Scientific Tracts and Family Lyceum: Designed for Instruction and Entertainment, and Adapted to Schools, Lyceums and Families, 第 1 巻Allen & Ticknor, 1834 |
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... supposed to be allu- vial tracts of land . The moon is supposed not to have any clouds , or even any indications of an atmosphere , because nothing of the kind can be seen , as it could not fail to be , if there were any . Philosophers ...
... supposed to be allu- vial tracts of land . The moon is supposed not to have any clouds , or even any indications of an atmosphere , because nothing of the kind can be seen , as it could not fail to be , if there were any . Philosophers ...
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... supposed by many learned men ( and with much plausibility ) that the regular succession of the changes of the moon first suggested the division of time called a month ; in point of fact , the Greek word menos , from which our word month ...
... supposed by many learned men ( and with much plausibility ) that the regular succession of the changes of the moon first suggested the division of time called a month ; in point of fact , the Greek word menos , from which our word month ...
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... supposed that of the lunar action , if such does exist . the moon can act only in one of the three following ways : by its attraction ; by the light which it reflects ; or by some obscure and undefinable emanations . The barometri- cal ...
... supposed that of the lunar action , if such does exist . the moon can act only in one of the three following ways : by its attraction ; by the light which it reflects ; or by some obscure and undefinable emanations . The barometri- cal ...
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... supposed to be owing to the light of the moon , is in fact produced by the different capacities of bodies for radiating heat . The effect of freezing , thought by some to be produced by the light of the moon , is accounted for in the ...
... supposed to be owing to the light of the moon , is in fact produced by the different capacities of bodies for radiating heat . The effect of freezing , thought by some to be produced by the light of the moon , is accounted for in the ...
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... supposed to have some likeness , although , in most respects , they are dissimilar . There are three modes in which we may obtain a knowledge of birds . From personal observation of these animals in their natural state - from preserved ...
... supposed to have some likeness , although , in most respects , they are dissimilar . There are three modes in which we may obtain a knowledge of birds . From personal observation of these animals in their natural state - from preserved ...
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292 ページ - There with its waving blade of green. The sea-flag streams through the silent water, And the crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush, like a banner bathed in slaughter: There with a light and easy motion, The fan-coral Sweeps through the clear deep sea; And the yellow and scarlet tufts of ocean Are bending like corn on the upland lea: And life, in rare and beautiful forms.
296 ページ - Beyond the shadow of the ship, I watched the water-snakes : They moved in tracks of shining white, And when they reared, the elfish light Fell off in hoary flakes. Within the shadow of the ship I watched their rich attire; Blue, glossy green, and velvet black, They coiled and swam; and every track Was a flash of golden fire.
90 ページ - Thucydides and have studied and admired the master states of the world — that for solidity of reasoning, force of sagacity, and wisdom of conclusion, under such a complication of difficult circumstances, no nation or body of men can stand in preference to the general congress at Philadelphia.
362 ページ - Dec. 16, 1714; educated at Oxford University; ordained 1736. In a ministry of thirty-four years, he crossed the Atlantic thirteen times, and preached more than 18,000 sermons...
89 ページ - Here is the finest air to live upon in the universe ; and if our trees and birds could speak, and our assemblymen be silent, the finest conversation too.
148 ページ - ... of our northern manufactures and this city. And why may we not look forward to the time when there shall be such a communication between this city and New York, Philadelphia, and Washington ? I dare not presume to predict such an event for some time to come ; and yet when we daily witness the extraordinary resources of this growing country — when we observe the wonderful results of an active and intelligent population incessantly occupied in developing their powers and resources — and stimulated,...
306 ページ - Turnips and carrots are thought indigenous roots of France. Our cauliflowers came from Cyprus ; our artichokes from Sicily ; lettuce from Cos, a name corrupted into gause, shallots, or eschallots from Ascalon.
228 ページ - In this engagement three men and a boy were killed, one boy was taken prisoner, and Miss Allen was wounded in the head and left for dead, but not scalped. In endeavoring to make her escape she was pursued by an Indian with an uplifted tomahawk and a gun. She was extremely active, and would have outran him, had he not fired upon her. The ball missed her, but she supposed that it had struck her, and in her fright, she fell.