The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtSimpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1850 - Science |
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Page 49 - ... these. If we were now materially to alter the construction of the watch, all those trades would have to be relearnt, new tools and wheel-cutting engines to be devised ; and the majority of the workmen to begin life again. During this interval the price of the new instrument would be enormously enhanced. We should again hear men speak, like Malvolio, of ' winding up their watches ' as a token of magnificent wealth.
Page 27 - The red seems the most proper for the experiment. Those who have good sight prefer the dark red ; those who are short-sighted like light red better. The explanation of this effect seems to depend upon the fact that the white...