- General Washington taking command of the army
- General View of the Poughkeepsie Bridge
The new bridge at Poughkeepsie has three of these cantilevers, connected by two fixed spans, as shown in the illustration. The fixed spans have horizontal lower chords, and really extend beyond each pier and up the inclined portions, to where the bottom chord of the cantilever is horizontal. At these points the junctions between the spans are made, and arranged in such a way, by means of movable links, that expansion and contraction due to changes of temperature can take place. The fixed spans are 525 feet long. Their upper chord, where the tracks are placed, is 212 feet above water. These spans required stagings to build them upon. These stagings were 220 feet above water, and rested on piles, driven through 60 feet of water and 60 feet of mud, making the whole height of the temporary staging 332 feet, or within 30 feet of the height of Trinity Church steeple, in New York. The time occupied in building one of these stagings and then erecting the steel-work upon it was about four months. The cantilever spans were erected without any stagings at all below, and entirely from the two overhead travelling scaffolds, shown in the engraving. These scaffolds were moved out daily from the place of beginning over the piers, until they met in the centre. The workmen hoisted up the different pieces of steel from a barge in the river below and put them into place, using suspended planks to walk upon. The time saved by this method was so great that one of these spans of 548 feet long was erected in less than four weeks, or one-seventh of the time which would have been required if stagings had been used. - General scheme of the digestive tract
- General scheme of the digestive tract
- General Robert E Lee
- General R. E. Lee
General R. E. Lee - General Montcalm
The French army at Quebec, commanded by General Montcalm, numbered more than 16,000 men, consisting of Frenchmen, Canadians, and Indians. But some were boys of fifteen, and others old men of eighty. Here they awaited Wolfe, whose army numbered 9,000. - General Meusnier’s proposed dirigible, 1784
While Blanchard and other aëronauts were paddling their globose bags in search of favorable winds, vainly hoping thereby to direct their course in the air, General Meusnier of the French army, and member of the Academy of Sciences, made a systematic study of the requirements for practical air navigation. After some research on forms suitable for aëronautic hulls, he designed a power balloon having a pointed car suspended from a bag of goose-egg form, this latter embodying his idea of the best shape for a balloon that must cleave the air swiftly and resist deformation. The propulsion was to be effected by means of three coaxial screw propellers, supported on the rigging between car and bag, and actuated by eighty men, for lack of a light artificial motor. He thus hoped to obtain a moderate velocity which, combined with skillfully selected air currents, would enable the ship to reach her destination in ordinary weather - General James B. Weaver
- General Information - M102 Howitzer
- General Haynau
- General Francis Marion
When the British began to swarm into South Carolina he raised and drilled a company of his neighbors and friends known as "Marion's Brigade." These men, without uniforms, without tents, and without pay, were among the bravest and best of the Revolutionary soldiers. Old saws beaten at the country forge furnished them with sabres, and pewter mugs and dishes supplied material for bullets. The diet of these men was simple. Marion, their leader, usually[Pg 218] ate hominy and potatoes, and drank water flavored with a little vinegar. - General circulation of the atmosphere
“In the accompanying figure the solid arrows in the interior part represent the resultant motions of the winds (longer arrows indicating greater velocities), in case of an earth with a homogeneous surface over both hemispheres, in which the motions would be symmetrical in both and the same at all longitudes, and the equatorial and tropical calm belts would be situated at equal distances from each pole. The dotted arrows indicate the strong, almost eastern motion of the air at all latitudes at some high altitude, as that of the cirrus clouds. - General Beauregard raised his glass and surveyed them critically
- General Arrangements of Mark V. Tank—Front View
- General arrangement of the Roux Combaluzier
- General arrangement of Otis Elevator in the tower
- General Arrangement of Mark V. Tank—Sectional Plan
- General Arrangement of Mark V. Tank—Sectional Elevation
- Genealogical tree of animals
Showing in order of evolution the general relations of the chief classes into which the world of living things is divided. This scheme represents the present stage of our knowledge, but is admittedly provisional. - Gen. Joseph E. Johnston
- Gen. John B. Hood
- Gems
Gems - Gemini
Gemini - Gecko, chasing cockroaches
- Gearless, 75 H.P
