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Page 29 - The American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers...
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Page viii - President who shall have held that office for two consecutive years ; the Vice-Presidents for two years and the Managers for three years ; and no Vice-President or Manager shall be eligible for immediate reelection to the same office at the expiration of the term for which he was elected.
Page 723 - The wind bloweth where it listeth. Thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh or whither it goeth, so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Page v - ENGINEERS are to promote the Arts and Sciences connected with the economical production of the useful minerals and metals, and the welfare of those employed in these industries, by means of meetings for social intercourse, and the reading and discussion of professional papers, and to circulate, by means of publications among its members and associates, the information thus obtained.
Page 584 - ... in a position parallel to the piston-rod, and a pointer attached to the rod so as to move back and forth over the graduations on the scale. The marks on the scale, which the pointer reaches at the two ends of the stroke, are thus readily observed, and the distance moved over computed. If the length of the stroke can be determined by the use of some form of registering apparatus, such a method of measurement is preferred. The personal errors in observing the exact scale-marks, which are liable...
Page 23 - ... the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and certain individuals to whom furnished apartments are let, which they are occupying as bachelor quarters.
Page 501 - ... by enclosing it in a case of wood, or any other materials that transmit heat slowly ; secondly, by surrounding it with steam or other heated bodies...
Page viii - The duties of all officers shall be such as usually pertain to their offices or may be delegated to them by the Council or by the Society.
Page 973 - ... purpose of guarding against accidents to the intestines and as a prophylactic measure against ventral hernia. Whenever it is possible the omentum should be drawn downward far enough to cover the entire length of the incision. The use of the aseptic compress as an aid in suturing the external wound is so well known that it is only necessary to mention it in connection with my subject.