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  • Noon of the fifth day brought them to the swollen flood of the latter stream, at the crossing known as Papin's Ferry.

    The Covered Wagon Emerson Hough 1890

  • This is to be done in a close vessel, which is called Papin's digester; in which, it is said, that water may be made red-hot, and will then dissolve all animal substances; and might thus add to our quantity of food in times of scarcity.

    Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life Erasmus Darwin 1766

  • Mr. C.eary is a nuclear reactor technician based out of C.arleston, S.C. Javier Galeano/Associated Press FINAL RESPEC.S: People paid their respects Wednesday to musician Ricardo Abreu, known as "Papin," during his funeral in Havana Wednesday.

    Today's Photos: May 21 2009

  • Water confined in a strong iron vessel (called Papin’s digester) can have its temperature raised to upwards of 400 degrees.

    Conversations on Chemistry, V. 1-2 In Which the Elements of that Science Are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated by Experiments 1813

  • "To-night," he concluded, "we'll head up the river, an 'leave you fellers the boat an' all o 'Papin's Ferry to git acrost the way you want.

    The Covered Wagon Emerson Hough 1890

  • Long-established restaurateur Claude V é zin's specialities include fish landed at La Cotini è re and prized Gillardeau or Papin oysters.

    A Slow Path to Perfection Lennox Morrison 2011

  • Fulton was not the first to build a steam-powered vessel -- one early model was launched in 1704 by the French inventor Denis Papin who also developed a pressure cooker.

    Carolyn Vega: Quicksilver Bob Invents the "Highest Blessing of the Water" Carolyn Vega 2011

  • Fulton was not the first to build a steam-powered vessel -- one early model was launched in 1704 by the French inventor Denis Papin who also developed a pressure cooker.

    Carolyn Vega: Quicksilver Bob Invents the "Highest Blessing of the Water" Carolyn Vega 2011

  • These included: changes to British patent laws which provided effective protection for those who came up with money-earning ideas; philosopher John Locke's arguments that man has rights to property where labour had been added; pioneering work on early steam engines by Savery, Newcomen and Papin; the discovery of latent heat by Watt's Glasgow University friend Joseph Black; and the ability to make industrial devices of real precision.

    The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry and Invention by William Rosen 2010

  • France in Group A with Sweden, Denmark and England failed to win a single game in the European Championship, held in Sweden in 1992, despite the striking partnership of Eric Cantona and Jean-Pierre Papin.

    Archive 2008-01-01 Azmie aka switch image 2008

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