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  • 41 see

    I [si:] n церк.
    1. епархия
    2. престол
    3. чин епископа
    4. папство

    ♢ the Holy See, the See of Rome - папский престол

    II [si:] v (saw; seen)
    I
    1. видеть

    to see well [poorly] - видеть хорошо [плохо]

    cats see well at night - кошки хорошо видят ночью /в темноте/

    he can't see - он не видит, он слепой

    I looked but saw nothing - я посмотрел, но ничего не увидел

    2. 1) смотреть, видеть

    to see a play [a film] - смотреть пьесу [фильм]

    I saw an interesting story the other day - на днях мне попался на глаза интересный рассказ

    have you seen today's paper? - вы видели сегодняшнюю газету?

    did you see about her death in the paper? - вы читали извещение о её смерти в газетах?

    let me see that letter - покажите мне это письмо, разрешите взглянуть на это письмо

    to see smth. with one's own eyes - видеть что-л. собственными глазами

    all this took place in the street, where all could see - всё это произошло на улице на глазах у всех

    he is not fit to be seen - он в таком виде, что не может показаться на людях

    what sort of man is he to see? - какой он на вид?

    see, here he comes! - смотри /видишь/, вот он идёт!

    2) справляться, смотреть
    3. представлять себе

    to see things wrong - неправильно судить о чём-л.

    as I see it - как мне это представляется /кажется/

    4. находить, обнаруживать

    I can see no faults in him - я не вижу /не нахожу/ в нём никаких недостатков

    I see no alternative /no way out/ - я не вижу иного пути /выхода/

    I don't know what you can see in her - я не знаю, что вы в ней находите

    5. понимать, сознавать

    to see a joke [the meaning, a point in discussion] - понимать шутку [смысл, суть спора]

    he can't see a joke - он не понимает шуток, у него нет чувства юмора

    I see what you mean - я понимаю, что ты имеешь в виду /что ты хочешь сказать/

    I see what you are driving at - я понимаю, к чему вы клоните

    now do you see? - теперь вам понятно?

    I see! - понимаю!, ясно!

    see? - разг. понятно?

    that is easy to see - это легко /нетрудно/ понять

    don't /can't/ you see I'm tired? - ты не понимаешь, что я устал?

    it's like this, you see - видите ли, дело обстоит так

    I see that you have changed your mind - я вижу, что вы передумали

    see what you've done! - посмотри, что ты наделал!

    see what courage can do! - вот что значит мужество!

    to see for oneself - убедиться (в чём-л.) самому

    go and see for yourself if you don't believe me - если вы мне не верите, пойдите убедитесь сами

    I can't see the good of it! - к чему это?

    not to see the use [the good, the advantage] of doing smth. - сомневаться в целесообразности [в пользе, в преимуществе] чего-л.

    I don't see the use of crying - бесполезно плакать; напрасно (вы) плачете

    6. испытывать, переживать (что-л.); сталкиваться (с чем-л.)

    he has seen a good deal in his (long) life - он немало повидал /испытал/ на своём веку

    I have seen war at close quarters - я на себе испытал, что такое война

    to have seen better days - а) знавать лучшие времена; обеднеть; б) поизноситься, поистрепаться, потерять свежесть ( о вещи)

    the nineteenth century saw the rise of our literature - девятнадцатый век был свидетелем расцвета нашей литературы

    7. видеться, встречаться

    I haven't seen you for /in/ ages - я вас не видел целую вечность

    when shall I see you again? - когда мы опять встретимся?

    see you on Thursday! - до четверга!

    I shall see you again soon, амер. I'll be seeing you - до скорой встречи

    8. узнавать; выяснять

    see who it is - посмотри /узнай/, кто это

    see if the postman has come - посмотрите /узнайте/, не пришёл ли почтальон

    I don't know but I'll see - я не знаю, но я пойду и выясню

    see if you can get an evening paper - пойди узнай, нельзя ли достать вечернюю газету

    I see in the papers that... - из газет я узнал /в газетах пишут/, что...

    9. обдумывать

    I'll see what can be done - я подумаю /посмотрю/, что можно сделать

    see what you can do - подумайте, что можно сделать

    will you come to dinner tomorrow? - Well, I'll see - вы придёте завтра обедать? - Я подумаю /Может быть, там видно будет/

    well, we'll see - посмотрим, подумаем, там видно будет

    that remains to be seen, we shall see - (это) ещё неизвестно, время покажет

    let me see - постойте, подождите, дайте подумать

    let me see, what was I saying? - подождите /постойте/, о чём это я говорил?

    now, then, let's see - ну (ладно), теперь посмотрим

    10. осматривать, освидетельствовать (тж. see over)

    to see a flat before taking it - осмотреть квартиру прежде, чем переехать в неё

    to have smb. see one's work - попросить кого-л. посмотреть работу

    I want you to see my new coat - я хочу, чтобы вы посмотрели моё новое пальто

    the doctor ought to see him at once - доктор должен сейчас же его осмотреть

    11. редк. допускать, разрешать

    you cannot see your sister starve without trying to help her - вы ведь не допустите, чтобы ваша сестра голодала, и попытаетесь помочь ей

    12. карт. принимать вызов
    II А
    1. осматривать ( достопримечательности)

    to see the sights [the town] - осматривать достопримечательности [достопримечательности города]

    Americans manage to see Oxford in a few hours - американцы ухитряются осмотреть Оксфорд за несколько часов

    2. 1) обращаться (за советом, консультацией и т. п.)

    to see a doctor [a lawyer] - обращаться (за советом) к врачу [к юристу]

    you ought to see a doctor immediately - вам бы следовало немедленно обратиться к /показаться/ врачу

    I must see a lawyer about filing my suit - мне нужно посоветоваться с юристом о передаче дела в суд

    I wanted to see you on business - я хотел поговорить /посоветоваться/ с вами по делу

    2) принимать, быть на приёме (по делу и т. п.)

    to refuse to see smb. - отказаться принять кого-л.

    3. амер. предоставлять ( слово)

    I see Mr. Brown - слово предоставляется господину Брауну

    II Б
    1. to see about smth. позаботиться, подумать о чём-л.; проследить, присмотреть за чем-л.

    to see about a house [dinner] - позаботиться о жилье [об обеде]

    I must see about a new curtain for this room - мне нужно подумать о новой шторе для этой комнаты

    who will see about the tickets? - кто позаботится о билетах?

    I'll see about it - а) я этим займусь, это я беру на себя; б) я подумаю /посмотрю/

    2. to see to smth., smb. следить, присматривать за чем-л., кем-л., заботиться о чём-л., ком-л.

    to see to the house - следить за домом, вести домашнее хозяйство

    I'll see to the tickets - а) я займусь билетами; б) я возьму на себя расходы, я оплачу билеты

    I shall see to it - я этим займусь, я это беру на себя

    next morning he came in to see to Martha - на следующее утро он зашёл, чтобы присмотреть за Мартой

    3. to see after smb., smth.
    1) ухаживать, присматривать за кем-л., чем-л.

    who will see after the house when you are gone? - кто присмотрит за домом, когда вы уедете?

    2) заботиться о ком-л., чём-л.

    to see after one's own [smb.'s] interests - заботиться о своих [о чьих-л.] интересах

    4. to see about doing smth. проследить за тем, чтобы что-л. было сделано

    to see about packing [ordering a car] - позаботиться о том, чтобы вещи были уложены [чтобы заказать машину]

    you must see about getting him a coat - вы должны позаботиться, чтобы у него было пальто

    5. to see smb. to some place провожать, сопровождать кого-л. куда-л.

    to see smb. home [to the door, as far as the station] - провожать кого-л. домой [до двери, до станции]

    to see smb. into a train [on board a ship] - посадить кого-л. на поезд [на пароход]

    6. to see into smth.
    1) изучать что-л.; разбираться в чём-л.

    to see into a matter [an affair] - изучать какой-л. вопрос [какое-л. дело]

    2) всматриваться, проникать взором во что-л.

    to see into smb.'s motives - разгадать чьи-л. замыслы

    7. to see ( to it) that посмотреть, проследить за тем, чтобы что-л. было сделано

    see to it that the things are packed by three o'clock - последи за тем, чтобы всё было уложено к 3 часам

    you must see to it that the children are fed properly - вам следует позаботиться о том, чтобы детей хорошо кормили

    I'll see (to it) that nothing goes wrong [that nothing has been neglected] - я позабочусь, чтобы всё было в порядке [чтобы ничего не забыли]

    see that he comes in time - позаботьтесь, чтобы он пришёл вовремя

    you will see that he has all he needs - вы должны позаботиться, чтобы у него было всё необходимое

    8. to see smth. done сделать что-л., постараться, чтобы что-л. было сделано

    to see smth. rebuilt [changed] - перестроить [изменить] что-л.

    the house that I should like to see rebuilt - дом, который мне хотелось бы перестроить

    9. to go /to come, to call/ and see smb., to go /to come, to call/ to see smb. навещать кого-л., приходить к кому-л.

    go and see him - зайди к нему, навести его

    10. to see across smth. переводить, провожать (через улицу и т. п.)

    ask a grown-up person to see you across the road - попроси кого-нибудь из взрослых перевести тебя через улицу

    ♢

    see here! - амер. послушай(те)!

    wait and see! - увидите!, вы ещё увидите!

    as far as I can see, from what I can see - по моим соображениям, как мне представляется

    to see life /the world/ - а) приобрести жизненный опыт; б) сл. веселиться, кутить

    to see visions - быть ясновидящим /провидцем/

    to see the back of smb. - отделаться от кого-л.; избавиться от чьего-л. присутствия

    to see the last of smth., smb. - покончить с чем-л., с кем-л., отделаться от чего-л., от кого-л.

