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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) 18 0 Browse Search
Edward Porter Alexander, Military memoirs of a Confederate: a critical narrative 7 1 Browse Search
Frederick H. Dyer, Compendium of the War of the Rebellion: Regimental Histories 6 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 6. (ed. Frank Moore) 6 6 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: August 15, 1861., [Electronic resource] 5 5 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 4 0 Browse Search
Benson J. Lossing, Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War. Volume 3. 3 1 Browse Search
William Swinton, Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac 3 1 Browse Search
Oliver Otis Howard, Autobiography of Oliver Otis Howard, major general , United States army : volume 1 3 1 Browse Search
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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), A. (search)
nother shorter pair of straps attached to the top of the knapsack near its center, and also a pair of straps attached, one to each end of the knapsack, for the purpose of varying the position and shifting the weight of the same when desirable. Weber's knapsack. Weber, January 31, 1865. The frame of the knapsack is capable of being changed into a couch, and the cover forms a shelter. The central section has jointed and folding sides. Rush's knapsack. rush, March 25, 862. The fraWeber, January 31, 1865. The frame of the knapsack is capable of being changed into a couch, and the cover forms a shelter. The central section has jointed and folding sides. Rush's knapsack. rush, March 25, 862. The frame of the knapsack is made of two parts, hinged together. At the thick end of one part are pivoted two arms, which, when thrown out, rest upon the edge of the knapsack, and serve to hold the canvas for forming a bed. Frodsham and Levett's knapsack. Frodsham and Levett, October 1, 1861. This invention consists of an india-rubber casing made water-tight and containing a bag of finely cut cork or other filling, thus forming a life-preserver. A pocket is made in the rubber casing to contain
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), E. (search)
imore. Professor Morse deserves high honor for the ingenious manner in which he availed himself of scientific discoveries previously made by others, for many important discoveries of his own, and for the courage and perseverance which he manifested, in endeavoring to render his system of practical utility to mankind by bringing it prominently to the notice of the public; and he lived to see it adopted in its essential features throughout the civilized world. In the mean while Gauss and Weber, and after them Steinheil, in Germany, were at work, and constructed a short line between the Royal Academy at Munich and the observatory; this, by means of right and left hand deflection-needles, was caused to print dots on a continuous slip of paper, moved by clock-work. While making experiments in connection with this work, Steinheil made the important discovery that the earth might be used as a part of the circuit, thus enabling him to dispense with one half the length of wire which w
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), G. (search)
r. An instrument for measuring the strength of magnetic currents. The instrument as usually constructed consists of a magnetized needle placed parallel to a wire, which, when electrically excited, causes the deflection of the needle. See electrometer; electroscope. The discovery of this property in an electric current was by Oersted of Denmark, in 1819. The principle was soon adopted by electricians in the construction of the indicator telegraph. Ampere, Arago, Schilling, Gauss, Weber, and Alexander all used the principle, but it received its perfected form by Cooke and Wheatstone, English patent, 1837. See indicator-telegraph. Galvanometers. The tendency of the magnetic needle in the vicinity of an electrically excited needle held parallel to it is to assume a position at right angles to the wire conveying the current. By making the needle astatic, that is, by placing two needles with their poles in opposition to each other, they are not affected by the magneti
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), P. (search)
on. This arrangement also allows longer strings to be employed in proportion to the length of the case, or a shorter case with the same length of string, than in the usual piano-forte actions. Steinway's piano-forte actions. J K are, respectively, the horizontal and upright piano-forte actions of Steinway and Sons. Others might be mentioned would space permit, embracing the peculiar constructions of instruments whose fame is wider than the continent, such as the Chickering, Knabe, Weber, Hallet and Davis, Schomacker, and others. On the stringing and construction of pianos, see Lehrbuch des Pianofortebasses, Weimar, 1872. In Pepys's diary, October, 1664, another form of stringed instrument played by keys is thus described: — To the musique meeting at the post-office, where I was once before. And thither anon come all the Gresham College, and a great deal of noble company; and the new instrument was brought called the Arched Viall, where, being tuned with lute-strings
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
ued). No.Name.Date. 148,902SmithMar. 24, 1874. 149,565BlakeApr. 14, 1874. 149,862HorrApr. 25, 1874. 150,532CraneMay 5, 1874. 151,272BuhrMay 26, 1874. 153,210WeberJuly 21, 1874. 155,120St. JohnSept. 15, 1874. 155,798HazardOct. 13, 1874. (Reissue.)6,118MackNov. 3, 1874. 159,006WilliamsonJan. 19, 1875. 1. （c.) Shuttley 17, 1870. 110,250LathropDec. 20, 1870. 112,308WinterFeb. 28, 1871. 118,728LambSept. 5, 1871. 126,056HowardApr. 23, 1872. 126,057HowardApr. 23, 1872. 127,532WeberJune 4, 1872. 133,939HouseDec. 17, 1872. 134,961WhitneyJan. 14, 1873. 135,000McLean et al.Jan. 21, 1873. 139,067LathropMay 20, 1873. 142,013GordesAug. 19, 1873. 145,823WeberDec. 23, 1874. class C. — sewing leather. 1. Machines. No.Name.Date. 9,679WickershamApr. 19, 1853. 10,615WickershamMar. 7, 1854. 11,240ButterfieldJuly 4, 1854. 11,507SwingleAug. 8, 1854. 11,571ShawAug. 22, 1854. 11,581ShawAug. 22, 1854. 11,588Turner et al.Aug. 22, 1854. 11,631TurnerAug. 29, 1854. 14,
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), W. (search)
ire-nail. A nail made from wire with a swaged head and point, or one forged in imitation thereof. Chests and boxes from the Continent of Europe and from Asia are found to be fastened with nails of this character. See nail. Wire-nail′ing ma-chine′. A machine for closing shoes with wire. See nailing-machine, pages 1507, 1508. Wire-net′ting ma-chine′. A machine for weaving wire-netting. See patents:— 10,743.Nesmith, April 4, 1854.133,951.Powers, Dec. 17, 1872. 121,831.Weber, Dec. 12, 1871. Wire-peg′ger. A machine for fastening bootsoles with wire. Also called a wire-nailing machine. The kind of wire used is twisted so as to constitute it a screw, and is known as cable-screw wire. The thread gives it a better hold in the leather. See nailing-machine, Figs. 3283-3285. Wire-point′ing ma-chine′. The wire is slipped through the hollow mandrel of a lathe-head and secured. The end is presented to a stationary cutter in the overhang-rest G,