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Page 87 - Draw forward the patient's tongue, and keep it projecting beyond the lips; an elastic band over the tongue and under the chin will answer this purpose...
Page 10 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 87 - On the restoration of life, a teaspoonful of warm. water should be given; and then, if the power of swallowing has returned, small quantities of wine, -warm brandy and water, or coffee should be administered. The patient should be kept in bed, and a disposition to sleep encouraged.
Page 87 - ... seconds. (By this means air is drawn into the lungs.) Then turn down the patient's arms, and press them gently and firmly for two seconds against the sides of the chest. ( By...
Page 177 - Rule. — Multiply the diameter of the driver by its number of revolutions, and divide the product by the number of revolutions of the driven; the quotient will be its diameter.
Page 11 - Through a given point to draw a straight line parallel to a given straight line, Let A be the given point, and BC the given straight line : it is required to draw through the point A a straight line parallel to BC.
Page 5 - RULE. 1. Separate the given number into periods of three figures each, beginning at the units place.
Page 87 - Repeat these measures alternately, deliberately, and perseveringly, about fifteen times in a minute, until a spontaneous effort to respire is perceived ; immediately upon which cease to imitate the movements of breathing, and proceed to induce circulation and warmth.
Page 18 - MONEY. 10 mills = 1 cent. 10 cents = 1 dime. 10 dimes = 1 dollar. 10 dollars = 1 eagle.
Page 7 - Find also the area of the triangle, formed by the chord of the segment and the two radii of the sector.
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Colliery Engineer Pocket-book of Principles Rules, Formulæ, and Tables ... |
| Editor | Thomas J. Foster |
| Publisher | Colliery engineer Company, 1891 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 1 May 2006 |
| Length | 415 pages |
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