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The Emporium of Arts and Sciences

1813; Gale Group; Linguagem: English

Charles H. Parry, Robert Dossie, C. Thenard, George Cayley, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, James Malton, Thomas Plowman, Mr. Charles Le Caan, J. Vancouver, J. Lewis, Mr. William Bowler, Mr. George Williams, Mr. J. Varty, G. Cumberland, William Nicholson, C. Clouet,

Frontmatter: The Emporium of Arts and Sciences. Essay: Certificates Were Also Received from Mr. R. Jones of Swansea, Agent to General Ward's Colliery; from Mr. James Barnes, Who Formed the Myther and Carmarthenshire Rail Road; and Mr. Edward Martin, of Morristen, an Eminent Colliery, Surveyor and Planner of Rail Roads, All Testifying the Advantage of Mr. Le Caan's Invention, Method of Securing the Beams of Ships, without Wooden Knees Made of One Piece. By Mr. George Williams, Method to Prevent the Accidents Which Frequently Happen from the Linchpins of Carriages Breaking or Coming Out. By Mr. J. Varty, Tools to Answer the Purpose of Files and Other Instruments, for Various Uses, Made of Stone-Ware. By G. Cumberland, Esquire, Plan for an Improved Theatre. By Sir George Cayley, Bart, On the Construction of Theatres, so as to Render Them Secure against Fire. By Mr. B. Cook, On the Construction of Theatres. By Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Esquire, F. R. S. &c., On the Purification of Rapeseed Oil. By C. Thenard, Sir—I Have Considered the Improvement Made by You in the Specimen Exhibited of a New Design of a Tram-Plate, and Am of Opinion, That Much Advantage May Be Derived to Tram Roads by the Adoption of Your Plan, in Preventing the Temptation of Stealing the Wrought Iron Nails, with Which the Plates Are Usually Fastened, and by Facilitating the Operation of Laying down New Tram Roads, and Repairing of Old Ones, On the Edulcoration of Fish-Oil. By Robert Dossie, Esquire Explanation of the Principles on Which the Purification of Fish-Oil May Be Performed, and of the Uses …, An Inquiry into the Causes of the Decay of Wood, and the Means of Preventing It. By Charles H. Parry, M. D., Researches Respecting the Composition of Enamel. By C. Clouet, Associate of the French National Institute White Enamel, Account of an Improved Sheep-Fold, Contrived and Constructed by Thomas Plowman, Esquire, Account of an Improvement in Tram Plates for Carriages on Rail Roads. By Mr. Charles Le Caan, Description of a Very Simple and Cheap Contrivance for Making Port Folios of Large Dimensions. By the Late James Malton, Esquire, Sir—Several Tram-Plates on Your New Method of Fixing without Either Nail or Plug Have Been Cast under My Immediate Inspection, at Stradey Furnace, Description of a Screw Press with an Expanding Power. By Mr. William Bowler.