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... pulleys 1s . 4d . , do . for wire and line , 6d . 3 9 2 8 8 6 1 10 · • 3 3 -24 4 10 £ 69 4 10 To do . do . for screws 11d . , do . for wire ,, 2s . 4d . • Cr . June 27. By one and half chest tea , received of Brown and Benson on his ...
... pulleys 1s . 4d . , do . for wire and line , 6d . 3 9 2 8 8 6 1 10 · • 3 3 -24 4 10 £ 69 4 10 To do . do . for screws 11d . , do . for wire ,, 2s . 4d . • Cr . June 27. By one and half chest tea , received of Brown and Benson on his ...
Page 310
... pulleys and drums separately , from the large driving pulleys , on the cross shaft , to the fast and loose belt pulleys on the axle of the fly on the jenny . Multiply the diameters of all the driving pulleys and drums together , and ...
... pulleys and drums separately , from the large driving pulleys , on the cross shaft , to the fast and loose belt pulleys on the axle of the fly on the jenny . Multiply the diameters of all the driving pulleys and drums together , and ...
Page 311
... pulleys , 100 Teeth in the wheel , 74 84 ) 7400 ( 88.09 revolutions of the fly per minute on the first speed . Say the wheel , on the same shaft with the pulleys , contains 84 teeth , and working into the wheel , of 74 teeth , on the ...
... pulleys , 100 Teeth in the wheel , 74 84 ) 7400 ( 88.09 revolutions of the fly per minute on the first speed . Say the wheel , on the same shaft with the pulleys , contains 84 teeth , and working into the wheel , of 74 teeth , on the ...
Page 312
... pulley 14 , and drum - band groove 16 inches . Required the revolutions of the spindle for one of the fly . EXAMPLE ... pulleys , on the axle of the card cylinder ; the result thus obtained , will be the revolutions of the 312 MEMOIR OF ...
... pulley 14 , and drum - band groove 16 inches . Required the revolutions of the spindle for one of the fly . EXAMPLE ... pulleys , on the axle of the card cylinder ; the result thus obtained , will be the revolutions of the 312 MEMOIR OF ...
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... pulleys , 36 16 90 Teeth in driving wheel on do . 40 Teeth in driven pinion , 36 ) 3600 ( 100 * revolutions per minute of 36 the card drum shaft . 18 inches Revolutions of shaft per minute , 100 Diameter of card drums , Diameter of belt ...
... pulleys , 36 16 90 Teeth in driving wheel on do . 40 Teeth in driven pinion , 36 ) 3600 ( 100 * revolutions per minute of 36 the card drum shaft . 18 inches Revolutions of shaft per minute , 100 Diameter of card drums , Diameter of belt ...
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Page 280 - Wisdom and knowledge, as well as virtue, diffused generally among the body of the people, being necessary for the preservation of their rights and liberties; and as these depend on spreading the opportunities and advantages of education in the various parts of the country, and among the different orders of the people, it shall be the duty of legislatures and magistrates, in all future periods of this commonwealth, to cherish the interests of literature and the sciences, and all seminaries of them;...
Page 182 - In testimony whereof, I have caused these letters to be made patent, and the seal of the Department of the Interior of the United States to be hereunto affixed.
Page 144 - Whilst we follow them among the tumbling mountains of ice, and behold them penetrating into the deepest frozen recesses of Hudson's Bay, and Davis' Straits, whilst we are looking for them beneath the arctic circle, we hear that they have pierced into the opposite region of polar cold, that they are at the antipodes, and engaged under the frozen serpent of the South...
Page 144 - And pray, sir, what in the world is equal to it? Pass by the other parts, and look at the manner in which the people of New England have of late carried on the whale fishery.
Page 280 - Cambridge, public schools and grammar schools in the towns; to encourage private societies and public institutions, rewards and immunities, for the promotion of agriculture, arts, sciences, commerce, trades, manufacture and a natural history of the country...
Page 29 - Nothing is here for tears, nothing to wail Or knock the breast ; no weakness, no contempt, Dispraise, or blame, nothing but well and fair, And what may quiet us in a death so noble...
Page 145 - We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil.
Page 201 - We have experienced what we did not then believe, that there exists both profligacy and power enough to exclude us from the field of interchange with other nations: that to be independent for the comforts of life we must fabricate them ourselves. We must now place the manufacturer by the side of the agriculturist.
Page 182 - President of the United States of America, to all who shall see these Presents, Greeting: KNOW YE, That reposing special trust and confidence in the integrity...
Page 110 - It is, therefore, of necessity, left to the discretion of the National Legislature to pronounce upon the objects which concern the general welfare, and for which, under that description, an appropriation of money is requisite and proper. And there seems to be no room for a doubt that whatever concerns the general interests of learning, of agriculture, of manufactures, and of commerce are within the sphere of the national councils, as far as regards an application of money.