The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, Volume 15Thomas Spencer Baynes J. M. Stoddart, 1883 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Surface . LOUISIANA , one of the Southern States of the American Union , situated on the lower course and debouchement of the Mississippi river . It is bounded S. by the Gulf of Mexico , W. by Texas , N. by Arkansas , and E. by ...
... Surface . LOUISIANA , one of the Southern States of the American Union , situated on the lower course and debouchement of the Mississippi river . It is bounded S. by the Gulf of Mexico , W. by Texas , N. by Arkansas , and E. by ...
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... surfaces that are required to slide on each other . The object is to lessen the friction , which is injurious both ... surface or set of such sur- exerted between the bearing surfaces the mineral oils faces , it is necessary to use the ...
... surfaces that are required to slide on each other . The object is to lessen the friction , which is injurious both ... surface or set of such sur- exerted between the bearing surfaces the mineral oils faces , it is necessary to use the ...
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... surface of pure water in a clean dish ; by the measurement of the temperatures to which a journal rises when running at different speeds and under different pressures , and when supplied with a given amount of the lubricant per minute ...
... surface of pure water in a clean dish ; by the measurement of the temperatures to which a journal rises when running at different speeds and under different pressures , and when supplied with a given amount of the lubricant per minute ...
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... surface . One pool 12 feet wide is thus covered so as to show but a third of its surface . The quantity of water in the cavern varies greatly at different seasons . Hence some stalactites have their tips under water long enough to allow ...
... surface . One pool 12 feet wide is thus covered so as to show but a third of its surface . The quantity of water in the cavern varies greatly at different seasons . Hence some stalactites have their tips under water long enough to allow ...
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... surface in a slide lathe . A traversing table carries the work and forces it against the tool , which is stationary while making its cut , but between the cuts has a slight " feed " motion along its horizontal slide . Perfectly parallel ...
... surface in a slide lathe . A traversing table carries the work and forces it against the tool , which is stationary while making its cut , but between the cuts has a slight " feed " motion along its horizontal slide . Perfectly parallel ...
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