Identifier: mechanicsmagazin01knig (find matches)
Title: Mechanics' magazine and register of inventions and improvements
Year: 1833 (1830s)
Authors: Knight, John
Subjects: Technology Industrial arts
Publisher: New York, D. K. Minor and J. E. Challis
Contributing Library: NCSU Libraries
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and, after a short period, the numberswho have acquired new wants become sufficientto excite the ingenuity of the manufacturer toreduce the cost of supplying them, whilst he ishimself benefitted by the extended scale of de-mand. There is a peculiarity in looking glasses withreference to the principle just mentioned. Themost frequent occasion of injury to them arisesfrom accidental violence ; and the peculiarity is,that, unlike most other articles, when brokenthey are still of some value. If a large mirroris accidentally cracked, it is immediately cutinto two or more smaller ones, each of whichmay be perfect. If the degree of violence is sogreat as to break it into many fragments, thesesmaller pieces may be cut into squares for dress-ing-glasses ; and if the silvering is injured, itcan either be re-silvered or used as plate-glassfor glazing windows. The addition from our \
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MECHANICS^ MAGAZINE, REGISTER OF INVENTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS JANUARY JU^E. VOL. I. Far, however, be it from me to advocate the retention, within the circumference of our Island, of the Arts and Scienceswlilrh are our best possessions and our brightest ornaments. Over the Western World, now in her sublime career of Ind peudence calliig for their aid, I would have thera liberally diffused ; thus, indeed, in part atoning for those wrongs which followedin the train of the ge.iius and enterprize of Columbus. Let European arts and European sciences freely cross the Westernmain, to enrich the gay savannahs, and the vast mountain plains, in regions distinguished alike by their sublimity and inexhnusti-ule fertility, until all that can be wafted by the winds, or that can be impelled by all-conquering steam, excepting Europeanvicei, and European warriors, may be found, Where Andes, giant of the western star. Looks from his throne of clouds oer half the world. (Extract from Dr. Birklecka Inaugurmechanicsmagazin01knig

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