 ... caterpillars are placed at the bottom. A peculiar species is chosen, which spins a strong web; and the animals commence at the bottom, eating and spinning their way up to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every...  On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures - 105. lappuseautors: Charles Babbage - 1835 - 408 lapasPilnskats - Par šo grāmatu
 | 1832 - 586 lapas
...way up to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of these veils,...strength, is truly surprising. One of them, measuring 26J inches, weighed only 1.51 grains, a degree oflightness which will appear more strongly by contrast... | |
 | 1832 - 488 lapas
...way up to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of these veils,...strength, is truly surprising. One of them, measuring 26¿ inches, weighed only 1.51 grains, a degree ofljghtness which will appear more strongly by contrast... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Americana - 1833 - 548 lapas
...way up to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of these veils,...strongly by contrast with other fabrics. One square wil of the substance of which these veils are made, weighs four grains and one third ; whilst one square... | |
 | Andrews Norton, Charles Folsom - 1833 - 530 lapas
...way up to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of these veils,...inches by seventeen inches, weighed only 1.51 grains, a degre? of lightness which will appear more strongly by contrast with other fabrics. One square yard... | |
 | William Pinnock - 1833 - 738 lapas
...way up to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of these veils,...half inches by seventeen inches, weighed only 1.51 gïain, a degree of lighuess which will [appear more strongly by contrast with other fabric». One... | |
 | 1833 - 426 lapas
...way up to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of these veils,...and a half inches by seventeen inches, weighed only 1-51 graine, a degree of lightness which will appear more strongly by contrast with other fabrics.... | |
 | 1833 - 370 lapas
...way up to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of these veils,...truly surprising. One of them, measuring twenty-six anda half inches by seventeen inches, weighed only 1.51 grains, a degree of lightness which will appear... | |
 | 1833 - 310 lapas
...way up to the top. carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of these veils,...strength, is truly surprising-. One of them, measuring 2GJ by 17 inches, weighed only a grain and a half, a degree of lightness which will appear more strongly... | |
 | 1833 - 814 lapas
...part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of ihese veils, combined with some strength, is truly surprising. One of them, measuring 26i by 17 inches, weighed only a grain and a half, a degree of lightness which w ill appear more strongly... | |
 | 1838 - 472 lapas
...way up to the top, carefully avoiding every part touched by the oil, but devouring every other part of the paste. The extreme lightness of these veils,...strength, is truly surprising. One of them measuring 'Jl.ij by 17 inches, weighed only a grain and a half, a degree of lightness which will appear mere... | |
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