The Columbian Cyclopedia, Volume 18Garretson, Cox, 1897 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... nearly prevents capsizing , and rectifies it , if it does happen ; while the relieving tubes effectually clear off any water that finds its way within . With such precautions , the safety of the crew appears almost assured , and , in ...
... nearly prevents capsizing , and rectifies it , if it does happen ; while the relieving tubes effectually clear off any water that finds its way within . With such precautions , the safety of the crew appears almost assured , and , in ...
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... nearly re- sembled the old sky - rocket , but with an iron case in- stead of a paper one , and a pole eight ft . long instead of a mere stick : it weighed 23 lbs . , was propelled by 9 lbs . of composition , and had a range of 250 yards ...
... nearly re- sembled the old sky - rocket , but with an iron case in- stead of a paper one , and a pole eight ft . long instead of a mere stick : it weighed 23 lbs . , was propelled by 9 lbs . of composition , and had a range of 250 yards ...
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... nearly all been rebuilt . There are now in the United States 620 light - houses , all of them since about 1852 , supplied with the Fresnel system of lighting ; there are besides these , 21 light - vessels in use , and about 3,000 buoys ...
... nearly all been rebuilt . There are now in the United States 620 light - houses , all of them since about 1852 , supplied with the Fresnel system of lighting ; there are besides these , 21 light - vessels in use , and about 3,000 buoys ...
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... officer of the navy as secretary . It is required to meet 4 times every year , but actually meets nearly every week , at Washington , D. C. It has control of the entire light- PLATE 1 . LIGHT - HOUSE . house system of.
... officer of the navy as secretary . It is required to meet 4 times every year , but actually meets nearly every week , at Washington , D. C. It has control of the entire light- PLATE 1 . LIGHT - HOUSE . house system of.
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... nearly one - fourth ( 249 ) by employing glass prisms instead of metallic reflectors for light - house il- lumination . There were therefore introduced above and below the cylindric refracting - hoop which we have de- scribed , separate ...
... nearly one - fourth ( 249 ) by employing glass prisms instead of metallic reflectors for light - house il- lumination . There were therefore introduced above and below the cylindric refracting - hoop which we have de- scribed , separate ...
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