    I shall be glad to see the last of this job - я буду рад отделаться от этой работы

    I hope we have seen the last of him - надеюсь, что мы от него отделались

    to see through a brick wall - видеть насквозь; ≅ видеть на три аршина в землю

    to see one's way to do /doing/ smth. - видеть возможность сделать что-л.

    can't see my way to get the book - не вижу возможности /не знаю, как/ достать эту книгу

    see you in church - амер. сл. до скорого!, пока!

    (he) saw you coming - ≅ простофиля за версту виден

    to see smb. about his business - прогнать /вышвырнуть/ кого-л., избавиться от кого-л.

    НБАРС > see

  • 42 middle

    'midl
    1. noun
    1) (the central point or part: the middle of a circle.) medio, centro
    2) (the central area of the body; the waist: You're getting rather fat round your middle.) cintura

    2. adjective
    (equally distant from both ends: the middle seat in a row.) central, medio
    - middle age
    - middle-aged
    - Middle Ages
    - Middle East
    - middleman
    - be in the middle of doing something
    - be in the middle of something
    middle1 adj del medio
    middle2 n medio / centro
    tr['mɪdəl]
    1 (central) de en medio, central; (medium) mediano,-a, medio,-a
    1 (centre) medio, centro
    2 (halfway point of period, activity) mitad nombre femenino
    ■ I can't help you now, I'm in the middle of something else no puedo ayudarte ahora, estoy haciendo otra cosa
    3 familiar (waist) cintura
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    in the middle of nowhere en el quinto pino
    to be in one's middle twenties «(thirties etc)» tener unos veinticinco (treinta y cinco etc) años
    to be somebody's middle name (characteristic) ser algo mismo,-a, ser algo personificado,-a
    ■ kindness is her middle name es la bondad misma, es la bondad personificada
    to split something down the middle partir algo por la mitad
    to take a middle course tomar una opción intermedia
    middle America (class) clase nombre femenino media tradicional estadounidense 2 (geographical area) América Central con Méjico y la Antillas
    middle C do medio
    middle ear oído medio
    middle finger dedo corazón
    middle ground término medio, acuerdo
    the Middle Ages la Edad Media
    middle ['mɪdəl] adj
    1) central: medio, del medio, de en medio
    2) intermediate: intermedio, mediano
    middle age: la mediana edad
    1) center: medio m, centro m
    fold it down the middle: dóblalo por la mitad
    2)
    in the middle of : en medio de (un espacio), a mitad de (una actividad)
    in the middle of the month: a mediados del mes
    adj.
    • central adj.
    • intermedio, -a adj.
    • medianero, -a adj.
    • mediano, -a adj.
    • medio, -a adj.
    n.
    • centro s.m.
    • cintura s.f.
    • medio s.m.
    • mitad s.f.
    • promedio s.m.

    I 'mɪdḷ
    1) (of object, place - center) centro m, medio m; (- half-way line) mitad f
    2) (of period, activity)

    in the middle of the week/month — a mediados de semana/mes

    to be in the middle of something/-ing: I'm in the middle of a really exciting novel at the moment en este momento estoy leyendo una novela muy interesante; I'm in the middle of cooking dinner — estoy preparando la cena

    3) ( waist) cintura f

    II
    adjective (before n)

    the middle house of the three — de las tres, la casa de en medio or del medio

    middle finger — dedo m medio or del corazón

    ['mɪdl]
    1. N
    1) [of object, area] centro m, medio m

    in the middle of the table/the room — en medio or en el centro de la mesa/la habitación

    he was in the middle of the road — estaba en medio or en (la) mitad de la carretera

    • to cut sth down the middle — cortar algo por el medio or por la mitad

    • in the middle of nowhere — quién sabe dónde, en el quinto pino (Sp) *

    • right in the middle, in the very middle — (physically) en el mismo centro

    2) [of period]

    in or about or towards the middle of May — a mediados de mayo

    he was in his middle thirties — tenía unos treinta y cinco años, tenía treinta y tantos años

    3) [of activity]

    to be in the middle of doing sth: I'm in the middle of reading it — lo estoy leyendo

    week
    4) * (=waist) cintura f
    2. ADJ
    1) (=central)

    my middle daughter — mi segunda hija, mi hija de en medio

    • middle ground — terreno m neutral

    • in the middle years of the nineteenth century — a mediados del siglo diecinueve

    - steer or take a middle course
    2) (=average) mediano
    3.
    CPD

    Middle America N — (=Central America) Mesoamérica f, Centroamérica f; (US) (Geog) el centro de los Estados Unidos; (fig) (US) (=middle class) la clase media norteamericana

    middle C N — (Mus) do m (en medio del piano)

    the middle class(es) N (PL) — la clase media

    the upper/lower middle class(es) — la clase media alta/baja

    middle-class

    in the middle distance — (gen) a una distancia intermedia; (Art) en segundo plano

    middle-distance

    middle ear N — oído m medio

    Middle English N — la lengua inglesa de la edad media

    middle finger N — dedo m corazón

    middle manager N — mando mf medio

    middle name N — segundo nombre m de pila

    middle school N — (Brit) colegio para niños de ocho o nueve a doce o trece años ; (US) colegio para niños de doce a catorce años

    the Middle West N — (US) la región central de los Estados Unidos

    * * *

    I ['mɪdḷ]
    1) (of object, place - center) centro m, medio m; (- half-way line) mitad f
    2) (of period, activity)

    in the middle of the week/month — a mediados de semana/mes

    to be in the middle of something/-ing: I'm in the middle of a really exciting novel at the moment en este momento estoy leyendo una novela muy interesante; I'm in the middle of cooking dinner — estoy preparando la cena

    3) ( waist) cintura f

    II
    adjective (before n)

    the middle house of the three — de las tres, la casa de en medio or del medio

    middle finger — dedo m medio or del corazón

    English-spanish dictionary > middle

  • 43 close

    1. adjective
    1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

    be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

    you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

    I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

    be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

    at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

    at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

    2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)
    3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

    be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

    4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]
    5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]
    6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

    that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

    7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]
    8) eng [Schrift]
    2. adverb
    1) (near) nah[e]

    be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

    close by — in der Nähe

    close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

    close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

    close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

    don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

    it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

    be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

    2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]
    3. transitive verb
    1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]
    2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]
    3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
    4. intransitive verb
    1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

    the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

    2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen
    3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
    5. noun
    1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

    come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

    bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

    2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/13537/close_down">close down
    * * *
    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nahe
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) eng
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) vertraut
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) knapp
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) genau
    4) (tight: a close fit.) eng
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) schwül
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) geizig
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) verschwiegen
    •
    - closely
    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to     II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) schließen
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enden
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) abschließen
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) das Ende
    - close down
    - close up
    * * *
    close1
    [kləʊs, AM kloʊs]
    I. adj usu pred
    1. (short distance) nah[e]
    let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in das nächste Pub gehen!
    ▪ to be \close to sth in der Nähe einer S. gen liegen
    our guest-house was \close to the sea unsere Pension war nicht weit vom Meer entfernt
    \close combat Nahkampf m
    \close to the ground dicht über dem Boden
    in \close proximity in unmittelbarer Nähe
    at \close quarters aus der Nähe [betrachtet]
    at \close range aus kurzer Entfernung
    \close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander
    to be \close to exhaustion total erschöpft sein
    to be \close to perfection so gut wie perfekt sein
    to be \close to tears den Tränen nahe sein
    3. (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]
    it's \close to Christmas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür
    war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor
    \close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander
    ▪ to be \close to sb jdm [sehr] nahestehen
    my brother and I have always been very \close mein Bruder und ich standen uns schon immer sehr nahe
    ... because of their \close links with terrorist groups... wegen ihrer engen Verbindung zu Terrorgruppen
    \close bond enges Band
    \close co-operation enge Zusammenarbeit
    just \close family nur die nächsten Verwandten
    \close friend enger Freund/enge Freundin
    \close friendship enge Freundschaft
    \close links eine enge Verbindung
    \close relatives nahe Verwandte
    5. (little space between) eng
    \close handwriting enge Schrift
    ten pages of \close print zehn eng bedruckte Seiten
    \close ranks geschlossene Reihen
    \close weave dichtes Gewebe
    6. ( fig: dense)
    \close argument stichhaltiges Argument
    \close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation
    7. (almost equal) knapp
    the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!
    the election was too \close to call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen
    \close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt
    8. (similar)
    to be the \closest equivalent to sth etw dat am nächsten kommen
    \close resemblance große Ähnlichkeit
    to bear a \close resemblance to sb/sth jdm/etw sehr ähnlich sehen/sein
    9. (exact) genau
    to pay \close attention to sb jdm gut zuhören
    to pay \close attention to sth genau auf etw akk achten
    to keep a \close eye on sth etw gut im Auge behalten
    10. (secret) verschwiegen
    she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen
    \close secret großes Geheimnis
    11. (airless, stifling) schwül; (in room) stickig
    12. (mean) knauserig pej
    \close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...
    \close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht
    14. LING
    \close vowel geschlossener Vokal
    15.
    ▶ to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahekommen
    ▶ that was a \close call! das war knapp!
    ▶ that was too \close for comfort! das ging gerade nochmal gut!; (distance)
    she lives too \close for comfort sie wohnt näher als ihr lieb ist
    ▶ to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen
    ▶ that was a \close shave! das war knapp! fam
    ▶ to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein
    II. adv (near in location) nahe; (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]
    please come \closer kommen Sie doch näher!
    the election is getting \close die Wahlen stehen unmittelbar vor der Tür
    she came \close to getting that job fast hätte sie die Stelle bekommen
    to come \close to blows beinahe handgreiflich werden
    to be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen
    to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen
    to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit [ziemlich] nahekommen
    to get \close to sb/sth jdm/etw nahekommen
    to hold sb \close jdn fest an sich drücken
    on looking \closer bei genauerem Hinsehen
    ▪ \close by in der Nähe
    the little child stood \close by his mother das kleine Kind stand dicht bei seiner Mutter
    ▪ from \close up aus der Nähe
    ▪ \close together dicht beieinander
    please stand \closer together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?
    these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinander
    ▶ to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen
    III. vi
    1. (move nearer)
    ▪ to \close on sb/an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier [bedrohlich] nähern
    2. STOCKEX (reach a price)
    shares \closed at 15 dollars die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von 15 Dollar
    IV. n BRIT Hof m; (in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen; (around cathedral) Domhof m; SCOT schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof
    close2
    [kləʊz, AM kloʊz]
    I. vt
    ▪ to \close sth etw schließen
    to \close a book ein Buch zumachen
    to \close a company/factory/shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen
    to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen
    to \close the door/one's mouth/the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen
    to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen
    to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen]
    to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen
    to \close a plant/railway line ein Werk/eine Bahnstrecke stilllegen
    to \close ranks die Reihen schließen
    the party has \closed ranks on the issue die Partei nimmt dem Thema gegenüber eine geschlossene Stellung ein
    to \close a road eine Straße sperren; ECON, FIN
    to \close an account ein Konto auflösen
    2. (bring to an end)
    the matter is \closed der Fall ist abgeschlossen
    the performance was \closed with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ die Aufführung endete mit dem Lied ‚Auld Lang Syne‘
    to \close a bank account ein Konto auflösen
    to \close a case LAW einen Fall abschließen
    case \closed also LAW der Fall ist abgeschlossen
    to \close a deal einen Handel [ab]schließen
    to \close a discussion eine Diskussion beenden
    let's \close this discussion with a brief summary lassen Sie mich diese Diskussion mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung abschließen
    to \close a meeting eine Besprechung beenden
    ▪ to \close sth etw schließen
    to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden
    4. ELEC
    to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen
    to \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen
    6.
    ▶ to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist prov
    II. vi
    1. (shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen
    her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu
    this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu
    2. (shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen
    3. (end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden; STOCKEX
    the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar
    4. (approach) sich akk nähern
    the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran
    III. n
    1. no pl (end) Ende nt, Schluss m
    to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden
    to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden
    to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen
    at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss
    at the \close of trading bei Börsenschluss
    2. STOCKEX Börsenschluss m
    by the \close bei Börsenschluss
    3. (in cricket)
    4. MUS Kadenz f
    * * *
    I [kləʊs]
    1. adj (+er)
    1) (= near) nahe (
    to +gen), in der Nähe ( to +gen, von) to +gen )

