Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering : illustrated with four thousand engravings on wood ; in two volumes (1873)
D. Appleton and Company · New York : D. Appleton and Co. · leaf 796
tinuation of storms, the tide should fall so low as to render the counterpoise insuffi-cient to keep the chain well stretched, a small additional weight may be added. When the rise and fallis great, or very much influenced by the winds, this may sometimes be necessary; but as there is littlestrain… … ffill insure an unobstructed motion of the pencil. 3. The clock should he made to keep mean solar lime,being corrected to this effect, whenever it is necessary, by a sun-dial or a meridian mark with the equa-tion of time applied, or by such other means as may be found available. 4. Should the clock…
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