Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin, Band 2Harper & brothers, 1842 |
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... Observations , Conjectures , and Suppositions • 227 • 231 232 To Dr. Perkins . - Water - spouts and Whirlwinds compared 240 To Alexander Small . - On the Northeast Storms in North America 254 To Dr. Lining . - On Cold produced by ...
... Observations , Conjectures , and Suppositions • 227 • 231 232 To Dr. Perkins . - Water - spouts and Whirlwinds compared 240 To Alexander Small . - On the Northeast Storms in North America 254 To Dr. Lining . - On Cold produced by ...
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... observed how much corn our land produces , how long it will serve to supply our city , and how much more we shall want for the whole year ; to the end you may not be surprised with a scarcity of bread , but may give timely orders for ...
... observed how much corn our land produces , how long it will serve to supply our city , and how much more we shall want for the whole year ; to the end you may not be surprised with a scarcity of bread , but may give timely orders for ...
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... observed to be more extravagant in their demands than the in- dustrious ; for , if they have not more for their work , they cannot live as well . But though it be true to a proverb that lazy folks take the most pains , does it follow ...
... observed to be more extravagant in their demands than the in- dustrious ; for , if they have not more for their work , they cannot live as well . But though it be true to a proverb that lazy folks take the most pains , does it follow ...
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... observations , coming at the knowledge of the extent of the heavens , the dura- tion of time , the motions , magnitudes , and distances of the heavenly bodies , their situations , positions , risings , settings , aspects , and eclipses ...
... observations , coming at the knowledge of the extent of the heavens , the dura- tion of time , the motions , magnitudes , and distances of the heavenly bodies , their situations , positions , risings , settings , aspects , and eclipses ...
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... Observe , however , that the quantities of food and exercise are relative things ; those who move much may , and , indeed , ought to , eat more ; those who use little exercise should eat little . In general , man- kind , since the ...
... Observe , however , that the quantities of food and exercise are relative things ; those who move much may , and , indeed , ought to , eat more ; those who use little exercise should eat little . In general , man- kind , since the ...
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