London Journal of Arts, Sciences and Manufacturers, and Repertory of Patent Inventions, Band 36

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William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington
W. Newton, 1850

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Seite 201 - There may be cases in which, on account of the condition of life of the successful competitor (as for instance, in the case of workmen) the grant of a sum of money may be the most appropriate reward of superior excellence ; and there may be other cases of a special and exceptional nature, in which, from a consideration of the expense incurred in the preparation or transmission of a particular article entitled to a prize, combined with a due regard to the condition and pecuniary circumstances of the...
Seite 289 - XIII. , tig. 1, is an end elevation of an engine, provided with four oscillating cylinders; and fig. 2, is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3, is a...
Seite 401 - ... be it enacted, That the proprietor of such design not previously published within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or elsewhere shall have the sole right to apply such design to any article, or make or sell any article according to such design, for the term of three years, to be computed from the time of such design being registered according to this act...
Seite 131 - Thus, as a natural stream of electricity, passing round the circumference of the earth, causes magnetic needles in general to be deflected at right angles to its course, or towards the north and south poles; so an artificial stream of electricity, of adequate strength, will cause magnetic needles, placed within its influence, to be similarly deflected at right angles to its course, whatever that may be.
Seite 401 - And with regard to any new or original design for any article of manufacture having reference to some purpose of utility, so far as such' design shall be for the shape or configuration of such article...
Seite 119 - When cotton cloth is dipped in any of these solutions, and dried, the oxide of iron becomes permanently attached. Indeed the adhesion of the base to cotton fibre renders filtration through paper exceedingly slow. Since spring and river water, and the solutions of most salts, are incompatible with the...
Seite 351 - ... owing, in the first place, to the rate with which the force diminishes through space. As the mean of a great many experiments on a large variety of magnets, of different forms and modes of construction, the following result was given: — Magnet and armature in contact, lifting force, 220-0 pounds.
Seite 354 - Who are tin-it parties ? Are they such as one might expect to see picked out, to be placed at the head of a grand public undertaking such as this professes to be ? Men among the most eminent of their day in art, or science, or letters ? Men not only well known and highly esteemed in their own country, but of European, at least, if not of world-wide reputation ? Individuals whose names require but to be mentioned to inspire confidence...
Seite 200 - ... viz. : — Increased usefulness, such as permanency in dyes, improved forms and arrangements in articles of utility, &c. Superior quality, or superior skill in workmanship. New use of known materials. Use of new materials. New combinations of materials, as in metals and pottery. Beauty of design in form, or colour, or both, with reference to utility. Cheapness, relatively to excellence of production. In the department of SCULPTURE, MODELS, and the PLASTIC ART, the rewards will have reference...
Seite 140 - Lancaster, machine-makers, for certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for preparing, spinning, and weaving cotton and other...

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