The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and Sciences, Literature, History, Biography, Geography, Commerce, Etc., of the World, Volume 10Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines Scientific American compiling department, 1912 |
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The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts ..., Volume 10 Affichage du livre entier - 1908 |
The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts ..., Volume 10 Affichage du livre entier - 1911 |
The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts ..., Volume 10 Frederick Converse Beach,George Edwin Rines Affichage du livre entier - 1910 |
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Page 9 - Engineer, being the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man...
Page 7 - It is very obvious that nothing would more conduce to the obtaining so public a good, than to make the exportation of our own manufactures, and the importation of the commodities used in the manufacturing of them, as practicable and easy as may be...
Page 40 - India is like a fortress with the vast moat of the sea on two of her faces and with mountains for her walls on the remainder. But beyond these walls which are sometimes of by no means insuperable height and admit of being easily penetrated, extends a glacis of varying breadth and dimension. We do not want to occupy it, but we also cannot afford to see it occupied by our foes. We are quite content to let it remain in the hands...
Page 4 - That officers and keepers neglecting to make due returns, or not delivering to the prisoner or his agent within six hours after demand a copy of the warrant of commitment, or shifting the custody of the prisoner from one to another without sufficient reason or authority (specified in the Act), shall for the first offence forfeit £100, and for the second offence £200 to the party grieved, and be disabled to hold his office. 5. That no person once...
Page 4 - Of great importance to the public is the preservation of this personal liberty: for if once it were left in the power of any, the highest, magistrate to imprison arbitrarily whomever he or his officers thought proper, there would soon be an end of all other rights and immunities.