The Boy's Own Book: A Complete Encyclopedia of All the Diversions, Athletic, Scientific, and Recreative of Boyhood and YouthLockwood, 1861 - 632 Seiten |
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... wire , bent into a loop at A. The circle seen beneath this loop , B , is a small wooden collet , or button , placed there to allow the sticks forming the framework to move more freely on their centres ; the other end of the wire is also ...
... wire , bent into a loop at A. The circle seen beneath this loop , B , is a small wooden collet , or button , placed there to allow the sticks forming the framework to move more freely on their centres ; the other end of the wire is also ...
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... wire to the bow of the kite , and leading it down the string , collected the electric fluid from the clouds , and conveyed it into what is called a Leyden jar ( a glass vessel lined with tin - foil ) , and from which he obtained the ...
... wire to the bow of the kite , and leading it down the string , collected the electric fluid from the clouds , and conveyed it into what is called a Leyden jar ( a glass vessel lined with tin - foil ) , and from which he obtained the ...
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... wire or strong twine , and grooved on the top , to hold the bails , each of which should be four inches long . THE UMPIRES . The umpires are to be appointed , one by each party , to settle all disputes that may arise in the course of ...
... wire or strong twine , and grooved on the top , to hold the bails , each of which should be four inches long . THE UMPIRES . The umpires are to be appointed , one by each party , to settle all disputes that may arise in the course of ...
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... wire fronts , stout enough to resist an accidental thrust at the face . An easy dress should be worn ; and it is usual , in academies , to have a spot , or heart , on the left side of the breast of the waistcoat . 3 HOW TO HOLD THE FOIL ...
... wire fronts , stout enough to resist an accidental thrust at the face . An easy dress should be worn ; and it is usual , in academies , to have a spot , or heart , on the left side of the breast of the waistcoat . 3 HOW TO HOLD THE FOIL ...
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... wire tied to gimp , with a piece of lead of a conical form linked to it ; the lead is put into the live bait's mouth , which is afterwards sewed up for the purpose above mentioned . A great many parts of the river Lea , which abound ...
... wire tied to gimp , with a piece of lead of a conical form linked to it ; the lead is put into the live bait's mouth , which is afterwards sewed up for the purpose above mentioned . A great many parts of the river Lea , which abound ...
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