Kituwa Information DepoA sourced field library, available offline.
OFFLINE
OFFLINE READY
SEARCH RESULTS
22 hits
Results for Tower across depots, public-domain books and formula indexes.
CHAPTERS & PASSAGES
22
... Vitruvius, I, 6: "Andronicus Cyrrhestes built at Athens an octagonal marble tower, on the sides of which were carved images of the eight winds, each on the side opposite that from which it blew ...
... I have reason to believe that these castings had been formed by species of Perichæta, which have been naturalized here from the East. {101} They rise like towers, with their summits often a little ...
... In the case of the tower-like castings (see Fig. 2) near Nice, and of the similar but still taller towers from Bengal (hereafter to be described and figured), a considerable degree of skill ...
... One is the wild dove (or, as some call them the rock dove, or _saxatilis_), such as live in the towers and dormers (_columines_) of a farm house, whence they get the name _columbae ...
... 121. _Turret._--A little tower, frequently only an ornamental structure at one of the angles of a larger structure. 122. _Transom._--A horizontal cross-bar, A, above a door or window or between a ...
[Picture: Fig. 1: Diagram of the alimentary canal of an earth-worm. Fig. 2: Tower-like casting from near Nice] The circulatory system is well developed. Worms breathe by their skin, as they do ...
... 745) that “the extent to which the ground beneath the foundations of ponderous architectural structures, such as cathedral towers, has been known to become compressed, is as remarkable as it is instructive and curious ...
... stones or seeds—Manner in which the castings are ejected—The collapse of old burrows—Distribution of worms—Tower-like castings in Bengal—Gigantic castings on the Nilgiri Mountains—Castings ejected in all countries.
... They stand up like towers, with an open passage in the centre. [Picture: Fig. 3: A tower-like casting. Fig. 4: A casting from the Nilgiri Mountains] A figure of one of these castings ...
... testing sour land by advice on ploughing cited on colours of horses Vitruvius, quoted on Cyrrhestes' Tower of the Winds W Walnut trees, effect of, on surrounding land Walter of Henley quoted on use ...
... Before I had any reason to suspect that the tower-like castings from Nice had been formed by worms not endemic in the country, I was greatly surprised to see how closely they resembled ...
... seeds—Manner in which the castings are ejected—The collapse of old burrows—Distribution of worms—Tower-like castings in Bengal—Gigantic castings on the Nilgiri Mountains—Castings ejected in all countries. CHAPTER III ...
... This is shown by the manner in which the species of Perichæta eject their castings, so as to construct towers; also by the manner in which the burrows of the common earth-worm are ...
... With respect to the tower-like castings near Nice (Nos. 5 and 6 in the above table), Dr. King often found five or six of them on a square foot of surface; and these ...
... Cowper and Cowley, lines by Crescenzi, Pietro, cited Cultivating time Curing hams Cuttage of plants Cyrrhestes, Tower of the Winds built by D Dante, quotation from Darwin, Charles, _Animals and Plants_ by quoted on ...
... above the sea, at some little distance from Leith Hill Tower. The surface was clothed with short, fine turf, and had never been disturbed by the hand of man. The spot selected appeared neither ...
... Dreary little houses, with chimneys built outside, with clay and rough sticks piled crosswise, as we used to build cob towers, stood in barren looking fields, with cow, pig, or mule lounging about the ...
... SELF-SUPPORTING ROOFS.--In putting up, for instance, self-supporting roofs, or ceilings with wide spans, and steeples or towers, the bridge principle of trussed members should be understood. The most simple bridge or ...
... In the “_Economic_” process the milk is dried by hot air the same as in the Merrell-Soule method, but in dropping through a tower from a height of some 30 feet the milk ...
... are arranged to slide on a rod, instead of being fixed on dividers. $Belfry.$ A bell-tower, usually attached to a church. $Bevel square.$ A handle to which is pivotally attached a blade, which ...
... and with leaves, and in the case of some species in piling up their castings into tower-like constructions. But it is far more surprising that they should apparently exhibit some degrees of intelligence ...
... This regimen should be followed also, as far as possible, in the care of the wild pigeons, which live on the towers and the roofs of the barn. "In equipping a [Greek: peristereon] pigeons ...
SOURCES & PROVENANCE
1 listed
This page is an AI-organised index. The label means the grouping and cross-links were compiled with AI; the information itself comes from the public-domain books, reports and manuals listed below. Open any source to read the local copy or follow the link to the original publication.
