| 1778 - 626 Seiten
...spreading very little But, when put on water, it spreads instantly many feet round, becoming so thin as to produce the prismatic colours, for a considerable...so much thinner as to be invisible, except in its eflX-t of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance. It seems . as if a mutual repulsion between... | |
| Stéphanie Félicité comtesse de Genlis - 1813 - 474 Seiten
...water it instantly expands into a circle, extending several feet in diameter, becoming so thin as to produce the prismatic colours for a considerable space,...so much thinner as to be invisible, except in its effects of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance. " It seenis," says Dr. Franklin, " as if... | |
| Stéphanie Félicité Brulart comtesse de Genlis - 1819 - 584 Seiten
...water it instantly e;f> pands into a circle, extending several feet in diameter, becoming so thin as to produce the prismatic colours, for a considerable...so much thinner as to be invisible, except in its effects of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance. " It seems," says Dr. Franklin, " as if... | |
| J. Taylor - 1822 - 220 Seiten
...water it instantly expands into a circle, extending several feet in diameter, becoming so thin as to produce the prismatic colours, for a considerable...so much thinner as to be invisible, except in its effects of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance- It seems, says Dr. Franklin, as if a mutual... | |
| William Clarke - 1829 - 476 Seiten
...very little ; but when dropped on water, it spreads instantly many feet round, becoming so thin, as to produce the prismatic colours for a considerable space,...thinner, as to be invisible, except in its effect of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance. It seems as if a repulsion of its particles takes... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1838 - 632 Seiten
...on water, it spreads instantly many feet round, becoming so thin as to produce the prismatic colors, for a considerable space, and beyond them so much thinner as to be invisible, except in its effect of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance. It seems as if a mutual repulsion between its particles... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 640 Seiten
...on water, it spreads instantly many feet round, becoming so thin as to produce the prismatic colors, for a considerable space, and beyond them so much thinner as to be invisible, except in its effect of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance. It seems as if a mutual repulsion between its particles... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1840 - 630 Seiten
...on water, it spreads instantly many feet round, becoming so thin as to produce the prismatic colors, for a considerable space, and beyond them so much thinner as to be invisible, except hi its effect of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance. It seems as if a mutual repulsion... | |
| William Clarke - 1849 - 646 Seiten
...very little ; but when dropped on water, it spreads instantly many fcet round, becoming so thin, as to produce the prismatic colours for a considerable space,...thinner, as to be invisible, except in its effect of smoothing the waves at a much greater distanee. It scems as if a n-pulsien of ita partieles took... | |
| James Parton - 1864 - 668 Seiten
...many feet round, becoming so thin as to produce the prismatic colors, for a considerable space, ;md beyond them so much thinner as to be invisible, except in its effect of smoothing the waves at a much greater distance. It seems as if a mutual repulsion between its particles... | |
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