Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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... constructed a very simple and ingenious piece of mechanism , and giving it the outline of a human figure , produced a good imitation of the bold feats performed by Monsieur Blondin on the high rope . The shadow of the figure only was ...
... constructed a very simple and ingenious piece of mechanism , and giving it the outline of a human figure , produced a good imitation of the bold feats performed by Monsieur Blondin on the high rope . The shadow of the figure only was ...
Page 343
... constructed FIG . 311 . according to his plan . The. a , The Polytechnic Torpedo , constructed by the writer ; and , b , Mr. Holmes's Torpedo made of iron FIG . 315. - Illumination of the Ball and Cross. THE ELECTRIC TORPEDO . 343.
... constructed FIG . 311 . according to his plan . The. a , The Polytechnic Torpedo , constructed by the writer ; and , b , Mr. Holmes's Torpedo made of iron FIG . 315. - Illumination of the Ball and Cross. THE ELECTRIC TORPEDO . 343.
Page 523
... constructed as to produce tangential vibrations . The tones were far inferior to what I have since been able to produce . The transmitted sounds are not sensibly impaired when the wire is separated at several places and the disunited ...
... constructed as to produce tangential vibrations . The tones were far inferior to what I have since been able to produce . The transmitted sounds are not sensibly impaired when the wire is separated at several places and the disunited ...
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