 The direction of the slide is sometimes straight, and sometimes zig-zag, with an inclination of from 10° to 18°. It is often carried along the sides of hills and the flanks of precipitous rocks, and sometimes passes over their summits. Occasionally...  The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal - Page 1111820Full view - About this book
 | Great Britain - 1820 - 866 pages
...precipices nl cjjnite. The direction of the slide is sometimes straight and sometimes zig zag, nitii an inclination of from 10° to 18° ; it is often carried along the sides of precipitous roil-, and sometimes over their summit ; occasionally it goes under ground, and at others... | |
 | Science - 1820 - 486 pages
...'-;1 !- Ji '•> •?-:|i» The direction of the slide is sometimes straight, and sometimes zig-zag, with an inclination of from 10° to 18°. It is often...ground, and at other times it is conducted over the deep gorges:by scaffoldings 120 feet in height. vji'J uuii.liT '»<• The boldness which characterises... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 382 pages
...rugged precipices of granite. The direction of the slide is sometimes straight and sometimes zig zag, with an inclination of from 10° to 18° ; it is often carried along the sides of precipitous rocks, and sometimes over their summit ; occasionally it goes under ground, and at others... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1829 - 482 pages
...rugged precipices of granite. the direction of the slide is sometimes straight, and sometimes zigzag, with an inclination of from 10° to 18°. It is often...under ground, and at other times it is conducted over * These dates must be erroneout, us Mr. Pluj'foir saw the slide in operatioa in 1816.— Ed, M«cb.... | |
 | Luke Hebert - 1832 - 372 pages
...rugged precipices of granite. The direction of the slide is sometimes straight, and sometimes zig-zag, with an inclination of from 10° to 18°. It is often...other times it is conducted over the deep gorges by scaffolding 120 feet in height. The boldness which characterizes this work, the sagacity dis-played... | |
 | 1832 - 548 pages
...slide is sometimes strait and sometimes zig-zag, with an inclination of from ten to fifteen degrees. It is often carried along the sides of hills and the...scaffoldings 120 feet in height. The boldness which characterizes this work, the sagacity displayed in all its arrangements, and the skill of the engineer,... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...granite; The direction of the slide is sometimes straight, and sometimes zig-zag, with an inclmutum of from 10 to 18°. It is often carried along the sides of hills and the Úanks of precipitous rocks, and sometimes passes over their summits. Occasionally it goes under ground,... | |
 | Railroad engineering - 1834 - 434 pages
...is often carried nlong-the sides of hills and the flunks of precipitous rocke, and sometimes pnsnee over their summits. Occasionally it goes under ground,...scaffoldings 120 feet in height. "The boldness which characterizes thi& work, the sagacity displayed in all its arrangements, and the skill of the engineer,... | |
 | Henry Howe - Industrial arts - 1840 - 492 pages
...rugged precipices of granite. The direction of the slide is sometimes straight, and sometimes zig-zag, with an inclination of from 10° to 18°. It is often...is conducted over the deep gorges by scaffoldings one hundred and twenty feet in height. The boldness which characterizes this work, the sagacity displayed... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...rugged precipices of granite. The direction of the slide is sometimes straight, and sometimes zig-zag, with an inclination of from 10° to 18". It is often...flanks of precipitous rocks, and sometimes passes over theiv summits. Occasionally it goes underground, and at other times it is conducted over the deep gorges... | |
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