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Wade, as chemist, tested the air while the others readied the distillation and air condensation apparatus. By the time they had finished, Wade was ready with his report. "Air pressure about 20 psi at the surface; temperature around ninety-five Fahrenheit. Composition: eighteen percent oxygen, seventy-five percent nitrogen, four-tenths of one percent carbon dioxide, residue inert gasses.
"Position No. 7, 1:15 p.m. The Colon surrendered. In the two hours and ten minutes from the last position given the vessels had coursed westward a great distance. The Colon had run twenty-six and one-half miles and was off the Tarquino River. The Brooklyn was the nearest American vessel. It had sailed twenty-eight and one-half miles and was three and four-tenths miles from the Colon.
Though the Po receives four-tenths of its water from lakes, in which the streams that empty into them let fall the solid material they bring down from the mountains, its deposits in the Adriatic are at least sixty or seventy per cent. greater than those transported to the Mediterranean by the Rhone, which derives most of its supply from mountain and torrential tributaries.
Column 1. Distance in miles from the shore. Column 2. Depth in fathoms. Column 3. Size of Pebbles. 3 to 4 11 to 12 As large as walnuts; mingled in every case with some smaller ones. 6 to 7 17 to 19 As large as hazel-nuts. 10 to 11 23 to 25 From three- to four-tenths of an inch in diameter. 12 30 to 40 Two-tenths of an inch. 22 to 150 45 to 65 One-tenth of an inch, to the finest sand.
The allotment of earnings is made in the following proportion, the remainder being applied to prison expenses: Three-tenths to each felon to whom one medal has been granted. Four-tenths to each misdemeanant to whom one medal has been awarded. Four-tenths to each felon having been granted two medals. Five-tenths to each felon possessing three medals.
Four-tenths of a second would make a difference of only one-tenth of a mile a cable-length! All went merrily for ten minutes, when I chanced upon the following rhyme for navigators: "Greenwich time least Longitude east; Greenwich best, Longitude west." Heavens! The Snark's time was not as good as Greenwich time. When it was 8 25 at Greenwich, on board the Snark it was only 8:9.
Strictly speaking, only about four-tenths of a cubic inch of potash holds this enormous power in connection with it so as to form a cubic inch of saltpetre, which we may handle and bruise, may melt and cool, dissolve and crystallize, without explosion or change.
For the last ten years, I have passed six-tenths of my time on this bench, in my corner; and the other four-tenths in my bed, never changing. I talk sometimes with the habitues." "But on arriving in Paris what did you do at first?" "I paid my devoirs to the Cafe de Medicis." "What next?" "Next? I crossed the water and came here." "Why did you take even that trouble?" "What do you mean?
The Texas was one and two-tenths miles from the Teresa, a little behind it, and one and four-tenths miles from and behind the next Spanish ship, the Oquendo. The Iowa was one and one-tenth miles from the Teresa and a little closer in, but not quite as far west as the Texas.
The Gloucester had run over two miles and was now well west of Morro, but five miles east of the Oquendo. "Position No. 5, 10:30 a. m. Furor blew up and Pluton turned to run ashore. This is ten minutes later than position No. 4. The Gloucester had run a little more than two miles, and was four-tenths of a mile from the Furor and but little further from the Pluton.
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