The Complete Works of Count Rumford, 4. kötetEstes and Lauriat, 1875 |
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7. oldal
... expense of lighting rooms in different ways ; but , before I proceed to give an account of them , it will be necessary to describe very particularly the alterations I have found it expe- dient to make in the instruments employed in ...
... expense of lighting rooms in different ways ; but , before I proceed to give an account of them , it will be necessary to describe very particularly the alterations I have found it expe- dient to make in the instruments employed in ...
38. oldal
... expense of the under - men- tioned inflammable substances , in the production of any given quantity of light , is as follows : - Beeswax . Tallow . A good wax candle , kept well snuffed , and burn- ing with a clear bright flame . A good ...
... expense of the under - men- tioned inflammable substances , in the production of any given quantity of light , is as follows : - Beeswax . Tallow . A good wax candle , kept well snuffed , and burn- ing with a clear bright flame . A good ...
132. oldal
... expense might be saved by making the column and its foot of one piece of cast iron . As it might be japanned and gilded as easily as tin or plate iron , it might be as highly finished , and its form might more easily be made correct and ...
... expense might be saved by making the column and its foot of one piece of cast iron . As it might be japanned and gilded as easily as tin or plate iron , it might be as highly finished , and its form might more easily be made correct and ...
138. oldal
... expense might be saved , without occasioning any considerable inconvenience , by sus- pending all pendulous illuminators by metallic rods , instead of suspending them by means of cords passing over pulleys . Small pendulous balloon ...
... expense might be saved , without occasioning any considerable inconvenience , by sus- pending all pendulous illuminators by metallic rods , instead of suspending them by means of cords passing over pulleys . Small pendulous balloon ...
157. oldal
... in ante - rooms in great houses , where several of them may be lighted and kept con- stantly burning with reduced flames , for a very small expense ; and at the moment when they are wanted Management of Light in Illumination . 157.
... in ante - rooms in great houses , where several of them may be lighted and kept con- stantly burning with reduced flames , for a very small expense ; and at the moment when they are wanted Management of Light in Illumination . 157.
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240. oldal - To make vicious and abandoned people happy, it has generally been supposed necessary, first, to make them virtuous. But why not reverse this order ? Why not make them first happy and then virtuous?
223. oldal - The number of itinerant beggars of both sexes and all ages, as well foreigners as natives, who strolled about the country in all directions, levying contributions upon the industrious inhabitants, stealing and robbing, and leading a life of indolence and the most shameless debauchery, was quite incredible...
744. oldal - MP The following resolutions were agreed to unanimously : — I. That, before any measures are taken for carrying the plan into execution, a petition be presented to His MAJESTY, praying that he would be graciously pleased to grant a CHARTER to the INSTITUTION. II. That an outline of the plan be laid before the Right Honourable MR.
443. oldal - The pudding is to be eaten with a knife and fork, beginning at the circumference of the slice, and approaching regularly towards the centre, each piece of pudding being taken up with the fork, and dipped into the butter, or dipped into it in part only, as is commonly the case, before it is carried to the mouth.
430. oldal - Indian meal is stirred into it, by little and little, with a wooden epoon with a long handle, while the water goes on to be heated and made to boil ; great care being taken to put in the meal by very...
iii. oldal - ... in any part of Europe during the preceding two years, on Heat or on Light ; the preference always being given to such discoveries as shall, in the opinion of the President and Council, tend most to promote the good of mankind.
287. oldal - I had seen for years as beggars in the streets ; young women, perhaps the unhappy victims of seduction, who, having lost their reputation, and being turned adrift in the world, without a friend and without a home, were reduced to the necessity of begging to sustain a miserable existence, now recognized me as their benefactor ; and, with tears dropping fast from their cheeks, continued their work in the most expressive silence. If they were asked what the matter was with them ? their answer was (