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Mathematical Conference. The Cubic of Parabolic Motion. Mr. J. Hewins, Jr. Sever...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: University Calendar. | 2/26/1898 | See Source »

...proposed to remove this in part and replace it with gravel and loam which will permit the water to percolate through to the excellent system of pipe drains which is now to a great extent useless because the water can not sink through. It is estimated that 10,000 cubic yards of new earth will be needed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOLDIERS FIELD IMPROVEMENT. | 2/24/1897 | See Source »

...cent. more lung capacity. In the last graduating class at Amherst College the non-smokers have gained in weight 24 per cent. over the smokers; in height, 37 per cent., in chest girth, 42 per cent., and in lung capacity, eight and thirty-six hundreths cubic inches...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fact and Rumor. | 3/24/1892 | See Source »

...direction. The temperature in each room is regulated by dampers worked by compressed air, which in turn are governed by electricity, so that the temperature is controlled automatically and kept constant. A large blower in the basement delivers air to the different rooms at the rate of 24,000 cubic feet a minute, and is the amount this air is heated which determines the temperature. In this way there is a constant current of fresh air passing through the rooms, and yet their temperature remains unchanged. All that has to be done is to set an index at the required...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The New Recitation Hall at Yale. | 12/5/1889 | See Source »

...building is 140 feet long by 50 feet wide, 16 feet high at the sides and 26 at the highest point of the trusses, on which the roof is supported, or a mean height of 21 feet. There is afforded, therefore, an inclosed space of nearly 5,400 cubic yards. One end of the cage is doubly boarded to furnish a solid smooth surface for hand-ball practice. On the inside the ceiling is formed by wire netting, which extends the whole length of the building, completely protects the windows and rafters, and prevents the sudden rebounding of batted balls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Princeton's New Base-Ball Cage. | 2/16/1888 | See Source »

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