| 1752 - 696 Seiten
...of two light {trips of cedar, the arms To long ai to reach to the four corners of a large thin filk handkerchief when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the crofs.fclb you have the body of a kite ; which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and ftring,... | |
| Edward Polehampton - 1815 - 628 Seiten
...strips of cedar, the arms so long as to reach to the four corners of a large thin silk handker. chief, when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite, which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, will... | |
| Edward T W. Polehampton - 1815 - 588 Seiten
...strips of cedar, the arms so long as to reach to the four corners of a large thin silk handker. chief, when extended ; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite, which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, wilt... | |
| Edward Polehampton - 1821 - 592 Seiten
...Philadelphia, though made in a different and more easy manner, which any one may try, as follows : — Make a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the...the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite, which, being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, will... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1821 - 232 Seiten
...more easy manner, which is as follows : Make a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the ;u lns so long as to reach to the four corners of a large...the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite ; which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and String, will... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 Seiten
...Philadelphia, though made in a different and more easy manner, which any one may try, as follows : — Make a small cross, of two light strips of cedar ;...of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross : so you have the body of a kite ; which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 552 Seiten
...has succeeded in Philadelphia, though made in a different and more easy manner, which is as follows. Make a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the...the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite ; which, being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string,... | |
| American Philosophical Society - 1893 - 806 Seiten
...1752, in Philadelphia. Dr. Franklin, himself, thus describes it: " Make a small cross of two liglit strips of cedar, the arms so long as to reach to the...the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of the kite ; which, being properly accommodated with a tail, loop and string,... | |
| American Philosophical Society - 1894 - 810 Seiten
...experiment was made during the summer of 1752, in Philadelphia. Dr. Franklin, himself, thus describes it: " Make a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the...the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of the kite ; which, being properly accommodated with a tail, loop and string,... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 576 Seiten
...follows. Make a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the arms so long as to reach to the four comers of a large thin silk handkerchief when extended ;...the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite ; which, being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string,... | |
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