    at close quarters —

    he chose the closest cake — er nahm den Kuchen, der am nächsten lag

    we use this pub because it's close/the closest — wir gehen in dieses Lokal, weil es in der Nähe/am nächsten ist

    2) (in time) nahe (bevorstehend)

    nobody realized how close a nuclear war was — es war niemandem klar, wie nahe ein Atomkrieg bevorstand

    3) (fig) friend, co-operation, connection etc eng; relative nahe; resemblance groß, stark

    they were very close (to each other) — sie waren or standen sich or einander (geh) sehr nahe

    4) (= not spread out) handwriting, print eng; ranks dicht, geschlossen; (fig) argument lückenlos, stichhaltig; reasoning, game geschlossen
    5) (= exact, painstaking) examination, study eingehend, genau; translation originalgetreu; watch streng, scharf

    you have to pay very close attention to the traffic signs —

    to keep a close lookout for sb/sth — scharf nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

    6) (= stuffy) schwül; (indoors) stickig
    7) (= almost equal) fight, result knapp

    a close election — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt, eine Wahl mit knappem Ausgang

    the vote/election was too close to call — der Ausgang der Abstimmung/Wahl war völlig offen

    8)

    close on sixty/midnight — an die sechzig/kurz vor Mitternacht

    2. adv (+er)
    nahe; (spatially also) dicht

    close to the water/ground —

    the closer the exams came the more nervous he got —

    this pattern comes close/closest to the sort of thing we wanted — dieses Muster kommt dem, was wir uns vorgestellt haben, nahe/am nächsten

    if you get too close up... — wenn du zu nahe herangehst...

    3. n
    (in street names) Hof m; (of cathedral etc) Domhof m; (Scot = outside passage) offener Hausflur II [kləʊz]
    1. vt
    1) (= shut) schließen; eyes, door, shop, window, curtains also zumachen; (permanently) business, shop etc schließen; factory stilllegen; (= block) opening etc verschließen; road sperren

    "closed" — "geschlossen"

    sorry, we're closed — tut uns leid, wir haben geschlossen or zu

    to close one's eyes/ears to sth — sich einer Sache gegenüber blind/taub stellen

    to close the gap between... — die Diskrepanz zwischen... beseitigen

    2) (= bring to an end) church service, meeting schließen, beenden; affair, discussion also abschließen; bank account etc auflösen; sale abschließen
    3) (ELEC) circuit schließen
    2. vi
    1) (= shut, come together) sich schließen; (door, window, box, lid, eyes, wound also) zugehen; (= can be shut) schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) schließen, zumachen; (factory permanently) stillgelegt werden

    his eyes closed — die Augen fielen ihm zu; (in death) seine Augen schlossen sich

    2) (= come to an end) schließen; (tourist season) aufhören, enden, zu Ende gehen; (THEAT, play) auslaufen
    3) (= approach) sich nähern, näher kommen; (boxers etc) aufeinander losgehen
    4) (COMM: accept offer) abschließen, zu einem Abschluss kommen

    the shares closed at £5 — die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von £ 5

    3. n
    Ende nt, Schluss m

    to come to a close — enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

    to draw to a close — sich dem Ende nähern, dem Ende zugehen

    to draw or bring sth to a close —

    at/towards (Brit) or toward (US) the close of (the) day — am/gegen Ende des Tages

    * * *
    A adj [kləʊs] (adv → closely)
    1. ver-, geschlossen, (nur präd) zu
    2. obs von Mauern etc umgeben
    3. zurückgezogen, abgeschieden
    4. verborgen, geheim
    5. dumpf, schwül, stickig, drückend
    6. fig verschlossen, verschwiegen, zurückhaltend
    7. geizig, knaus(e)rig
    8. knapp, beschränkt:
    money is close das Geld ist knapp
    9. nicht zugänglich, nicht öffentlich, geschlossen
    10. dicht, fest (Gewebe etc)
    11. eng, (dicht) gedrängt:
    close handwriting enge Schrift
    12. knapp, kurz, bündig (Stil etc)
    13. kurz (Haar)
    14. eng (anliegend) (Kleid etc)
    15. (wort)getreu, genau (Übersetzung)
    16. stark (Ähnlichkeit)
    17. nah, dicht:
    close combat MIL Nahkampf m;
    close fight Handgemenge n, weitS. zähes Ringen, harter Kampf;
    close together dicht beieinander;
    a) nahe oder dicht bei,
    b) (zeitlich) dicht vor (dat), nahe (dat),
    c) fig (jemandem) nahestehend, vertraut mit,
    d) fig eng verwandt oder verbunden mit;
    this subject is very close to me dieses Thema liegt mir sehr am Herzen;
    close to tears den Tränen nahe;
    a speed close to that of sound eine Geschwindigkeit, die dicht an die Schallgrenze herankommt; → bone1 A 1, proximity, range A 5
    18. eng (Freunde):
    he was a close friend of mine, we were close friends wir waren eng befreundet
    19. nah (Verwandte)
    20. fig knapp:
    21. fig scharf, hart, knapp:
    close victory knapper Sieg;
    close election knapper Wahlausgang;
    close finish scharfer Endkampf
    22. gespannt (Aufmerksamkeit)
    23. gründlich, eingehend, scharf, genau:
    close investigation gründliche oder eingehende Untersuchung;
    close observer scharfer Beobachter;
    close questioning strenges Verhör; → inspection 1
    24. streng, scharf:
    close arrest strenge Haft;
    close prisoner streng bewachter Gefangener;
    in close custody unter scharfer Bewachung;
    keep a close watch on scharf im Auge behalten (akk)
    25. streng, logisch, lückenlos (Beweisführung etc)
    26. LING geschlossen (Laut etc): → punctuation 1
    27. MUS eng:
    close harmony enger Satz
    B adv [kləʊs] eng, nahe, dicht:
    a) nahe oder dicht dabei, ganz in der Nähe,
    b) nahe oder dicht bei, neben (dat);
    close at hand nahe bevorstehend;
    close on two hundred fast oder annähernd zweihundert;
    fly close to the ground dicht am Boden fliegen;
    come close to fig dicht herankommen oder -reichen an (akk), fast … sein;
    cut close ganz kurz schneiden;
    keep close in der Nähe bleiben;
    lie ( oder keep) close sich verborgen halten;
    press sb close jemanden hart bedrängen;
    run sb close jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;
    if you look closer wenn du näher oder genauer hinsiehst; → wind1 A 1
    C s [kləʊz]
    1. (Ab)Schluss m, Ende n:
    bring to a close eine Versammlung etc beenden;
    come ( oder draw) to a close zu Ende gehen
    2. Schlusswort n
    3. Briefschluss m
    4. MUS Kadenz f, Schluss(fall) m
    5. Handgemenge n, Kampf m
    6. [kləʊs] Br
    a) Einfriedung f, Hof m (einer Kirche, Schule etc)
    b) Gehege n
    c) JUR (eingefriedetes) Grundstück: → breach Bes Redew
    7. [kləʊs] Br (kurze, umbaute) Sackgasse
    8. [kləʊs] schott Hausdurchgang m zum Hof
    D v/t [kləʊz]
    1. (ab-, ver-, zu)schließen, zumachen, COMPUT eine Datei etc schließen: → closed, door Bes Redew, eye A 1, gap 6, heart Bes Redew, mind A 2, rank1 A 7
    2. ein Loch etc verstopfen
    3. a) einen Betrieb, die Schule etc schließen
    b) they had their ground closed for two games SPORT sie bekamen eine Platzsperre für zwei Spiele
    4. ein Gelände, eine Straße (ab)sperren:
    close a road to traffic eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren
    5. die Hand schließen, die Faust ballen
    6. die Sicht versperren
    7. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen
    8. fig beenden, be-, abschließen:
    close a case einen Fall abschließen;
    close the court JUR die Verhandlung schließen;
    close an issue eine (strittige) Sache erledigen;
    close a procession einen Zug beschließen;
    close one’s days seine Tage beschließen (sterben);
    the subject was closed das Thema war beendet
    9. WIRTSCH
    a) ein Konto auflösen
    b) eine Rechnung abschließen: → book A 9
    10. einen Handel, ein Geschäft abschließen
    11. einen Abstand verringern
    12. SCHIFF näher herangehen an (akk):
    close the wind an den Wind gehen
    13. WIRTSCH US → close out A 2
    E v/i [kləʊz]
    1. allg sich schließen (auch Lücke, Wunde etc)
    2. geschlossen werden
    3. schließen, zumachen:
    the shop closes at 5 o’clock
    4. enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen
    5. schließen ( with the words mit den Worten)
    6. Börse: abschließen (at mit)
    7. heranrücken, sich nähern:
    close (a)round ( oder about) sb jemanden einschließen, jemanden umzingeln
    8. close with sb mit jemandem (handels)einig werden, sich mit jemandem einigen ( beide:
    on über akk)
    9. close with sb mit jemandem handgemein werden oder aneinandergeraten
    10. sich verringern (Abstand, Strecke)
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

