| 单词 | goldbeater |
| 例句 | The gas cells of many of the early zeppelins were made from so-called goldbeater’s skin: cow intestines beaten to a pulp and then stretched. A New Generation of Airships Is Born 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z I could only get goldbeater's skin," he remarked, "and precious little of that, so be careful with it. Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience 2012-01-25T03:00:36.210Z The fine membrane called goldbeater’s skin, used for making up the shoder and mould, is the outer coat of the caecum or blind gut of the ox. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Again, while describing the labours of the goldbeater, he took occasion to show the prodigious ductility possessed by certain substances. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Zeppelin learned that goldbeater’s skins held gas better, also, and unlike rubberized fabric, practically eliminated the danger of electrical sparks due to friction or tearing. Zeppelin The Story of a Great Achievement Finally, the membrane of goldbeaters' skin was discarded entirely, and a simple iron plate was used instead, and at once intelligible articulation was obtained. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery Here comes one Solomon the goldbeater, thy Uncle Simon's friend. Christmas Light The gold used by the goldbeater is variously alloyed, according to the colour required. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z It was indeed the perfection of omelette, all its suave juiciness contained in film as fine as goldbeater’s skin. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol I applied the caustic to form an eschar, covering it with goldbeater's skin. An Essay on the Application of the Lunar Caustic in the Cure of Certain Wounds and Ulcers Attaches a bit of clock spring to a piece of goldbeater's skin, speaks to it, an audible message is received at a distant and similar device. Little Masterpieces of Science: Invention and Discovery It seemed a long time to Naomi that Solomon the goldbeater and Jacob the serving-lad, standing at a little distance from the wall, haggled over the load of grapes. Christmas Light For the records here recorded either glass or goldbeater's skin was used as a diaphragm. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. A tightened drum-head will do that; or better, a strip of goldbeaters'-skin drawn tightly over a ring or the end of a tube. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated After looking in at the goldbeaters at work, we next made our way to the temple of the Five Genii who are supposed to have founded the city of Canton. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months But we do not write gold beater for goldbeater, or silver smith for silversmith; because the beater is not gold, nor is the smith silver. The Grammar of English Grammars The disproportion between the slight mass of the drum and the bones it actuated, is said to have suggested to him the employment of goldbeater's skin as membrane in his speaking telephone. Heroes of the Telegraph He used a diaphragm of goldbeater's skin, of conical shape, with a stylus acting over a fulcrum and writing on a thinly smoked glass plate. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. In these latter the gas escaped, and Cavallo was about to try goldbeaters' skin at the time that the Montgolfiers came into the field with their hot air balloon. A History of Aeronautics This system requires but a very small balloon, made of three or four thicknesses of goldbeaters' skin, measuring from 7 to 10 feet in diameter, and needing only two or three gas cylinders for inflation. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation They are made of goldbeater's skin, and range in capacity from 7,000 to 10,000 cubic feet, the majority being of the former capacity. Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War It happened that close to the Calton Hill, in the valley at its northern side, there were many workshops where interesting trades were carried on; there were coppersmiths, tinsmiths, brass-founders, goldbeaters, and blacksmiths. James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography The diaphragm was of glass, thin rubber, or goldbeater's skin. Harvard Psychological Studies, Volume 1 Containing Sixteen Experimental Investigations from the Harvard Psychological Laboratory. A certain Baron de Beaumanoir made the first balloon of goldbeaters' skin, this being eighteen inches in diameter, and using hydrogen as a lifting factor. A History of Aeronautics The Service balloon principally used was made of goldbeaters' skin, containing about 10,000 cubic feet of hydrogen, which had been produced by the action of sulphuric acid on zinc, and compressed in steel cylinders. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation The first attempt to create a popular drama was made by Lope de Rueda, a goldbeater of Seville, who flourished between 1544 and 1567, and who became both a dramatic writer and an actor. Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities The best proof of the capacity of Spaniards to spread a little gold over as much space as a goldbeater could is the enormous competition for pub-lic employment. Castilian Days It appears from these cases that a cap of goldbeaters' skin checks, though only to a slight degree, the bending of the radicles to an adjoining damp surface. The Power of Movement in Plants Fifteen thicknesses of goldbeaters' skin—about the most expensive covering obtainable—were used for the envelope, which was 25 feet in diameter. A History of Aeronautics Dismissing considerations of cost, goldbeaters' skin would doubtless have been more suitable. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation Of several the faces are black as tar, the lips hugely distended—the heads of negroes blown out in goldbeaters' skin. Under Fire: the story of a squad The skins used by the goldbeater are produced from the offal of animals. On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures This slow action was probably due to a portion of the goldbeaters' skin having curled round and lightly touched the opposite side of the tip and thus irritated it. The Power of Movement in Plants The Hungary water was immediately brought to bathe it, and goldbeater's skin applied to stop the blood. Isaac Bickerstaff, physician and astrologer The next attempt was more ambitious, made with a goldbeaters' skin balloon containing 4,000 cubic feet of gas, and carrying automatic instruments of precision. The Dominion of the Air; the story of aerial navigation |
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