...length 'being at Clapham where there is, on the.comrnon, a rarge .pond, which 'J obferved to be one day very rough with the wind, I fetched out a cruet of oil, and dropt •• little of it -on the water. I faw 'it fpread itftlf with furprifing •fwiffnefs upon the Surface...

...length, being at Clapham, wlit-re theie is, on the cummon, a large pond, which I obleived to be one day very rough with the wind, I fetched out a cruet of oil, and diopt a liitie of it pn ihe Water. I law it Jpread itfcl.f with furpi iling fwifinefs upon the furface...

...length being at Clapham, where thc^e is on the common a large pond, which I observed to be one day very rough with the wind, I fetched out a cruet of...the water. I saw it spread itself with surprising «wiftness upon- the surface; but the effect of smoothing the waves was not produced ; for I had applied...

...Clapham, where there is, on the Common, a Urge pond, which I obferved to , be ••„ •fce one tl*v very rough with the •wind, I fetched out a cruet of oil, «nd droppod •* '"tie "' ''• on the water. 1 faw it (oread illelf with furpriflng fwiftnefs upon...

...length being ac Clapham, where there is on the common a large pond, which 1 obferved to be one day very rough with the wind, I fetched, out a cruet of oil. and dropt a little of it on the water. I faw it fpread itfelf with furprifing fwiftnefs upon the furface ; but the effect of fmoothing the waves...

...the preceding paper. All these informations I at times revolved in my mind, and wondered to find no mention of them in our books of experimental philosophy....rough with the wind, I fetched out a cruet of oil, and dropped a little of it on the water. I saw it spread itself with surprising swiftness upon the surface...

...to come down to them. All these informations I at times revolved in my mind, and wondered to find no mention of them in our books of experimental philosophy....rough with the wind, I fetched out a cruet of oil, and dropped a little of it on the water. I saw it spread itself with surprising swiftness upon the surface...

...to come down to them. All these informations I at times revolved in my mind, and wondered to find no mention of them in our books of experimental philosophy....rough with the wind, I fetched out a cruet of oil, and dropped a little of it on the water. I saw it spread itself with surprising swiftness upon the surface...

...which was very rough from the action of the wind. On dropping a little oil upon the water, it spread with surprising swiftness upon the surface; but the effect of smoothing the waves was not produced, because he had applied it on the leeward side of the pond, where the waves were largest* and the wind...

...to come down to them. All these informations I at times revolved in my mind, and wondered to find no mention of them in our books of experimental philosophy....rough with the wind, I fetched out a cruet of oil, and dropped a little of it on the water. I saw it spread itself with surprising swiftness upon the surface...