    be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

    I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

    be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

    at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

    2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)
    3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

    be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

    4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]
    5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]
    6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

    that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

    7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

    be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

    8) eng [Schrift]
    2. adverb
    1) (near) nah[e]

    close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

    close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

    it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

    be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

    2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]
    3. transitive verb
    1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]
    2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]
    3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
    4. intransitive verb
    1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

    the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

    2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen
    3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
    5. noun
    1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

    come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

    bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

    2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    v.
    abschließen v.
    schließen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: schloß, geschlossen)
    zumachen v.

    English-german dictionary > close

  • 44 Albert, Prince Consort

    [br]
    b. 26 August 1819 The Rosenau, near Coburg, Germany
    d. 14 December 1861 Windsor Castle, England
    [br]
    German/British polymath and Prince Consort to Queen Victoria.
    [br]
    Albert received a sound education in the arts and sciences, carefully designed to fit him for a role as consort to the future Queen Victoria. After their marriage in 1840, Albert threw himself into the task of establishing his position as, eventually, Prince Consort and uncrowned king of England. By his undoubted intellectual gifts, unrelenting hard work and moral rectitude, Albert moulded the British constitutional monarchy into the form it retains to this day. The purchase in 1845 of the Osborne estate in the Isle of Wight provided not only the growing royal family with a comfortable retreat from London and public life, but Albert with full scope for his abilities as architect and planner. With Thomas Cubitt, the eminent engineer and contractor, Albert erected at Osborne one of the most remarkable buildings of the nineteenth century. He went on to design the house and estate at Balmoral in Scotland, another notable creation.
    Albert applied his abilities as architect and planner in the promotion of such public works as the London sewer system and, in practical form, the design of cottages for workers, such as those in south London, as well as those on the royal estates. Albert's other main contribution to technology was as educationist in a broad sense. In 1847, he was elected Chancellor of Cambridge University. He was appalled at the low standards and narrow curriculum prevailing there and at Oxford. He was no mere figurehead, but took a close and active interest in the University's affairs. With his powerful influence behind them, the reforming fellows were able to force measures to raise standards and widen the curriculum to take account, in particular, of the rapid progress in the natural sciences. Albert was instrumental in ending the lethargy of centuries and laying the foundations of the modern British university system.
    In 1847 the Prince became Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts. With Henry Cole, the noted administrator who shared Albert's concern for the arts, he promoted a series of exhibitions under the auspices of the Society. From these grew the idea of a great exhibition of the products of the decorative and industrial arts. It was Albert who decided that its scope should be international. As Chairman of the organizing committee, by sheer hard work he drove the project through to a triumphant conclusion. The success of the Exhibition earned it a handsome profit for which Albert had found a use even before it closed. The proceeds went towards the purchase of a site in South Kensington, for which he drew up a grand scheme for a complex of museums and colleges for the education of the people in the sciences and the arts. This largely came to fruition and South Kensington today is a fitting memorial to the Prince Consort's wisdom and concern for the public good.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    Sir Theodore Martin, 1875–80, The Life of His Royal Highness, the Prince Consort, 5 vols, London; German edn 1876; French edn 1883 (the classic life of the Prince).
    R.R.James, 1983, Albert, Prince Consort: A Biography, London: Hamish Hamilton (the standard modern biography).
    L.R.Day, 1989, "Resources for the study of the history of technology in the Science Museum Library", IATUL Quarterly 3:122–39 (provides a short account of the rise of South Kensington and its institutions).
    LRD

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  • 45 Bain, Alexander

    [br]
    b. October 1810 Watten, Scotland
    d. 2 January 1877 Kirkintilloch, Scotland
    [br]
    Scottish inventor and entrepreneur who laid the foundations of electrical horology and designed an electromagnetic means of transmitting images (facsimile).
    [br]
    Alexander Bain was born into a crofting family in a remote part of Scotland. He was apprenticed to a watchmaker in Wick and during that time he was strongly influenced by a lecture on "Heat, sound and electricity" that he heard in nearby Thurso. This lecture induced him to take up a position in Clerkenwell in London, working as a journeyman clockmaker, where he was able to further his knowledge of electricity by attending lectures at the Adelaide Gallery and the Polytechnic Institution. His thoughts naturally turned to the application of electricity to clockmaking, and despite a bitter dispute with Charles Wheatstone over priority he was granted the first British patent for an electric clock. This patent, taken out on 11 January 1841, described a mechanism for an electric clock, in which an oscillating component of the clock operated a mechanical switch that initiated an electromagnetic pulse to maintain the regular, periodic motion. This principle was used in his master clock, produced in 1845. On 12 December of the same year, he patented a means of using electricity to control the operation of steam railway engines via a steam-valve. His earliest patent was particularly far-sighted and anticipated most of the developments in electrical horology that occurred during the nineteenth century. He proposed the use of electricity not only to drive clocks but also to distribute time over a distance by correcting the hands of mechanical clocks, synchronizing pendulums and using slave dials (here he was anticipated by Steinheil). However, he was less successful in putting these ideas into practice, and his electric clocks proved to be unreliable. Early electric clocks had two weaknesses: the battery; and the switching mechanism that fed the current to the electromagnets. Bain's earth battery, patented in 1843, overcame the first defect by providing a reasonably constant current to drive his clocks, but unlike Hipp he failed to produce a reliable switch.
    The application of Bain's numerous patents for electric telegraphy was more successful, and he derived most of his income from these. They included a patent of 12 December 1843 for a form of fax machine, a chemical telegraph that could be used for the transmission of text and of images (facsimile). At the receiver, signals were passed through a moving band of paper impregnated with a solution of ammonium nitrate and potassium ferrocyanide. For text, Morse code signals were used, and because the system could respond to signals faster than those generated by hand, perforated paper tape was used to transmit the messages; in a trial between Paris and Lille, 282 words were transmitted in less than one minute. In 1865 the Abbé Caselli, a French engineer, introduced a commercial fax service between Paris and Lyons, based on Bain's device. Bain also used the idea of perforated tape to operate musical wind instruments automatically. Bain squandered a great deal of money on litigation, initially with Wheatstone and then with Morse in the USA. Although his inventions were acknowledged, Bain appears to have received no honours, but when towards the end of his life he fell upon hard times, influential persons in 1873 secured for him a Civil List Pension of £80 per annum and the Royal Society gave him £150.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1841, British patent no. 8,783; 1843, British patent no. 9,745; 1845, British patent no.
    10,838; 1847, British patent no. 11,584; 1852, British patent no. 14,146 (all for electric clocks).
    1852, A Short History of the Electric Clocks with Explanation of Their Principles and
    Mechanism and Instruction for Their Management and Regulation, London; reprinted 1973, introd. W.Hackmann, London: Turner \& Devereux (as the title implies, this pamphlet was probably intended for the purchasers of his clocks).
    Further Reading
    The best account of Bain's life and work is in papers by C.A.Aked in Antiquarian Horology: "Electricity, magnetism and clocks" (1971) 7: 398–415; "Alexander Bain, the father of electrical horology" (1974) 9:51–63; "An early electric turret clock" (1975) 7:428–42. These papers were reprinted together (1976) in A Conspectus of Electrical Timekeeping, Monograph No. 12, Antiquarian Horological Society: Tilehurst.
    J.Finlaison, 1834, An Account of Some Remarkable Applications of the Electric Fluid to the Useful Arts by Alexander Bain, London (a contemporary account between Wheatstone and Bain over the invention of the electric clock).
    J.Munro, 1891, Heroes of the Telegraph, Religious Tract Society.
    J.Malster \& M.J.Bowden, 1976, "Facsimile. A Review", Radio \&Electronic Engineer 46:55.
    D.J.Weaver, 1982, Electrical Clocks and Watches, Newnes.
    T.Hunkin, 1993, "Just give me the fax", New Scientist (13 February):33–7 (provides details of Bain's and later fax devices).
    DV / KF

