Word: zinc
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...past week has consisted of light exercises in the Carey Building, followed by short runs and handball. The crew has only been able to row in the tank once, on Wednesday. The increased weight of water in the tank coming upon the cement foundation instead of upon the zinc floors, started a leak. Men were set to work immediately, putting in a firm foundation in place of the sand and brick under the tank floor, and when new cement has been laid over this the tank will be perfectly strong and water tight...
...ready for the crew until tomorrow. The stationary boat is to have level slides and hole pins and is to be rigged like the barge in which the crew rowed during the last week of practice on the Charles. To make room for the longer oars the zinc floor has been taken out of the tank. This will make a greater depth of water in both channels...
Cathode means the way down or the way out as distinguished from the annode, the way in. Taking an ordinary Leclanche cell, such as is used in connection with house bells, Professor Trowbridge showed how the carbon pole would be the annode and the zinc pole the cathode. It would take 50 or 60 of such cells arranged in series of tandem to produce one incandescent light. If the loop of wire is broken in the middle the lamp will go out. Then if more cells are added until the number is 10, 000 a pale luminous glow will come...
Geological Conference. Papers: Zinc Deposits of the Mississippi Valley, Mr. H. L. Newman; Studies of Sea Beaches, Mr. H. I. Richmond; The Quincy Granite Quarries, Mr. J. Underhill. Geological Laboratory...
Geological Conference. Papers: Zinc Deposits of the Mississippi Valley, Mr. H. L. Newman; Studies of Sea Beaches, Mr. H. I. Richmond; The Quincy Granite Quarries, Mr. J. Underhill. Geological Laboratory...