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The magnet or loadstone is the acted upon by two forces , that given it by yourself
, natural production , and its directive property forms which represents the force of
projection , and that the active part of that wonderful guide , the mari- of the ...
The magnet or loadstone is the acted upon by two forces , that given it by yourself
, natural production , and its directive property forms which represents the force of
projection , and that the active part of that wonderful guide , the mari- of the ...
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FORCE . In Philosophy , denotes the cause of It is stated , that when he engaged
in the experi- the change in the state of a body , when being at iments on
vegetables , which he published in 1779 rest , it begins to move , or has a motion
which ...
FORCE . In Philosophy , denotes the cause of It is stated , that when he engaged
in the experi- the change in the state of a body , when being at iments on
vegetables , which he published in 1779 rest , it begins to move , or has a motion
which ...
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But the best way to try a horse's force is the anvil . by making him draw up out of a
well , over a single Forge is also used for a large furnace , wherein pulley or roller
; and in such a case , one horse with iron ore , taken out of the mine , is melted ...
But the best way to try a horse's force is the anvil . by making him draw up out of a
well , over a single Forge is also used for a large furnace , wherein pulley or roller
; and in such a case , one horse with iron ore , taken out of the mine , is melted ...
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In Antiquity , a composition made yet in the act of freezing it suddenly expands
again , by a criminal to be freed from prosecution , a third and that with an
enormous force , capable of rending part of which was paid into the fiscus or
exchequer ...
In Antiquity , a composition made yet in the act of freezing it suddenly expands
again , by a criminal to be freed from prosecution , a third and that with an
enormous force , capable of rending part of which was paid into the fiscus or
exchequer ...
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... but , of a watch . according to Plutarch , he afterwards increased it All the
parallel rays of the sun which pass to six thousand . through a convex glass are
collected in its focus , and the force of the heat there is to the common
LEGISLATURE .
... but , of a watch . according to Plutarch , he afterwards increased it All the
parallel rays of the sun which pass to six thousand . through a convex glass are
collected in its focus , and the force of the heat there is to the common
LEGISLATURE .
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Seite 78 - That very law* which moulds a tear, And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
Seite 232 - And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Seite 89 - And they sat down to eat bread ; and they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels, bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Seite 82 - And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
Seite 270 - And he answered and said unto them, "Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Seite 301 - The extraordinary noise caused by the horses' hoofs, makes the fish issue from the mud, and excites them to combat. These yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water, and crowd under the bellies of the horses and mules. A contest between animals of so different an organization, furnishes a very striking spectacle.
Seite 181 - The duties of children to their parents arise from a principle of natural justice and retribution. For to those who gave us existence we naturally owe subjection and obedience during our minority, and honour and reverence ever after: they who protected the weakness of our infancy are entitled to our protection in the infirmity of their age; they who by sustenance and education have enabled their offspring to prosper, ought in return to be supported by that offspring, in case they stand in need of...
Seite 117 - Reasons, to which if they consent not, the Difference to be compounded at the General Meeting, which is to be of the chief Persons of each Company, at the end of the work.
Seite 269 - How many merchants and carriers, besides, must have been employed in transporting the materials from some of those workmen to others who often live in a very distant part of the country!
Seite 264 - Discretion has large and extended views, and like a well-formed eye, commands a whole horizon. Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness, that discovers the minutest objects which are near at hand, but is not able to discern things at a distance.
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Family Encyclopedia of Useful Knowledge and General Literature ... |
| Autor/in | John Lauris Blake |
| Verlag | P. Hill, 1834 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 28. Aug. 2007 |
| Länge | 960 Seiten |
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