    Biographical history of technology > Bain, Alexander

  • 46 Fairlie, Robert Francis

    [br]
    b. March 1831 Scotland
    d. 31 July 1885 Clapham, London, England
    [br]
    British engineer, designer of the double-bogie locomotive, advocate of narrow-gauge railways.
    [br]
    Fairlie worked on railways in Ireland and India, and established himself as a consulting engineer in London by the early 1860s. In 1864 he patented his design of locomotive: it was to be carried on two bogies and had a double boiler, the barrels extending in each direction from a central firebox. From smokeboxes at the outer ends, return tubes led to a single central chimney. At that time in British practice, locomotives of ever-increasing size were being carried on longer and longer rigid wheelbases, but often only one or two of their three or four pairs of wheels were powered. Bogies were little used and then only for carrying-wheels rather than driving-wheels: since their pivots were given no sideplay, they were of little value. Fairlie's design offered a powerful locomotive with a wheelbase which though long would be flexible; it would ride well and have all wheels driven and available for adhesion.
    The first five double Fairlie locomotives were built by James Cross \& Co. of St Helens during 1865–7. None was particularly successful: the single central chimney of the original design had been replaced by two chimneys, one at each end of the locomotive, but the single central firebox was retained, so that exhaust up one chimney tended to draw cold air down the other. In 1870 the next double Fairlie, Little Wonder, was built for the Festiniog Railway, on which C.E. Spooner was pioneering steam trains of very narrow gauge. The order had gone to George England, but the locomotive was completed by his successor in business, the Fairlie Engine \& Steam Carriage Company, in which Fairlie and George England's son were the principal partners. Little Wonder was given two inner fireboxes separated by a water space and proved outstandingly successful. The spectacle of this locomotive hauling immensely long trains up grade, through the Festiniog Railway's sinuous curves, was demonstrated before engineers from many parts of the world and had lasting effect. Fairlie himself became a great protagonist of narrow-gauge railways and influenced their construction in many countries.
    Towards the end of the 1860s, Fairlie was designing steam carriages or, as they would now be called, railcars, but only one was built before the death of George England Jr precipitated closure of the works in 1870. Fairlie's business became a design agency and his patent locomotives were built in large numbers under licence by many noted locomotive builders, for narrow, standard and broad gauges. Few operated in Britain, but many did in other lands; they were particularly successful in Mexico and Russia.
    Many Fairlie locomotives were fitted with the radial valve gear invented by Egide Walschaert; Fairlie's role in the universal adoption of this valve gear was instrumental, for he introduced it to Britain in 1877 and fitted it to locomotives for New Zealand, whence it eventually spread worldwide. Earlier, in 1869, the Great Southern \& Western Railway of Ireland had built in its works the first "single Fairlie", a 0–4–4 tank engine carried on two bogies but with only one of them powered. This type, too, became popular during the last part of the nineteenth century. In the USA it was built in quantity by William Mason of Mason Machine Works, Taunton, Massachusetts, in preference to the double-ended type.
    Double Fairlies may still be seen in operation on the Festiniog Railway; some of Fairlie's ideas were far ahead of their time, and modern diesel and electric locomotives are of the powered-bogie, double-ended type.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1864, British patent no. 1,210 (Fairlie's master patent).
    1864, Locomotive Engines, What They Are and What They Ought to Be, London; reprinted 1969, Portmadoc: Festiniog Railway Co. (promoting his ideas for locomotives).
    1865, British patent no. 3,185 (single Fairlie).
    1867. British patent no. 3,221 (combined locomotive/carriage).
    1868. "Railways and their Management", Journal of the Society of Arts: 328. 1871. "On the Gauge for Railways of the Future", abstract in Report of the Fortieth
    Meeting of the British Association in 1870: 215. 1872. British patent no. 2,387 (taper boiler).
    1872, Railways or No Railways. "Narrow Gauge, Economy with Efficiency; or Broad Gauge, Costliness with Extravagance", London: Effingham Wilson; repr. 1990s Canton, Ohio: Railhead Publications (promoting the cause for narrow-gauge railways).
    Further Reading
    Fairlie and his patent locomotives are well described in: P.C.Dewhurst, 1962, "The Fairlie locomotive", Part 1, Transactions of the Newcomen Society 34; 1966, Part 2, Transactions 39.
    R.A.S.Abbott, 1970, The Fairlie Locomotive, Newton Abbot: David \& Charles.
    PJGR

    Biographical history of technology > Fairlie, Robert Francis

  • 47 close

    I 1. kləus adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nær, på nært hold, rett/like (bak)
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) ettersittende, trangt, tett
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) nær
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) omtrent likt, svært jevn
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) nøyaktig, nøye, omhyggelig
    4) (tight: a close fit.) trang, ettersittende
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) innestengt, kvalm; lummer
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) smålig, gjerrig
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) hemmelighetsfull
    •
    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to     II 1. kləuz verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) stenge, lukke(s), lukke seg
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) slutte, opphøre; avslutte
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) avslutte, slå til
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) slutt
    - close up
    lukke
    --------
    nær
    --------
    slutte
    --------
    stenge
    I
    subst. \/kləʊz\/
    1) slutt, avslutning
    2) ( musikk) kadens, slutning
    draw\/bring something to a close avslutte\/ende noe, få en slutt på noe
    draw to a close gå mot slutten
    da han følte at slutten nærmet seg \/ det nærmet seg slutten
    II
    subst. \/kləʊz\/
    1) innhegning, inngjerding, lukket grunn, lukket plass, gård
    2) skolegård, lekeplass
    3) (kirke)gård
    4) passasje
    5) ( spesielt britisk) forklaring: boliggate hvor gjennomkjøring er forbudt eller umulig
    III
    verb \/kləʊz\/
    1) lukke, stenge(s), slå sammen, sperre av, bli lukket, lukke seg
    2) legge ned
    3) slutte, avslutte, sluttføre
    4) minske, redusere
    5) slutte, ende, avslutte(s), opphøre, ta slutt, bli tatt av plakaten
    6) ( sjøfart) holde kloss opp til, passere på nært hold, gå tett inntil
    7) slutte seg sammen, samle seg, nærme seg, møtes, forenes
    8) komme i kamp, komme i håndgemeng, gå løs på
    9) bli enig, komme overens
    close about\/round lukke seg om, omringe fullstendig slutte opp om
    close down lukke, stenge opphøre, innstille driften, legge ned\/nedlegge virksomheten ( om radio og TV) avslutte sendingen
    close down on ( om tåke e.l.) legge seg tett over (amer.) få en slutt på, gjøre en ende på
    close in komme nærmere, falle på (om natt, mørke) legge seg tett over alt ( om dagene) bli kortere
    close in (up)on omringe (etter hvert), kaste seg over
    close off avslutte
    stenge ute, isolere, lukke igjen for
    close on slutte seg om, lukke seg om
    close one's eyes to ( overført) lukke øynene for
    close out få\/gjøre (en) slutt på, avslutte
    (amer.) selge ut
    close the ranks\/files ( militærvesen) slutte rekkene ( overført) slutte opp om
    close up stenge igjen, fylle, tette igjen (amer., hverdagslig) slutte å prate, holde kjeft rykke sammen, slutte opp
    close upon lukke helt, tette igjen ( om sår) gro, heles, lukke seg bli enig om gripe om, slutte seg om
    close with komme i kamp med, komme i håndgemeng med komme overens med gå med på, akseptere, ta imot, godta, anta
    close with the land ( sjøfart) gå tett inntil land
    IV
    adj. \/kləʊz\/
    1) nær
    2) intim, fortrolig, inderlig
    3) kort, glatt
    4) tett, tettvevd, trang
    5) inngående, omhyggelig, grundig, nøyaktig, nøye
    • on closer investigation, he turned out to be innocent
    6) stor, full
    7) som ligger nær opp til originalen, tro
    8) logisk, stringent, streng
    9) oppmerksom
    10) strengt bevoktet, godt bevart
    11) lukket (dvs. ikke åpent for alle), eksklusiv
    12) skjult, hemmelig, hemmelighetsfull, taus, umeddelsom
    13) lummert, kvalmt, innestengt, trykkende
    • close air\/weather
    14) påholdende, smålig, gjerrig, gnien
    15) ( om konkurranse e.l.) svært jevn
    16) ( språkvitenskap) lukket
    • a close vowel\/syllable
    a close shave eller a close thing eller a close call ( hverdagslig) nære på, på hengende håret
    at close quarters eller at close range på nært hold i håndgemeng, i nærkamp
    be at close quarters with komme tett innpå livet, være nær innpå
    come to close quarters komme i slagsmål, komme i håndgemeng
    in close proximity\/vicinity to i umiddelbar nærhet av
    keep a close watch on somebody holde strengt oppsyn med noen, passe godt på noen
    keep close about something eller keep something close holde tett med noe, holde noe hemmelig
    keep\/lie close holde seg skjult, gjemme seg
    run somebody a close second være like i hælene på noen
    V
    adv. \/kləʊz\/
    1) tett, nær, straks, alldeles
    2) ( ofte close together) tett sammen
    3) ( sjøfart) dikt, tett (opptil), nær (ved)
    4) ( sjelden) inngående, grundig
    close at hand like ved, like i nærheten, for hånden, som står for døren
    close by\/to tett inntil, rett ved siden av, like i nærheten
    close on nær, nesten, nærmere
    close on somebody's heels like i hælene på noen
    close upon rett etter, tett innpå
    run it close ha liten tid å gå på
    run somebody close være rett bak noen, være like i hælene på noen være nesten like god som noen

