By his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The... Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c - Seite 2221819Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Richard Green Parker - 1850 - 408 Seiten
...steam, in order to keep the cylinder from being cooled by the external air. D is the digious power it can exert, and the ease and precision and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin, or rend... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1851 - 780 Seiten
...admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which that power can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin... | |
| Daniel Scrymgeour - 1851 - 424 Seiten
...admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which that power can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 468 Seiten
...— and am dust." Again. In the description of the power of the steam-engine, a late writer says: " The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it It can engrave a seal and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out,... | |
| Richard Green Parker - 1851 - 472 Seiten
...— and am dust." Again. In the description of the power of the steam-engine, a late writer says : " The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin or rend an oak, is as nothing to it It can engrave a seal and crush masses of obdurate metal before it, — draw out,... | |
| Francis Wayland - 1852 - 446 Seiten
...for the prodigious power which it can exert ; and the ease, precision, and ductility with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pi/1 or rend an oak, is as nothing to it. It can engrave a seal, and crush masses of obdurate metal... | |
| William Jordan Unwin - 1853 - 172 Seiten
...admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility with which that power can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin... | |
| Harry Howells Horton - 1853 - 304 Seiten
...his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin, or rend... | |
| Harry Howells Horton - 1853 - 310 Seiten
...his admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility, for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which it can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that can pick up a pin, or rend... | |
| Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1853 - 800 Seiten
...admirable contrivance, it has become a thing stupendous alike for its force and its flexibility — for the prodigious power which it can exert, and the ease, and precision, and ductility, with which that power can be varied, distributed, and applied. The trunk of an elephant, that ean pick up a pin... | |
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