Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica: Revised and Amended : a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature to which is Added Biographies of Living Subjects, 96 Colored Maps and Numerous Illustrations, Volume 7Belford-Clarke Company, 1890 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 3895
... position in a few seconds . This principle of self - righting was discovered - at all events first exhibited at the end of last century , by the Rev. James Bremner of Orkney , but was not finally adopted till the middle of the present ...
... position in a few seconds . This principle of self - righting was discovered - at all events first exhibited at the end of last century , by the Rev. James Bremner of Orkney , but was not finally adopted till the middle of the present ...
Page 3897
... positions of the cage , there would be in the former sixty feet less of rope on the cage side of the pulley , and sixty feet more on the counterpoise side , than in the latter position , so that if the counterweight just balanced the ...
... positions of the cage , there would be in the former sixty feet less of rope on the cage side of the pulley , and sixty feet more on the counterpoise side , than in the latter position , so that if the counterweight just balanced the ...
Page 3914
... position , and Mr. Lincoln was nominated for presi dent , with Hannibal Hamlin for second place . Mr. Lincoln was elected and took the oath of office March 4 , 1861 . Prom- Yet to Mr. Lincoln the future must have presented a horoscope ...
... position , and Mr. Lincoln was nominated for presi dent , with Hannibal Hamlin for second place . Mr. Lincoln was elected and took the oath of office March 4 , 1861 . Prom- Yet to Mr. Lincoln the future must have presented a horoscope ...
Page 3920
... position to direct the gar- dener , whereas in the year before he had actually solic- ited appointment to the vacant post of gardener , which was refused him on the ground of his capacity for better things . His evenings were devoted to ...
... position to direct the gar- dener , whereas in the year before he had actually solic- ited appointment to the vacant post of gardener , which was refused him on the ground of his capacity for better things . His evenings were devoted to ...
Page 3932
... position of the oblation and invocation immedi- ately after the words of institution ; ( b ) the Magnificat , Nunc Dimittis , and Athanasian creed are disused ; ( c ) ten selections of psalms are appointed to be used as alternatives for ...
... position of the oblation and invocation immedi- ately after the words of institution ; ( b ) the Magnificat , Nunc Dimittis , and Athanasian creed are disused ; ( c ) ten selections of psalms are appointed to be used as alternatives for ...
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