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...motions, magnitudes, and variations of the stars and other celestial objects; they are studied not only by the Observatory staff, but also by frequent visitors from observatories in America and abroad. The collection is being increased at the rate of approximately 4000 plates annually, so rapidly that an additional fireproof plate vault must be erected soon...
...merely changed, can be released again by chemical cunning. Meanwhile, the potential energy of hundreds of millions of tons of industrial raw materials is wasted. This waste material is full of cellulose. Already cellulose is made into many an industrial product by chemists: paper, rayon, wall board, fireproof tile materials, synthetic lumber, insulating materials. Dr. Henry Granger Knight pointed out that it rests with the farmer to decide whether it is more profitable to sell his waste products in bulk to industrial concerns or to exploit them himself. He discussed the manufacture of alcohol from grain, potato, fruit residues; utilization...
Stepped forward a friend, a swanky artillery officer, who struck and applied a sulphur match. As Mlle. Biget became enveloped in a towering blue-hot flame, interested spectators watched to see whether the fireproof aviation suit which she was testing would prove practicable...
...General Fireproofing Co. (building materials, office furniture, all fireproof)- $855,120. Previous year...
...Magnesite is an ore much mined in the U. S. In its crude form it is used for steel making. With lime, it is a filler in rubber making. It is also used in fireproof cement and insulating materials. . . . The President raised the U. S. tariff 50% on imported magnesite...