The Story of John Smeaton and the Eddystone LighthouseT. Nelson and Sons, 1876 - 117 من الصفحات |
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... primitive construction than the Roman . We read in Lambarde , the old topographer , that " before the time of King Edward III . they were made of great stacks of wood ; but about the eleventh ENGLISH BEACONS . 15 year of his reign it was.
... primitive construction than the Roman . We read in Lambarde , the old topographer , that " before the time of King Edward III . they were made of great stacks of wood ; but about the eleventh ENGLISH BEACONS . 15 year of his reign it was.
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... Wood , however , as the material readiest at hand , was most generally used . The Tour de Cordouan , situated at the mouth of the Gironde , was long lit up by fires of wood ; while , until a comparatively recent period , the lighthouses ...
... Wood , however , as the material readiest at hand , was most generally used . The Tour de Cordouan , situated at the mouth of the Gironde , was long lit up by fires of wood ; while , until a comparatively recent period , the lighthouses ...
الصفحة 27
... wood ; but this is incorrect . To obtain the necessary solidity , and a sufficient weight to counteract the weight of the waters of the Channel , he combined courses of Cornish granite with his courses of timber , in the proportion of ...
... wood ; but this is incorrect . To obtain the necessary solidity , and a sufficient weight to counteract the weight of the waters of the Channel , he combined courses of Cornish granite with his courses of timber , in the proportion of ...
الصفحة 33
... wooden mall , and levelled with a spirit - level ; and the stone being accurately brought to its marks , was con- sidered as set in its proper position . The next thing was to keep it there , notwithstanding the utmost violence of the ...
... wooden mall , and levelled with a spirit - level ; and the stone being accurately brought to its marks , was con- sidered as set in its proper position . The next thing was to keep it there , notwithstanding the utmost violence of the ...
الصفحة 43
... woods of Temple- Newsham . There was ample scope for the healthy , active boy , to indulge himself in his favourite pur- suits , which had all of them a mechanical char- acter . He was never so happy , says one of his 44 SMEATON'S EARLY ...
... woods of Temple- Newsham . There was ample scope for the healthy , active boy , to indulge himself in his favourite pur- suits , which had all of them a mechanical char- acter . He was never so happy , says one of his 44 SMEATON'S EARLY ...
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الصفحة 117 - THE LIGHTHOUSE. THE rocky ledge runs far into the sea, And on its outer point, some miles away, The Lighthouse lifts its massive masonry, A pillar of fire by night, of cloud by day.
الصفحة 106 - His mind was as clear as crystal, and his demonstrations will be found mathematically conclusive. To this day there are no writings so valuable as his in the highest walks of scientific engineering ; and when young men ask me, as they frequently do, what they should read, I invariably say, 'Go to Smeaton's philosophical papers; read them, master them thoroughly, and nothing will be of greater service to you.
الصفحة 112 - To the dulling of my spirits : sit down and rest. Even here I will put off my hope, and keep it No longer for my flatterer : he is drown'd Whom thus we stray to find ; and the sea mocks Our frustrate search on land.
الصفحة 48 - He forged his iron and steel, and melted his metal ; he had tools of every sort for working in wood, ivory, and metals. He had made a lathe by which he...
الصفحة 117 - A speechless wrath. that rises and subsides In the white lip and tremour of the face . And, as the evening darkens , lo ! how bright , Through the deep purple of the twilight air , Beams forth the sudden radiance of its light , With strange, unearthly...
الصفحة 27 - With that Winstanley went his way, And left the rock renowned, And summer and winter his pilot star Hung bright o'er Plymouth Sound. But it fell out, fell out at last, That he would put to sea, To scan once more his lighthouse tower On the rock o