 The lamp is a delicate arrangement of machinery, holding the two carbons between which the electric light exists, and regulating their adjustment; so that whilst they gradually consume away, the place of the light shall not be altered. The electric wires...  The Year-book of Facts in Science and Art - Page 741861Full view - About this book
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1862 - 570 pages
...and water required to raise steam for the engines, and carbon points for the lamp in the lanthorn. adjustment ; so that whilst they gradually consume...railway, and upon these the lamp stands. When the carboDs of a lamp are nearly gone, that lamp is lifted off and another instantly pushed into its place.... | |
 | Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1860 - 526 pages
...There are two magneto-electric machines at the South Foreland, each being put in motion by a two horse power steam engine ; and, excepting wear and tear,...stands. When the carbons of a lamp are nearly gone, the lamp is lifted off and another instantly pushed into its place. The machines and lamp have done... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - 1862 - 572 pages
...and water required to raise steam for the engines, and carbon points for the lamp in the lanthorn. The lamp is a delicate arrangement of machinery, holding...instantly pushed into its place. The machines and lamp have done their duty during the past six months in a real and practical manner. The light has... | |
 | 1860 - 702 pages
...coke and water required to raise steam for the engines, and carbon pointe for the lamp in the hintern. The lamp is a delicate arrangement of machinery, holding...instantly pushed into its place. The machines and lamp have done their duty during the past six months in a real and practical manner. The light has... | |
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