles of Hydrostatics, an elementary Treatise on the laws of Fluids, by T. Webster. Third Edition. 8vo. London, 1847. DONORS. TITLE
Page 396 - sterilisve diu palus aptaque remis, Vicinas urbes alit et grave sentit aratrum. Mr. WALKER said, the Institution and the profession generally, must feel deeply indebted to Lord Lovelace, for this excellent
Page 341 - that the waves in the deep water proceed forward, in the direction of the wind, till they arrive in the shallower water, when the velocity of the part which first reaches the shallow, being lessened, the whole wave wheels round, and breaks nearly at right angles on the
Page 52 - Part 1. 4to. Dublin, 1847. Royal Society of Edinburgh. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Vol. 2. Nos. 27 and 28. 8vo. Edinburgh, 1846. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Page 51 - and May's Implements and Machines. Tract, 8vo. London, 1846. Murray, J. An Abstract of a Report relating to the Improvement of the River Wear, and the Port of Sunderland. By C. Labelye. Tract, small 4to. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1748. Reports to the Honourable Commissioners of the River Wear, on the State of the River, Harbour, Piers,
Page 277 - &c., will receive no rain at all, when it is descending abundantly in the valleys beneath. The lowness of the rain-cloud at this season, is, I apprehend, the principal cause of the small quantity of rain, in proportion to the valley, during the winter, as compared with the summer months.
Page 186 - fixed in the Guard's carriage. The key of this lock, and also the key by which access can alone be obtained to the interior of the chest, is kept at the principal terminus, by the officer who has charge of the cash. Each Station-master is provided with a key, which opens a small lid at the top. When he
Page 278 - To those unacquainted with these localities, it may be briefly stated, that the Lake District valleys radiate from a series of mountains of slate and primitive rock, having the Gabel, 2,928 feet in height, as a nucleus, or central point; and in the immediate vicinity of which are Sea Fell and Pillar, of the respective elevations of 3,166 and 2,893 feet, and Great End,
Page 328 - a height, equal to half the depth of the water. gression, and at a depth equal to the length of the wave, the motion is diminished to
Page 208 - instead of being notched into them : the tongues being consequently at their points, and for some distance beyond them, lower than the fixed rails, exercised where they were weakest merely a lateral action against the wheels without bearing any of the weight of the passing train. Several engineers, who