10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RACKWORK»
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rackwork in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rackwork and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society
As stated above, I now seldom use compensating eye-pieces, preferring those of
the form in Table I., and making the necessary corrections by the use of a
rackwork draw-tube.* It was pointed out t that vague notions concerning the
action of ...
2
The "indispensable handbook" to the optical lantern: a ...
1294.- Rackwork Slides. These in the ordinary form have the second circle of
glass to revolve completely by means of a rack. The sails of the windmill, for
instance, are made to turn most naturally. The well-known " man swallowing rats "
slide ...
3
The Modern Applications of Electricity: Telephone; various ...
One of these thermometers being a wet-and-dry bulb thermometer, the other an
ordinary one, the mercurial columns are at different heights, and it has only been
possible to employ, as in the first system, one and the same rackwork C to guide
...
Édouard Hospitalier, 1883
4
Amateur work, illustrated
Having succeeded in this matter, it will be necessary to' provide a piece of
rackwork -fs inch wide, to fit the pinion wire with eight leaves. Sufficient for our
purpose may be had for one shilling from Messrs. Lancaster and Son, opticians, ...
5
Magic images: the art of hand-painted and photographic ...
Subsequently superseded by the Double Rackwork Slide (0). N. SINGLE
RACKWORK SLIDE For giving movement to the subject by the use of two glasses
, one revolving in front of the other. Two glass discs are mounted in a solid wood
frame, ...
Dennis Crompton, David Henry, Stephen Herbert, 1990
6
Living Pictures: The Origins of the Movies
The effects of The Old Mill were provided by a combination of rackwork and
slipping slides. The basic scene used two glass slides sandwiched together, with
the background scene painted on one glass and the millwheel on a separate
rotating ...
7
Antique Trader Cameras and Photographica Price Guide
200 Kaleidoscope-type, double rackwork Chromatrope mechanical-type,
multicolored star pattern kaleidoscopic effect, excellent condition .............................
.............. 317 Kaleidoscope-type, double rackwork Chromatrope mechanical-type,
...
Kyle Husfloen, Bryan Ginns, Page Ginns, 2004
The rotating plate is of German silver ; a circular rackwork is applied beneath,
which is turned by a milled-head pinion ; this pinion is fitted so that it can be
disconnected from the rackwork by a slight downward pressure ; the rotation can
then be ...
9
British Journal of Photography
Square Bellows Camera, rackwork double extension focusing and extreme wide
angle, rise and double cross front, four- way swing and reversing back, 3 double
slides. £14.10.0 S/hand l/l PI. Thornton Pickard Ruby Field, rackwork double ...
10
Memoirs of the Royal Astronomical Society
It is firmly mounted with well constructed rackwork. Those in B, by one of
Dollond's, focal length 46 inches, aperture 2*75 inches, power 80. This is a very
good telescope. Those in C, by one of Dollond's, focal length 46 inches, aperture
2-75 ...
Royal Astronomical Society, 1826
NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RACKWORK»
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Mr Mor highlights good year for Rayner stable
It is a TRUE family stable as another daughter, Yvonne Anderson, is the main rackwork rider and does the schooling with Mr Mohr, while her sister Claire has ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