    English-Norwegian dictionary > close

  • 48 close

    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) perto
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) justo
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) igual
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) minucioso
    4) (tight: a close fit.) apertado
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) abafado
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) avarento
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) calado
    •
    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to     II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) fechar
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) fechar
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fim
    - close up
    * * *
    close1
    [klouz] n 1 fim, término, conclusão. 2 briga, peleja, luta corpo-a-corpo • vt+vi 1 fechar, encerrar, confinar. 2 tapar, encher. 3 barrar, bloquear, obstruir. 4 cerrar (fileiras). 5 juntar(-se). 6 envolver, cercar. 7 concordar, chegar a um acordo. 8 terminar, completar, concluir, encerrar. 9 cicatrizar, fechar (ferida). 10 trancar, aferrolhar. 11 engalfinhar-se. 12 Naut encostar(-se), perlongar. at the close of day no fim do dia, ao crepúsculo. at the close of the year no fim do ano. he closed his days ele morreu. he closed the door upon every attempt at reconciliation ele tornou impossível qualquer tentativa de reconciliação. he closed the door upon her 1 ele fechou o porta atrás dela. 2 fig expulsou-a. the ship closes the wind o navio vira para o vento. they closed upon him 1 chegaram a um acordo a seu respeito. 2 caíram em cima dele. to close a bargain fechar um negócio. to close an account encerrar uma conta. to close an affair encerrar um assunto. to close a seam rematar uma costura. to close down fechar, encerrar as atividades. the shops closed down / as lojas fecharam suas portas. to close in 1 fechar, cercar. 2 encerrar, irromper, aproximar-se, chegar. the night closed in / chegou a noite. to close off isolar, impedir a passagem. to close on aproximar-se. to close one’s eyes morrer. to close one’s eyes to ignorar, não querer enxergar. he closed his eyes to the problem / ele ignorou o problema, ele não quis enxergar o problema. to close out (vendas) liquidar, queimar. to close round cercar, rodear. to close the ranks cerrar fileiras. to close up 1 fechar, trancar, cerrar. they closed up / cerraram fileiras. 2 cicatrizar. to close with 1 aceder. 2 unir-se a. 3 entrar em luta corporal. to draw to a close chegar ao fim.
    ————————
    close2
    [klous] n 1 espaço fechado, terreno cercado, cercado. 2 cerca, sebe, tapada. 3 beco estreito. 4 the Close recinto de mosteiro ou abadia. • adj 1 junto, próximo, perto, pegado, contíguo, estreito. 2 justo, apertado. 3 compacto, denso, condensado. 4 íntimo, caro, familiar. 5 cuidadoso, exato, conciso, preciso. 6 estrito, perfeito. 7 fechado, cerrado. 8 rigoroso, severo. 9 abafado, opressivo, pesado, sufocante. 10 fechado, reservado. 11 secreto, oculto. 12 restrito, limitado. 13 parcimonioso, econômico, frugal. 14 raro, difícil de obter. 15 quase igual, quase no mesmo nível. 16 confinado, estritamente guardado, segregado. 17 pronunciado com os lábios parcialmente fechados. 18 grosso, fechado (tecido). 19 viscoso, tenaz. 20 quase certeiro. 21 atento, observador. • adv 1 rente, cerce, cérceo. 2 de perto, junto ao pé. 3 severamente, rigorosamente, estritamente. 4 estreitamente, hermeticamente, firmemente, compactamente. 5 exatamente, cautelosamente. 6 economicamente. a close carriage uma carruagem fechada. a close customer coll um tipo taciturno. a close hand 1 uma mão fechada. 2 fig pessoa sovina. at close quarters nas imediações. close air ar viciado ou abafado. close argument argumento incontestável. close at hand iminente, próximo. close by bem junto, perto. close combat luta corpo-a-corpo. close coupled circuit n Eletr circuito conjugado. close election, close vote eleição disputadíssima. close on quase. close proximity proximidade imediata. close season, close time temporada de caça proibida. close shave ou thing escape por pouco, por um triz. close style estilo breve ou conciso. close to nas proximidades. close to the chest sem revelar a intenção. close to the ground rente ao chão. close to the wind com vento pela popa. close writing letra apertada. he keeps himself close ele se esconde. keep close! 1 fique perto de mim! 2 cale a boca! 3 esconda-se! the end is close o fim está próximo. to come close chegar perto. to cut close cortar rente. to draw the curtains close fechar bem as cortinas. to follow close upon seguir ao pé. to live close viver economicamente, poupar. to sit close assentar justo (vestido). to sit close around the fire estar sentado junto ou perto do fogo. to stick close to ficar perto ou próximo de.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > close

  • 49 close

    I 1. [kləus] adverb
    1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu
    2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno
    2. adjective
    1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen
    2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen
    3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen
    4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen
    5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel
    6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop
    7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč
    •
    - closeness
    - close call/shave
    - close-set
    - close-up
    - close at hand
    - close on
    - close to     II 1. [kləuz] verb
    1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zapreti (se)
    2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) končati (se)
    3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) skleniti
    2. noun
    (a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec
    - close up
    * * *
    I [klous]
    adjective ( closely adverb)
    zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost; figuratively jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)
    close combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možu
    colloquially close thing — pičla zmaga
    to keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdati
    II [klous]
    adverb
    blizu, pičlo
    close at hand, close by — čisto blizu
    close on — skoraj, domala; kmalu nato
    to follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petami
    to sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakona
    III [klous]
    noun
    ograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličica
    IV [klouz]
    noun
    zaključek, konec
    to bring to a close — končati, zaključiti
    V [klouz]
    1.
    transitive verb
    zapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);
    2.
    intransitive verb
    zapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti se
    to close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čim
    to close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v oko
    to close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čem

    English-Slovenian dictionary > close

  • 50 settle

    ['setl] 1. гл.
    1)
    а) = settle up урегулировать, разрешить (спор, конфликт); положить конец ( разногласиям)

    We hope the factions will be able to settle their differences by peaceful means. — Надеемся, что фракции сумеют уладить свои разногласия мирным путём.

    that settles the matter / the question — вопрос исчерпан

    Syn:
    в) = settle up оплачивать (что-л.); расплачиваться

    I should be able to settle with you at the end of the month. — Мне нужно будет расплатиться с тобой в конце месяца.

    I'll settle up and meet you outside the hotel. — Я расплачусь и буду ждать вас у входа в отель.

    2) разделаться, расквитаться

    to settle smb.'s hash — разделаться, покончить с кем-л., убить кого-л.

    I'd like to settle with the man who attacked my daughter! — Я хочу разделаться с человеком, который напал на мою дочь.

    Syn:
    3) решить, принять решение

    George will be there? That settles it. I'm not coming. — А Джордж там будет? Что, ж, это решает всё - я не пойду.

    It's settled then. I'll go back to the States in June. — Решено: я возвращаюсь в Штаты в июне.

    4)
    а) = settle down поселить, устроить

    The people who had escaped from the war were settled in a special camp. — Людей, которые бежали от войны, поместили в специальный лагерь.

    б) поселиться, обосноваться; организовать поселение, колонизировать (какую-л. местность)

    This region was settled by the Dutch in the nineteenth century. — В 19-м веке эта местность была заселена голландскими колонистами.

    Syn:
    в) = settle down / in обосноваться на новом месте, обустроиться

    Let me get the children settled in their new school first. — Дайте мне сначала устроить детей в новую школу.

    How long did it take you to settle down in this country? — Сколько времени вам потребовалось, чтобы обжиться в этой стране?

    When we've settled in properly, we'll invite all our friends. — Как только мы как следует обустроимся, мы пригласим всех наших друзей.

    г) амер.; разг. сажать в тюрьму, приговаривать к лишению свободы
    5) = settle down
    а) усаживаться; устраиваться; (удобно) располагаться

    The dog settled on the grass to enjoy its bone. — Собака удобно расположилась на траве, чтобы спокойно погрызть косточку.

    б) усаживать; укладывать

    She led him up on a porch and settled him down on a bench. — Она проводила его на террасу и усадила на скамейку.

    Settling himself down in his favourite chair, he lit his pipe. — Устроившись поудобнее в своем любимом кресле, он закурил трубку.

    Syn:
    seat 2.
    6) ( settle to) = settle down to приступать, браться за (какое-л. дело), начинать (что-л.)

    The boy couldn't settle down to his homework. — Мальчик никак не мог взяться за уроки.

    7) = settle down
    а) успокаивать, утихомиривать

    I took a pill to help settle my nerves. — Я принял таблетку, чтобы успокоить нервы.

    Please go upstairs and settle the children down. — Пожалуйста, поднимитесь наверх и успокойте детей.

    б) приходить в норму, улаживаться, успокаиваться

    At last all the excitement had settled down. — Наконец возбуждение улеглось.

    •
    Syn:
    8) ( settle for) согласиться на (что-л.); довольствоваться (чем-л.)

    Many women refuse to settle for staying at home. — Многие женщины отказываются довольствоваться ролью домохозяйки.

    9) юр. оговаривать в завещании, завещать

    The old lady settled a small fortune on the young man who had helped her. — Старая леди завещала небольшое состояние молодому человеку, который помогал ей.

    10)
    а) оседать ( о пыли), ложиться ( о снеге)

    Snow settled on the roofs. — Снег лежал на крышах домов.

    Dust had settled on everything. — Повсюду лежала пыль.

    Two birds settled on the fence. — Две птицы уселись на заборе.

    11)
    а) отстаиваться, давать осадок
    в) оседать ( о конструкции), садиться, опускаться вниз
    г) мор. опускать реи, паруса
    •
    Syn:
    descend, sink 2., lower I 2.
    12) останавливать (глаза, взгляд на ком-л.)

    His gaze settled on her face. — Его взгляд остановился на её лице.

    13) (settle over / on) установиться (об атмосфере и т. п.)

    An uneasy silence settled over the room. — В комнате установилось тяжёлое молчание.

    14) появиться, застыть ( о выражении лица)

    A disapproving frown settled on her face. — Она неодобрительно нахмурилась.

    •
    - settle in
    ••

    to settle an old score / account — свести старые счёты, поквитаться (с кем-л.)

