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Page 87 - The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.
Page 228 - Adjustments under varying temperatures; Stiffness to avoid any tremor, even in a strong wind, and thorough workmanship in every part. Their instruments are in general use by the US Government Engineers, Geologists, and Surveyors, and the range of instrument-; as made by them for River, Harbor, City, Bridge...
Page 72 - The first line running north and south as aforesaid shall begin on the river Ohio at a point that shall be found to be due north from the western termination of a line which has been run as the southern boundary of the state of Pennsylvania...
Page 140 - Improved Engineering and Surveying Instruments. No. 9 PROVINCE COURT, BOSTON. MASS. They aim to secure in their instruments: Accuracy of division, Simplicity in manipulation, Lightness combined with strength...
Page 61 - In any triangle, the square of the side opposite an acute angle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, minus twice the product of one of these sides and the projection of the other side upon it.
Page 124 - A lower tenement is under a natural servitude to a higher one to receive from it all the surface water, accumulating from falling rains and melting snows, or from natural springs, that naturally flow from it to and upon the lower one. This advantage of the higher tenement is a part of the property of the owner in it, and he is not indebted to the lower tenement therefor.
Page 63 - Every mountain, plain and river valley carries in its structure the record of its birth, decline, and perhaps rejuvenation; always changing, never resting, always pursuing the steps of its evolution, slow though they be. This newer conception of the science, together with the better methods of teaching, which send both teacher and pupil directly to nature, create a necessity for a kind of maps and of literature which do not as yet exist.
Page 124 - ... and the benefits that will accrue to the lands from such drainage. However much water may fall on them or arise from natural springs, if, by reason of their situation, they have adequate natural drainage therefor, they are not liable for the cost of artificial drainage to other lands.
Page 62 - ... and animals, the topography is a factor which injects itself into his problems at every turn. The geologist who is endeavoring to unwind the history of the preglacial drainage of the State and its relations to modern drainage, has at present to map his own topography; and he has nothing to suggest localities where evidence on critical points might be obtained. Unless he is fortunate enough to see the topography of a locality with his own eyes, he cannot know whether there is any problem deserving...
Page 283 - Sawyer, the rules were suspended and the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot of the Society for the reelection of the present officers.