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Page 103 - Machinery and Processes of the Industrial Arts and Apparatus of the Exact Sciences...
Page 21 - There walks a Spirit o'er the peopled earth, Secret his progress is, unknown his birth ; Moody and viewless as the changing wind, No force arrests his foot, no chains can bind ; Where'er he turns, the human brute awakes, And, roused to better life, his sordid hut forsakes : He thinks, he reasons, glows with purer fires, Feels finer wants, and burns with new desires...
Page 1 - DEAR SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of the 5th instant transmitting a copy of the Commercial Directory of the American Republics. One great need of the commercial interests of our country and of the neighboring Republics of Central and South America is a mutual knowledge of the necessities and resources of each. It was for the purpose of seeking and publishing...
Page 21 - He thinks, he reasons, glows with purer fires, Feels finer wants, and burns with new desires : Obedient Nature follows where he leads ; The steaming marsh is changed to fruitful meads ; The beasts retire from man's asserted reign, And prove his kingdom was not given in vain.
Page 104 - ... comparisons made at the Exposition. The result has been to induce many makers to adopt the Amici principle in their more recently constructed high-power objectives ; and among these Messrs. Tolles and Wales, in this country, and Messrs. Powell and Lealand, of London, have been pre-eminently successful. It is not necessary for Americans any longer to go abroad in order to obtain microscopic glasses of any description of the highest order of excellence. The objectives of Messrs. Tolles and Wales,...
Page 140 - This appears to be the most practical system taught, combining all desirable elegance, neatness, and distinctness. It is the system taught in our schools, and it is commended by its simplicity and adaptability to commercial and business purposes. The Committee recommend, as a recognition of its merits, a ttronze Medal.
Page iv - Articles for sale will be labelled accordingly, but cannot be removed until the close of the Exhibition, except by written permission of the Committee.
Page 103 - York, contests closely with Mr. Tolles the palm of superiority; and between these two accomplished constructors the microscopic world has not been able to pronounce a decision more favorable to one than to the other. Besides these, our country has a number of other...
Page 65 - In the following November a board of military officers reported as follows: "In firing it is accurate; the range good; the charge used smaller 'than is generally used in small calibres; the cartridges, being in copper tubes, are less liable to damage. The rifle is simple and compact in construction, and less liable to get out of order than any other breechloading arm now in use.
Page 133 - The Grand Piano-Fortes of Messrs. Hallett, Davis & Co. have many very admirable features ; they have a great body of tone, and are specially commended for their fine touch and their beautiful singing quality.