    2. сущ.; уст.
    скамья со спинкой и подлокотниками, имеющая ящик под сиденьем

    Англо-русский современный словарь > settle

  • 51 Albert, Wilhelm August Julius

    [br]
    b. 24 January 1787 Hannover, Germany
    d. 4 July 1846 Clausthal, Harz, Germany
    [br]
    German mining official, successful applier of wire cable.
    [br]
    After studying law at the University of Göttingen, Albert turned to the mining industry and in 1806 started his career in mining administration in the Harz district, where he became Chief Inspector of mines thirty years later. His influence on the organization of the mining industry was considerable and he contributed valuable ideas for the development of mining technology. For example, he initiated experiments with Reichenbach's water-column pump in Harz when it had been working successfully in the transportation of brine in Bavaria, and he encouraged Dörell to work on his miner's elevator.
    The increasing depths of shafts in the Harz district brought problems with hoisting as the ropes became too heavy and tended to break. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, iron link chains replaced the hempen ropes which were expensive and wore out too quickly, especially in the wet conditions in the shafts. After he had experimented for six years using counterbalancing iron link chains, which broke too easily, in 1834 he conceived the idea of producing stranded cables from iron wires. Their breaking strength and flexibility depended greatly on the softness of the iron and the way of laying the strands. Albert produced the cable by attaching the wires to strings which he turned evenly; this method became known as "Albert lay". He was not the first to conceive the idea of metal cables: there exists evidence for such cables as far back as Pompeii; Leonardo da Vinci made sketches of cables made from brass wires; and in 1780 the French engineer Reignier applied iron cables for lightning conductors. The idea also developed in various other mining areas, but Albert cables were the first to gain rapidly direct common usage worldwide.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1835, "Die Anfertigung von Treibseilen aus geflochtenem Eisendraht", Karstens Archiv 8: 418–28.
    Further Reading
    K.Karmarsch, "W.A.J.Albert", Allgemeine deutsche Biographie 1:212–3.
    W.Bornhardt, 1934, W.A.J.Albert und die Erfindung der Eisendrahtseile, Berlin (a detailed description of his inventions, based on source material).
    C.Bartels, 1992, Vom frühneuzeitlichen Montangewerbe zur Bergbauindustrie, Bochum: Deut sches Bergbau-Museum (evaluates his achievements within the framework of technological development in the Harz mining industry).
    WK

    Biographical history of technology > Albert, Wilhelm August Julius

  • 52 Bakewell, Frederick C.

    SUBJECT AREA: Telecommunications
    [br]
    fl. 1850s
    [br]
    British inventor of the "copying telegraph", the basis of facsimile transmission.
    [br]
    Although little appears to be known about his life, Bakewell deserves a place in this dictionary for a single invention that was to have a significant impact upon communication. The invention of photography early in the nineteenth century soon led to a desire to transmit images over a distance. Although telegraphy was still very much in its infancy, Bakewell realized that the key to a viable system of facsimile, as it came to be known, was to dissect the image to be transmitted sequentially by scanning it in a series of parallel lines with some sort of sensor and to synchronously reconstruct it at the receiving end—a process that anticipated the way in which modern television works. To this end the line image was drawn with varnish on a sheet of tin foil, which was then wrapped around a cylinder. As the cylinder was rotated, presumably by some kind of regulated clockwork mechanism similar to that used later in the early phonographs of Edison, an electrical contact driven by a screw thread caused the image to be scanned along a spiral path, giving a series of on-off signals. At the receiving end, instead of the tin foil, a sheet of paper wetted with a suitable chemical was darkened by the current pulses as they arrived.
    A practicable system did not become possible until a dry form of receiving-paper that was insensitive to light became available in the 1930s; once established, however, the technique remained the basis of commercial machines into the 1980s.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1853, Electric Science.
    1857, A Manual of Electricity.
    Further Reading
    J.Malster \& M.J.Bowden, 1976, "Facsimile. A Review", Radio \& Electronic Engineer 46:55.
    See also: Bain, Alexander
    KF

    Biographical history of technology > Bakewell, Frederick C.

  • 53 Baxter, George

    SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing
    [br]
    b. 31 July 1804 Lewes, Sussex, England
    d. 11 January 1867 Sydenham, London, England
    [br]
    English pioneer in colour printing.
    [br]
    The son of a printer, Baxter was apprenticed to a wood engraver and there began his search for improved methods of making coloured prints, hitherto the perquisite of the rich, in order to bring them within reach of a wider public. After marriage to the daughter of Robert Harrild, founder of the printing firm of Harrild \& Co., he set up house in London, where he continued his experiments on colour while maintaining the run-of-the-mill work that kept the family.
    The nineteenth century saw a tremendous advance in methods of printing pictures, produced as separate prints or as book illustrations. For the first three decades colour was supplied by hand, but from the 1830s attempts were made to print in colour, using a separate plate for each one. Coloured prints were produced by chromolithography and relief printing on a small scale. Prints were first made with the latter method on a commercial scale by Baxter with a process that he patented in 1835. He generally used a key plate that was engraved, aquatinted or lithographed; the colours were then printed separately from wood or metal blocks. Baxter was a skilful printer and his work reached a high standard. An early example is the frontispiece to Robert Mudie's Summer (1837). In 1849 he began licensing his patent to other printers, and after the Great Exhibition of 1851 colour relief printing came into its own. Of the plethora of illustrated literature that appeared then, Baxter's Gems of the Great Exhibition was one of the most widely circulated souvenirs of the event.
    Baxter remained an active printer through the 1850s, but increasing competition from the German coloured lithographic process undermined his business and in 1860 he gave up the unequal struggle. In May of that year, all his oil pictures, engravings and blocks went up for auction, some 3,000 lots altogether. Baxter retired to Sydenham, then a country place, making occasional visits to London until injuries sustained in a mishap while he was ascending a London omnibus led to his death. Above all, he helped to initiate the change from the black and white world of pre-Victorian literature to the riotously colourful world of today.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    C.T.Courtney Lewis, 1908, George Baxter, the Picture Printer, London: Sampson Lowe, Marsden (the classic account).
    M.E.Mitzmann, 1978, George Baxter and the Baxter Prints, Newton Abbot: David \& Charles.
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Baxter, George

  • 54 Breguet, Abraham-Louis

    SUBJECT AREA: Horology
    [br]
    baptized 10 January 1747 Neuchâtel, Switzerland
    d. 17 September 1823 Paris, France
    [br]
    Swiss clock-and watchmaker who made many important contributions to horology.
    [br]
    When Breguet was 11 years old his father died and his mother married a Swiss watchmaker who had Paris connections. His stepfather introduced him to horology and this led to an apprenticeship in Paris, during which he also attended evening classes in mathematics at the Collège Mazarin. In 1775 he married and set up a workshop in Paris, initially in collaboration with Xavier Gide. There he established a reputation among the aristocracy for elegant and innovative timepieces which included a perpétuelle, or self-winding watch, which he developed from the ideas of Perrelet. He also enjoyed the patronage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI. During the French Revolution his life was in danger and in 1793 he fled to Neuchâtel. The two years he spent there comprised what was intellectually one of his most productive periods and provided many of the ideas that he was able to exploit after he had returned to Paris in 1795. By the time of his death he had become the most prestigious watchmaker in Europe: he supplied timepieces to Napoleon and, after the fall of the Empire, to Louis XVIII, as well as to most of the crowned heads of Europe.
    Breguet divided his contributions to horology into three categories: improvements in appearance and functionality; improvements in durability; and improvements in timekeeping. His pendule sympathique was in the first category and consisted of a clock which during the night set a watch to time, regulated it and wound it. His parachute, a spring-loaded bearing, made a significant contribution to the durability of a watch by preventing damage to its movement if it was dropped. Among the many improvements that Breguet made to timekeeping, two important ones were the introduction of the overcoil balance spring and the tourbillon. By bending the outside end of the balance spring over the top of the coils Breguet was able to make the oscillations of the balance isochronous, thus achieving for the flat spring what Arnold had already accomplished for the cylindrical balance spring. The timekeeping of a balance is also dependent on its position, and the tourbillon was an attempt to average-out positional errors by placing the balance wheel and the escapement in a cage that rotated once every minute. This principle was revived in a simplified form in the karussel at the end of the nineteenth century.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Horloger de la marine 1815. Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur 1815.
    Bibliography
    Breguet gathered information for a treatise on horology that was never published but which was later plagiarized by Louis Moinet in his Traité d'horlogerie, 1848.
    Further Reading
    G.Daniels, 1974, The An of Breguet, London (an account of his life with a good technical assessment of his work).
    DV

    Biographical history of technology > Breguet, Abraham-Louis

  • 55 Brewster, Sir David

    [br]
    b. 11 December 1781 Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    d. 10 February 1868 Allerly, Scotland
    [br]
    Scottish scientist and popularizer of science, inventor of the kaleidoscope and lenticular stereoscope.
    [br]
    Originally destined to follow his father into the Church, Brewster studied divinity at Edinburgh University, where he met many distinguished men of science. He began to take a special interest in optics, and eventually abandoned the clerical profession. In 1813 he presented his first paper to the Royal Society on the properties of light, and within months invented the principle of the kaleidoscope. In 1844 Brewster described a binocular form of Wheatstone's reflecting stereoscope where the mirrors were replaced with lenses or prisms. The idea aroused little interest at the time, but in 1850 a model taken to Paris was brought to the notice of L.J. Duboscq, who immediately began to manufacture Brewster's stereoscope on a large scale; shown at the Great Exhibition of 1851, it attracted the attention of Queen Victoria. Stereoscopic photography rapidly became one of the fashionable preoccupations of the day arid did much to popularize photography. Although originally marketed as a scientific toy and drawing-room pastime, stereoscopy later found scientific application in such fields as microscopy, photogrammetry and radiography. Brewster was a prolific scientific author throughout his life. His income was derived mainly from his writing and he was one of the nineteenth century's most distinguished popularizers of science.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Knighted 1832. FRS 1815.
    Further Reading
    Dictionary of National Biography, 1973, Vol. II, Oxford, pp. 1,207–11.
    A.D.Morrison-Low and J.R.R.Christie (eds), 1984, Martyr of Science, Edinburgh (proceedings of a Bicentenary Symposium).
    JW

