A physicist and author, born in Leighlin Bridge, Ireland, Aug. 21, 1820; died in Haslemere, England,…
This illustration shows a bridge leading in to the town of Saragossa, Spain. Saragossa is a city famous…
A bridge which may be drawn up or let down to admit or hinder communication, or to leave a transverse…
"One of the earliest examples of the castle built to protect the bridge against an enemy or to enforce…
"A strange triangular bridge at Croyland was probably built for or by a religious body. This structure…
"The old bridge at Saintes as M. Violletle-Duc considers that it appeared towards the end of the 14th…
"The covered bridge over the Ticino at Pavia was erected, under Gain Galeazzo Visconti, about the end…
"The old bridge of Brioude across the Allier in France. Montfaucon and Seguin speak of this as a Roman…
"The bridge of the Rialto at Venice was begun in 1588, Antonio da Ponte being the architect. The span…
"The beautiful "Ponte della Trinita," erected at Florance in 1566 from the designs of Ammanati." —…
"A fine bridge over the Ouse at York, erected in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, was taken down some years…
"The bridge over Conway at Llanrwst in Wales, the design for which was furnished by Inigo Jones in 1634.…
"The Pont-y-ru-Prydd goes over the River Taff near Newbridge. The arch measures 140 feet between the…
"The elevation of Bowstring Arch, High-Level Bridge, Newcastle." — Encyclopedia Britanica, 1893
"The best method for comparing resistances with great accuracy is the modification of Wheatstone's bridge…
"Tentaculocyst and marginal lappets of Aurelia aurita. In the lefthand figure-ML, marginal lappets;…
A device used to measure an unknown resistance of a resistor by balancing two legs of a bridge circuit.
"The general arrangement of a puddling furnace; a is the charging door for the fuel, d the bridge with…
"The general arrangement of a puddling furnace; a is the charging door for the fuel, d the bridge with…
"Danks rotary Puddling Furnace. The feel is burnt in an ordinary fireplace, a blast B being admitted…
"a, a, a, represents the water-level of a pond or reservoir upon elevated ground. From this pond a line…