Gearless, 75 H.P. Gearless Transmission Co., Rochester, N. Y. PRICE: $3,750 BODY: Side entrance tonneau SEATS: 7 persons WEIGHT: 3,000 pounds WHEEL-BASE: 128 inches TREAD: 56 inches TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 inches TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4½ inches STEERING: Worm and nut BRAKES: On transmission and 2 on each rear hub SPRINGS: Semi-elliptical FRAME: Pressed steel BORE: 413/16 in.; STROKE: 5⅝ in. CYLINDERS: 6 vertical in front VALVE ARRANGEMENT: Inlet and exhaust in side ports MOTOR SUSPENSION: From sub-frame COOLING: Water IGNITION: Jump spark, 2 sets of plugs CURRENT SUPPLY: Storage battery and magneto CARBURETER: Float-feed LUBRICATION: Pump driven by gears MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle CLUTCH: Expanding ring CHANGE GEAR: Gearless 1907 model, direct drive SPEEDS: 2 forward and reverse CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Foot pedal for forward speeds; side lever for back up DRIVE: Shaft - Gearless, 60 H.P
Gearless, 60 H.P. Gearless Transmission Co., Rochester, N. Y. PRICE: $3,250 BODY: Side entrance tonneau SEATS: 5 persons WEIGHT: 2,800 pounds WHEEL-BASE: 124 inches TREAD: 56 inches TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 inches TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4 inches STEERING: Worm and nut BRAKES: On transmission and rear hubs SPRINGS: Semi-elliptical FRAME: Pressed steel BORE: 5 in.; STROKE: 5 in. CYLINDERS: 4 vertical in front, 2 cycle MOTOR SUSPENSION: From sub-frame COOLING: Water IGNITION: Double jump spark CURRENT SUPPLY: Magneto and battery CARBURETER: Float-feed LUBRICATION: Mechanical force feed MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle CLUTCH: Expanding ring CHANGE GEAR: Gearless direct drive SPEEDS: 2 forward and reverse CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Side lever and foot pedal DRIVE: Shaft - Gearless, 50 H.P
Gearless, 50 H.P. Gearless Transmission Co., Rochester, N. Y. PRICE: $3,000 BODY: Side entrance tonneau SEATS: 5 persons WEIGHT: 2,600 pounds WHEEL-BASE: 124 inches TREAD: 56 inches TIRES, FRONT: 36 × 4 inches TIRES, REAR: 36 × 4 inches STEERING: Worm and nut BRAKES: On transmission and two on each rear hub SPRINGS: Semi-elliptical FRAME: Pressed steel BORE: 4⅝ in.; STROKE: 5 in. CYLINDERS: 4, vertical in front; two cycle MOTOR SUSPENSION: From sub-frame COOLING: Air jackets. Blower; copper fins cast on cylinders IGNITION: Jump spark CURRENT SUPPLY: Storage battery and dry cells CARBURETER: Float-feed LUBRICATION: Mechanical force feed oiler MOTOR-CONTROL: Spark and throttle CLUTCH: Expanding ring CHANGE GEAR: Gearless 1907 model, direct drive SPEEDS: 2 forward and reverse CHANGE-GEAR CONTROL: Foot pedal for forward speeds; ride lever for reverse DRIVE: Shaft - Gazing through the doors of the cupboard
'Christoph, I wish you would let me have that book of manuscript music which you have in your cupboard—the one which contains pieces by Pachelbel, and Frohberger, and Buxtehude, and ever so many others—you know which I mean. I will take such care of it if you will only lend it to me for a little while.' Christoph was about to leave the room, but he turned sharply to his little brother as the latter put his request. 'No, Sebastian, I will certainly not lend you the book, and I wonder that you have the impertinence to ask me such a thing! The idea of your thinking that you could study such masters as Buxtehude and Frohberger—a child like you! Get on with what I have set you to learn, and do not let me hear any more of such fancies!' With that Christoph shut the door behind him, and Sebastian was left to ponder sadly upon his elder brother's harshness in refusing to accede to his simple request. The disappointment was very keen, for little Sebastian had been longing to get possession of that precious volume. For several days past he had spent hours in his brother's absence gazing at its covers through the lattice doors of the cupboard, and feasting his eyes upon the names of the musicians which were written on the back in bold letters in Christoph's hand. - Gayal, from Asiatic Transactions
- Gautier Bardins, bailiff and adviser to the king in the 13th century, according to his tombstone
- Gaur
- Gaur
Gaur (Gaurus Forest) The spread area of the Gaur is very extensive. From the southern rush hour of India to the Himalaja, eastbound by Assam and Tittagong to Burma and the Malaysian Peninsula, den Gaur can be found everywhere, where verboschrich mountain or hill country, however steep. - Gatling Gun on Field Carriage
Gatling Gun on Field Carriage These weapons are, as part of the regular equipment of armies, quite modern, though the idea of binding together a quantity of barrels and then discharging them at once, or with great rapidity one after another, is not altogether novel. Sometimes, instead of a number of barrels, one only is required, and the cartridges are discharged from short barrels or chambers which are brought in turn into position with the longer one. - Gateway of the Bloody Tower
- Gateway of St. James’s Palace
- Gate of St. John, with Drawbridge, Provins. (Fourteenth Century.)
