The New Larned History for Ready Reference, Reading and Research: The Actual Words of the World's Best Historians, Biographers and Specialists: a Complete System of History for All Uses, Extending to All Countries and Subjects and Representing the Better and Newer Literature of History, Volume 6C.A. Nichols Publishing Company, 1923 - History |
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Page 4449
... called the escapement because the power of the descending weight gradually es- capes from its teeth . In the clepsydra the trickling INVENTIONS of water regulated the descent of the weight ; in De Vick's clock the trickling of power or ...
... called the escapement because the power of the descending weight gradually es- capes from its teeth . In the clepsydra the trickling INVENTIONS of water regulated the descent of the weight ; in De Vick's clock the trickling of power or ...
Page 4459
... called a mouth - organ , which is still in common use . . . . The Greek and Latin shepherds made this primitive instrument of strong reeds , or some other suitable material . It originally con- sisted of seven or eight reeds of ...
... called a mouth - organ , which is still in common use . . . . The Greek and Latin shepherds made this primitive instrument of strong reeds , or some other suitable material . It originally con- sisted of seven or eight reeds of ...
Page 4461
... called the stückofen . It was sometimes called the wolf oven , so named because the metal resulting from its operation was called a wolf . This furnace had an output in its best form of 100 or 150 tons in the year , and repre- sents the ...
... called the stückofen . It was sometimes called the wolf oven , so named because the metal resulting from its operation was called a wolf . This furnace had an output in its best form of 100 or 150 tons in the year , and repre- sents the ...
Page 4470
... called the clavicymbal which was , in effect , a tri- angular system of strings to which a mechanical device had been applied which plucked or snapped the strings , somewhat in imitation of a harp player .... Two hundred years ago [ in ...
... called the clavicymbal which was , in effect , a tri- angular system of strings to which a mechanical device had been applied which plucked or snapped the strings , somewhat in imitation of a harp player .... Two hundred years ago [ in ...
Page 4477
... called a producer , and then raised this and the air necessary for its com- bustion to a high temperature by means of the waste heat derived from the previous combustion stored up in fire - brick checkered chambers , which they called ...
... called a producer , and then raised this and the air necessary for its com- bustion to a high temperature by means of the waste heat derived from the previous combustion stored up in fire - brick checkered chambers , which they called ...
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