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... pounds . After which , another rope was made , like the preceding , with the fame thread , fpun to the fame length , and fhortened in equal proportion in the the laying the ftrands ; but it was compofed of 36 THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE.
... pounds . After which , another rope was made , like the preceding , with the fame thread , fpun to the fame length , and fhortened in equal proportion in the the laying the ftrands ; but it was compofed of 36 THE UNIVERSAL MAGAZINE.
Page 37
... pounds . Afterwards a like rope was made of eighteen threads , fix in a strand ; and its ftrength was found to be 2148 pounds twelve ounces . Remark . If the strength of the ropes increased in proportion to the number of their threads ...
... pounds . Afterwards a like rope was made of eighteen threads , fix in a strand ; and its ftrength was found to be 2148 pounds twelve ounces . Remark . If the strength of the ropes increased in proportion to the number of their threads ...
Page 38
... pounds four ounces , therefore an- other of feventeen ounces should bear 1334 pounds ; but it fupported 1532 pounds eight ounces ; and , confe- quently , was ftronger by 198 pounds eight.ounces , than by analogy . By the foregoing ...
... pounds four ounces , therefore an- other of feventeen ounces should bear 1334 pounds ; but it fupported 1532 pounds eight ounces ; and , confe- quently , was ftronger by 198 pounds eight.ounces , than by analogy . By the foregoing ...
Page 41
... pounds of old South - Sea annuities , to difcharge the fe- veral legacies not exceeding 1001. each ; 1000l . per annum , and 15cool . of new South - Sea annuities . To Robert Lowther , Efq ; brother to the above Sir James Lowther ...
... pounds of old South - Sea annuities , to difcharge the fe- veral legacies not exceeding 1001. each ; 1000l . per annum , and 15cool . of new South - Sea annuities . To Robert Lowther , Efq ; brother to the above Sir James Lowther ...
Page 53
... pounds . The church is built in the form of a crofs , with a great tower in the middle , in which are eight bells , and two fpires at the weft end . On the north fide of the choir is a handfome Chapter - houfe . The length of the church ...
... pounds . The church is built in the form of a crofs , with a great tower in the middle , in which are eight bells , and two fpires at the weft end . On the north fide of the choir is a handfome Chapter - houfe . The length of the church ...
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