- Gate of Moret. (Twelfth Century.)
- Garuda
Garuda - Garret Master
Garret Master, or Cheap Furniture Maker The Cabinet-makers, socially as well as commercially considered, consist, like all other operatives, of two distinct classes, that is to say, of society and non-society men, or, in the language of political economy, of those whose wages are regulated by custom and those whose earnings are determined by competition. The former class numbers between 600 and 700 of the trade, and the latter between 4000 and 5000 - Garment formerly worn by Greek brides
- Garland
Garland of flowers on a ribbon - Gargoyles
Gargoyles - Garet Garrett
Garet Garrett - Gardner Two Barrel Machine gun
Gardner Two-Barrel Machine Gun, on cone mounting, for Naval use. Weight of gun 103 lbs; of mounting 153 lbs. ; calibre .045 ; rapidity of fire, maximum, 680 shots per minute - Gardner five barrel machine gun on carriage
- Gardner five barrel machine gun
Gardner Five-Barrel Machine Gun, on portable tripod, adapted for Naval use. Weight of gun 235 lbs; of mounting 134 lbs. ; calibre .045 ; rapidity of fire, maximum, 1200 shots per minute - Gardening implements
- Gardening
- Gardenia globosa
Gardenia globosa - Gardener and Woodman
Costumes of the Common People in the Fourteenth Century: Italian Gardener and Woodman.--From two Engravings in the Bonnart Collection. - Garden spider
Garden spider ( Epeira diadema ): - 1) Female. 2) Male. 3) Spider pipe. 4) Spinnerets with the vent opening (top) and the “strainer” (bottom). 5) Jaw blades and eyes. 6) Left jaw blade, the ground member of which is cut longitudinally to show the venom gland as a whole. 7) Top of the foot lid. 3–7 strongly enlarged. - Garden at Mount Pleasant, opposite Charleston, S. C
- Ganga
Ganga - Gang of Coal Whippers
- Ganesa
Ganesa - Game of Ball
Game of Ball - Galloping Horse
Galloping Horse - Galloped the Five Mile Stage in Eighteen Minutes
- Gallop finds Oldham murdered
"John Oldham, who had been fairly trading at Connecticut, was murdered near Block island. He had with him only two boys and two Narraganset Indians. These were taken and carried off. One John Gallop, as he was going from Connecticut to Boston, discovered Mr. Oldham's vessel full of Indians, and he saw a canoe full of Indians on board, go from her laden with goods. Suspecting that they had murdered Mr. Oldham, he hailed them, but received no answer. Gallop was a bold man, and though he had with him but one man and two boys, he immediately bore down upon them, and fired duck-shot so thick among them, that he soon cleared the deck. The Indians all got under the hatches. He then stood off; and, running down upon her quarter with a brisk gale, nearly overset them, and so frighted the Indians, that six of them leaped into the sea, and were drowned. He then steered off again; and, running down upon her a second time, bored her with his anchor, and raked her fore and aft with his shot. But the Indians kept themselves so close, he got loose from her; and, running down a third time upon the vessel, he gave her such a shock, that five more leaped overboard, and perished, as the former had done. He then boarded the vessel, and took two of the Indians, and bound them. Two or three others, armed with swords, in a little room below, could not be driven from their retreat. Mr. Oldham's corse was found on board, the head split and the body mangled in a barbarous manner.