 | 1816
...suprrintendants to ascertain with the utmost precision and expedition, both the presence, the quantity, and the correct situation of the gas. Instead of creeping inch by inch with a candle, ns is usual, along the galleries of a mine suspected to contain fire-diimp, in order to ascertain its... | |
 | 1816 - 676 pages
...superintendants to ascertain, with the utmost pre.cision and expedition, both the presence, the quantity, and the correct situation of the gas. Instead of creeping...along the galleries of a mine suspected to contain fire, damp, in order to ascertain its presence, \ve walk firmly on with the safe-lamps, and with the... | |
 | 1817 - 382 pages
...superintendants to ascertain with the utmost precision and expedition, both the presence, the quantity, and the correct situation of the gas. Instead of creeping...fire-damp, in order to ascertain its presence, we X2 walk firmly on with the safe-lamps, and with the utmost confidence prove the actual state of the... | |
 | 1817 - 364 pages
...superintendants to ascertain with the utmost precision and expedition, both the presence, the quantity, and the correct situation of the gas. Instead of creeping...suspected to contain fire-damp, in order to ascertain it« presence, we walk firmly on with the safe-lamps, and with the utmost confidence prove the actual... | |
 | 1816 - 598 pages
...superintendants to asciTtu:n with the utmost precision and expedition, both the presence, the quantity, and the correct situation of the gas. Instead of creeping inch by inch with a candle, as :s usual, along the galleries of a mine suspected to contain fire-damp, in order to ascertain its presence,... | |
 | Sir Humphry Davy - 1825 - 174 pages
...to as119 certain with the utmost precision and expedition, both the presence, the quantity, and the correct situation of the gas. Instead of creeping...ascertain its presence, we walk firmly on with the safe lamps, and with the utmost confidence prove the actual state of the mine. By observing attentively... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1829 - 600 pages
...utmost precision and expedition, both the presence, the quantity, and correct situation of the gaa. Instead of creeping inch by inch with a candle, as...ascertain its presence, we walk firmly on with the safe lampe, and, with the utmost confidence, prove the actual state of the mine. By observAPPENDIX.... | |
 | Stephen Glover - 1831 - 510 pages
...was not dangerous. " Besides the facilities afforded by this invention, to the working of coal mines abounding in fire-damp, it has enabled the directors...suspected to contain fire-damp, in order to ascertain its ргезгпсе, we walk firmly on with the safety lamps, and, with the utmost confidence, prove the... | |
 | John Davy - 1836 - 436 pages
...superintendants to ascertain, with the utmost precision and expedition, both the presence, the quantity, and the correct situation of the gas. Instead of creeping...ascertain its presence, we walk firmly on with the safe lamps, and with the utmost confidence prove the actual state of the mine. By observing attentively... | |
 | Andrew Ure - 1844 - 630 pages
...confess, alarmed me in the first instance, but experience soon proved that it was not dangerous. " Besides the facilities afforded by this invention...and, with the. utmost confidence, prove the actual slate of the mine. By observing attentively the several appearances upon the flame of the lamp, in... | |
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... correct situation of the gas. Instead of creeping inch by inch with a candle, as is usual, along the galleries of a mine suspected to contain fire-damp, in order to ascertain its presence, we walk firmly on with the safe lamps, and with the utmost... 
