Descriptive Essays Contributed to the Quarterly Review: The air we live inJ. Murray, 1857 |
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... present , like those in the Black - hole at Calcutta , are conglomerated together in a hermetically - sealed box full of vitiated air . Every minute a thousand gallons of air pass into the lungs of those present , from whence , divested ...
... present , like those in the Black - hole at Calcutta , are conglomerated together in a hermetically - sealed box full of vitiated air . Every minute a thousand gallons of air pass into the lungs of those present , from whence , divested ...
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... present knows that outside the shutters and plate - glass windows of the rooms in which we are suffering , there is at this moment in waiting , not two inches from us , an overwhelming supply of pure air , just as desirous to rush in as ...
... present knows that outside the shutters and plate - glass windows of the rooms in which we are suffering , there is at this moment in waiting , not two inches from us , an overwhelming supply of pure air , just as desirous to rush in as ...
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... present let at from £ 20 to £ 30 per acre ; indeed , some have been let at £ 38 and even at £ 57 per acre . Her Majesty's Government , however , having been advised that this process is preju- dicial to the healthiness of Holyrood House ...
... present let at from £ 20 to £ 30 per acre ; indeed , some have been let at £ 38 and even at £ 57 per acre . Her Majesty's Government , however , having been advised that this process is preju- dicial to the healthiness of Holyrood House ...
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... present run down- wards into the Thames .. But admitting this first objec- tion to be overruled : supposing for a moment that the old sewerage was destroyed , and the new subterranean works on completely different levels were ...
... present run down- wards into the Thames .. But admitting this first objec- tion to be overruled : supposing for a moment that the old sewerage was destroyed , and the new subterranean works on completely different levels were ...
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... present raised in draining our fens ; in short , that , the power of steam being invincible , a sufficient number of pumps , or rather of bucketed wheels ( say 500 engines of 100 - horse power each * ) might be prepared to meet any ...
... present raised in draining our fens ; in short , that , the power of steam being invincible , a sufficient number of pumps , or rather of bucketed wheels ( say 500 engines of 100 - horse power each * ) might be prepared to meet any ...
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