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" This beautiful adaptation of atmospheric pressure has been applied to the erection of several beacons in the vicinity of the mouth of the Thames. The first experiment was upon the Goodwin Sands, on July 16, 1845, and an iron tube of 2 feet 6 inches diameter... "
A Description and List of the Light-houses of the World. 1861 - Page 6
by Alexander George Findlay - 1864 - 154 pages
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Royal society of arts - 1847 - 634 pages
...Thames. The first experiment was upon the Goodwin Sands, on July 16, 1845, and an iron tube of 2 feet 6 inches diameter was driven into the sand to a depth...Brethren, said, that the facility with which this large iron tube was made to descend could be compared to nothing better than shutting up a telescope. The...
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Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel ..., Volume 53

Perry Fairfax Nursey - Industrial arts - 1850 - 550 pages
...Thames. The first experiment was upon the Goodwin Sands, on July 16, 1845, and an iron tube of 2 feet 6 inches diameter was driven into the sand to a depth...Brethren, said, that the facility with which this large iron tube was made to descend could be compared to nothing better than shutting up a telescope. The...
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The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette, Volume 53

Industrial arts - 1850 - 554 pages
...experiment was upon the Goodwin Sands, on July 16, 1845, and an iron tube of 2 feet 6 inches diameter wag driven into the sand to a depth of 22 feet, in two...Brethren, said, that the facility with which this large iron tube was made to descend could be compared to nothing better than shutting up a telescope. The...
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Appleton's Dictionary of Machines, Mechanics, Engine-work, and ..., Volume 1

Engineering - 1873 - 1082 pages
...Thames. Th« first experiment was upon the Goodwin Sands on July 16, 1815, and an iron tube of 2 feet 6 inches diameter was driven into the sand to a depth...Brethren, said, that the facility with which this Urge iron robe was made to descend could be compared to nothing better than shutting up a telescope....
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A Description and List of the Lighthouses of the World

Lighthouses - 1879 - 284 pages
...Thames. The first experiment was upon the Goodwin Sunds, on July 16, 1845, and an iron tube of 2 feet 6 inches diameter was driven into the sand to a depth of 22 feet in two or three hours. Л gentleman, present at the experiment, which was made by the Trinity Brethren, said, that the facility...
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