The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Now First Collected and Arranged: with Memoirs of His Early Life, Written by Himself ; in Three Volumes, Band 2J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806 - 468 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 93
Seite 2
... common house . It is not by mechanical mo- tion communicated to the particles of dust by the hoof , that they fly so far , nor by the wind , that they spread SO so wide : but the air near the ground , 2 PAPERS ON PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS .
... common house . It is not by mechanical mo- tion communicated to the particles of dust by the hoof , that they fly so far , nor by the wind , that they spread SO so wide : but the air near the ground , 2 PAPERS ON PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS .
Seite 7
... wind and its acquired weight , draws nearer the earth , grows denser with continual additions of wa- ter , and discharges heavy showers . Small black clouds thus appearing in a clear sky , in hot climates , portend storms , and warn ...
... wind and its acquired weight , draws nearer the earth , grows denser with continual additions of wa- ter , and discharges heavy showers . Small black clouds thus appearing in a clear sky , in hot climates , portend storms , and warn ...
Seite 8
... wind against us : if we ride with the wind , and faster , even that will seem a small wind against us . The air rarefied between the tropics , and rising , must flow in the higher region north and south . Before it rose , it had ...
... wind against us : if we ride with the wind , and faster , even that will seem a small wind against us . The air rarefied between the tropics , and rising , must flow in the higher region north and south . Before it rose , it had ...
Seite 9
... wind blowing down among it , it is condensed into clouds , and falls in rain , the air becomes purer and clearer . Hence , after gusts , distant objects appear distinct , their figures sharply terminated . Extreme cold winds congeal the ...
... wind blowing down among it , it is condensed into clouds , and falls in rain , the air becomes purer and clearer . Hence , after gusts , distant objects appear distinct , their figures sharply terminated . Extreme cold winds congeal the ...
Seite 10
... winds . The air over the sea being warmer , and therefore lighter in winter than the air over the frozen land , may be another cause of our general N. W. winds , which blow off to sea at right angles from our North - Ame- rican coast ...
... winds . The air over the sea being warmer , and therefore lighter in winter than the air over the frozen land , may be another cause of our general N. W. winds , which blow off to sea at right angles from our North - Ame- rican coast ...
Inhalt
225 | |
256 | |
296 | |
317 | |
324 | |
326 | |
335 | |
349 | |
91 | |
95 | |
102 | |
110 | |
116 | |
122 | |
128 | |
142 | |
197 | |
206 | |
213 | |
219 | |
357 | |
366 | |
383 | |
392 | |
407 | |
418 | |
424 | |
430 | |
437 | |
450 | |
459 | |
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
air-box appear ascending BENJAMIN FRANKLIN blow boat body bottom burning cause centrifugal force chimney cloud coals cold air common continued degree descending diameter distance door earth Editor effect England equal expence experiment fall figure fire fire-place flame fluid force France FRANKLIN fresh funnel give glass Gravesend greater gulph heat height hygrometer inches iron labour Latit less letter lighter Madeira wine magic squares manner means motion move myst Nantucket nature observed occasion paper particles pass passage perhaps Philadelphia piece plate present produce quantity rarefaction rarefied receive rise river round Royal Society sail salt ship side smoke sound specific gravity spout stove Straits of Malacca subsistence suppose surface thermometer thing tion turn upper vapour vessel warm air water-spouts waves whirl whirlwind whole wind wood