    Biographical history of technology > Brewster, Sir David

  • 56 Chaudron, Joseph

    [br]
    b. 29 November 1822 Gosselies, Belgium
    d. 16 January 1905 Auderghem, Belgium
    [br]
    Belgian mining engineer, pioneer in boring shafts.
    [br]
    In 1842, as a graduate of the Ecole des Mines in Liège, he became a member of the Belgian Corps Royal des Mines, which he left ten years later as Chief Engineer. By that time he had become decisively influential in the Société Anglo-Belge des Mines du Rhin, founded in 1848. After it became the Gelsenkirchen-based Bergwerkgesellschaft Dahlbusch in 1873, he became President of its Board of Directors and remained in this position until his death. Thanks to his outstanding technical and financial abilities, the company developed into one of the largest in the Ruhr coal district.
    When K.G. Kind practised his shaft-boring for the company in the early 1850s but did not overcome the difficulty of making the bottom of the bore-hole watertight, Chaudron joined forces with him to solve the problem and constructed a rotary heading which was made watertight with a box stuffed with moss; rings of iron tubing were placed on this as the sinking progressed, effectively blocking off the aquiferous strata as a result of the hydrostatic pressure which helped support the weight of the tubing until it was secured permanently. The Kind-Chaudron system of boring shafts in the full section marked an important advance upon existing methods, and was completely applied for the first time at a coalmine near Mons, Belgium, in 1854–6. In Brussels Chaudron and Kind founded the Société de Fonçage par le Procédé Kind et Chaudron in 1854, and Chaudron was granted a patent the next year. Foreign patents followed and the Kind-Chaudron system was the one most frequently applied in the latter part of the nineteenth century. Altogether, under Chaudron's control, there were more than eighty shafts sunk in wet strata in Germany, Belgium, France and England.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1853–4, "Notice sur le procédé inventé par l'ingénieur Kind, pour l"établissement des puits de mines', Annales des travaux publics de Belgique 12:327–38.
    1862, "Über die nach dem Kindschen Erdbohrverfahren in Belgien ausgefùhrten Schachtbohrarbeiten", Berg-und Hüttenmännische Zeitschrift 21:402−7, 419−21, 444−7.
    1867, "Notice sur les travaux exécutés en France, en Belgique et en Westphalie de 1862– 1867", Annales des travaux publics de Belgique 25: 136–45.
    1872, "Remplacement d'un cuvelage en bois par un cuvelage en fonte", Annales des
    travaux publics de Belgique 30:77–91.
    Further Reading
    D.Hoffmann, 1962, Acht Jahrzehnte Gefrierverfahren nachPötsch, Essen, pp. 12–18 (evaluates the Kind-Chaudron system as a new era).
    W.Kesten, 1952, Geschichte der Bergwerksgesellschaft Dahlbusch, Essen (gives a delineation of the mining company's flourishing as well as the technical measures under his influence).
    T.Tecklenburg, 1914, Handbuch der Tiefbohrkunde, 2nd edn, Vol VI, Berlin, pp. 39–58 (provides a detailed description of Chaudron's tubing).
    WK

    Biographical history of technology > Chaudron, Joseph

  • 57 Deas, James

    [br]
    b. 30 October 1827 Edinburgh, Scotland
    d. c.1900 Glasgow, Scotland
    [br]
    Scottish civil engineer responsible for the River Clyde in the period of expansion around the end of the nineteenth century.
    [br]
    On completing his schooling, Deas spent some years in a locomotive manufacturing shop in Edinburgh and then in a civil engineer's office. He selected the railway for his career, and moved upwards through the professional ranks, working for different companies until 1864 when he became Engineer-in-Chief of the Edinburgh \& Glasgow Railway. This later became the North British Railway and after some years, in 1869, Deas moved to the Clyde Navigation Trust as their Engineer. For thirty years he controlled the development of this great river, and with imaginative vision and determined hard work he saw a trebling in revenue, length of quayage and water area under the Trust's jurisdiction. His office worked on a wide range of problems, including civil engineering, maintenance of harbour craft and the drafting of reports for the many Parliamentary Acts required for the extension of Glasgow Harbour. To understand the immensity of the task, one must appreciate that the River Clyde then had sixty-five shipyards and could handle the largest ships afloat. This had come through the canalization of the old meandering and shallow stream and the difficult removal of the river bed's rock barriers.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1876, The River Clyde, Glasgow.
    Further Reading
    John F.Riddell, 1979, Clyde Navigation, A History of the Development and Deepening of the River Clyde, Edinburgh: John Donald.
    FMW

    Biographical history of technology > Deas, James

  • 58 Gibbons, John

    SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy
    [br]
    fl. 1800–50 Staffordshire, England
    [br]
    English ironmaster who introduced the round hearth in the blastfurnace.
    [br]
    Gibbons was an ironmaster in the Black Country, South Staffordshire, in charge of six blast furnaces owned by the family business. Until Gibbons's innovation in 1832, small changes in the form of the furnace had at times been made, but no one had seriously questioned the square shape of the hearth. Gibbons noticed that a new furnace often worked poorly by improved as time went on. When it was "blown out", i.e. taken out of commission, he found that the corners of the hearth had been rounded off and the sides gouged out, so that it was roughly circular in shape. Gibbons wisely decided to build a blast furnace with a round hearth alongside an existing one with a traditionally shaped hearth and work them in exactly the same conditions. The old furnace produced 75 tons of iron in a week, about normal for the time, while the new one produced 100 tons. Further improvements followed and in 1838 a fellow ironmaster in the same district, T. Oakes, considerably enlarged the furnace, its height attaining no less than 60ft (18m). As a result, output soared to over 200 tons a week. Most other ironmasters adopted the new form with enthusiasm and it proved to be the basis for the modern blast furnace. Gibbons made another interesting innovation: he began charging his furnace with the "rubbish", slag or cinder, from earlier ironmaking operations. It contained a significant amount of iron and was cheaper to obtain than iron ore, as it was just lying around in heaps. Some ironmasters scorned to use other people's throw-outs, but Gibbons sensibly saw it as a cheap source of iron; it was a useful source for some years during the nineteenth century but its use died out when the heaps were used up. Gibbons published an account of his improvements in ironmaking in a pamphlet entitled Practical Remarks on the Construction of the Staffordshire Blast Furnace.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    Further Reading
    J.Percy, 1864, Metallurgy. Iron and Steel, London, p. 476. W.K.V.Gale, 1969, Iron and Steel, London: Longmans, pp. 44–6.
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Gibbons, John

  • 59 Grove, Sir William Robert

    SUBJECT AREA: Electricity
    [br]
    b. 11 July 1811 Swansea, Wales
    d. 1 August 1896 London, England
    [br]
    Welsh chemist and physicist, inventor of the Grove electrochemical primary cell.
    [br]
    After education at Brasenose College, Oxford, Grove was called to the Bar in 1835. Instead of immediately practising, he became involved in electrical research, devising in 1839 the cell that bears his name. He became Professor of Experimental Philosophy at the London Institution from 1840 to 1845; it was during this period that he built up his high reputation among physicists. In 1846 he published On the Correlation of Physical Forces, which was based on a course of his lectures. He returned to the practice of law, becoming a judge in 1871, but retained his interest in scientific research during his sixteen-year occupancy of the Bench. He served as a member of the Council of the Royal Society in 1846 and 1847 and played a leading part in its reform. Contributing to the science of electrochemistry, he invented the Grove cell, which together with its modification by Bunsen became an important source of electrical energy during the middle of the nineteenth century, before mechanically driven generators became available. The Grove cell had a platinum electrode immersed in strong nitric acid, separated by a porous diaphragm from a zinc electrode in weak sulphuric acid. The hydrogen formed at the platinum electrode was immediately oxidized by the acid, turning it into water. This avoided the polarization which occurred in the early copper-zinc cells. It was a very powerful primary cell with a high voltage and a low internal resistance, but it produced objectionable fumes. Grove also invented his "gas battery", the earliest fuel cell, in which a current resulted from the chemical energy released from combining oxygen and hydrogen. This was developed by Rawcliffe and others, and found applications as a power source in manned spacecraft.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Knighted 1872. FRS 1840. Fellow of the Chemistry Society 1841. Royal Society Royal Medal 1847.
    Bibliography
    1846, On the Correlation of Physical Forces, London; 1874, 6th edn, with reprints of many of Grove's papers (his only book, an early view on the conservation of energy).
    1839, "On a small voltaic battery of great energy", Philosophical Magazine 15:287–93 (his account of his cell).
    Further Reading
    Obituary, 1896, Electrician 37:483–4.
    K.R.Webb, 1961, "Sir William Robert Grove (1811–1896) and the origin of the fuel cell", Journal of the Royal Institute of Chemistry 85: 291–3 (for the present-day significance of Grove's experiments).
    C.C.Gillispie (ed.), 1972, Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Vol. V, New York, pp. 559–61.
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    Biographical history of technology > Grove, Sir William Robert

  • 60 Hair, Thomas H.

    [br]
    fl. c. 1830–75 northern England
    [br]
    English artist whose work was concerned with the industrial landscape.
    [br]
    Hair is best known for the folio volume A Series of Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, published in 1839. This is a volume of engravings after watercolours by T.H.Hair which show in its forty-two pictures particular collieries and details of the workings. The accompanying text by M.Ross describes the pictures and the activities of the various collieries in considerable detail. One of Hair's most famous paintings is "Hartley Colliery after the Disaster" (1869). T.H.Hair's paintings and his book are important for they give an accurate picture of industrial Northumberland and Durham in the middle of the nineteenth century.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1839, A Series of Views of the Collieries in the Counties of Northumberland and Durham, London; reprinted 1969, Newton Abbot.
    Further Reading
    M.Hall, 1973, The Artists of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne.
    KM

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