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Excerpt from Discourse on the Character and Public Services of Dewitt Clinton: Delivered Before the Association of the Alumni of Columbia College, at Their Anniversary, 6th May, 1829Clinton received his early education at a'period ex tremely unfavourable. The long revolutionary contest had driven from their quiet occupations to take a share in active struggles, on one or the other side, nearly all who were eminent in the profession of instruct...

Excerpt from Treatise on the Steam EngineThe author has also derived much information from the friendly aid he has received in various ways from the most eminent manufacturers of the steam engine who were within his reach. To the West Point Foundry Association, to Mr. Allaire, and Mr. Sabbaton, of new-york, and to Messrs. Rush and Muhlenburg of Philadelphia, he takes this opportunity to return his acknowledgments for the liberal manner in whic...

Excerpt from Applications of the Science of Mechanics to Practical PurposesTo accommodate the direction which the 1110 ving power necessarily has, or that in which it is capable of acting to the greatest advantage, to the direction in which alone the resistance can be over come. Thus, when a man has a weight to raise.to a height, he may, instead of carrying it upward, place a fixed pulley a little above the point to which the weight 1s to be l...

Understanding Hamlet is intended for readers wishing to deepen their comprehension and appreciation of what is arguably Shakespeare's greatest play. The introductory section provides general information about Hamlet and includes an overall summary of its events. The synopsis and commentary section contains detailed scene-by-scene summaries, with observations and interpretations where necessary. The essay section features four original essays o...

Excerpt from Life of Dewitt ClintonThe Biography of Dewitt Clinton, which is now submitted to the public, was origin ally intended to have been a mere sketch, comprised within less than a third of its present extent. The subject, however, was found to present itself in so many new and important points of view, thatit appear ed probable that so meager an outline would have given but little satisfaction to the reader. In this stage of the compos...

Excerpt from Gladstone: With Portrait The story of Mr. Gladstone's life has been told by Mr. Justin McCarthy, Mr. G. W. E. Russell, Mr. H. W. Paul, Mr. Barnett Smith and others. These writers have produced admirable books, and their labours have been crowned by Mr. Morley, whose great work is already recognised as an English classic, and one of the few biographies which will endure through the ages. One cannot wonder that so much distinguish...

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Excerpt from The Applications of Chemistry to the Arts: Taken From the Lectures of Professor Renwick Muriatic acid was also prepared on a small scale in glass ves sels. It is at present prepared in an apparatus composed of iron cylinders, and three-necked bottles, similar in general character to that used in the manufacture of nitric acid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mo...

Memoir of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, with notices of his daughter is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1871. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available ...

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