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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... thought by some to be produced by the light of the moon , is accounted for in the following manner . Any body exposed to the light of the moon , that is , to a clear sky , becomes , in consequence of the radiation of its heat , colder ...
... thought by some to be produced by the light of the moon , is accounted for in the following manner . Any body exposed to the light of the moon , that is , to a clear sky , becomes , in consequence of the radiation of its heat , colder ...
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... thought they succeeded : many have guessed at it , but still , in all their experiments and theories which they built upon them , ' they know but little , presume a good deal , and jump at their conclusion , ' and would have us follow ...
... thought they succeeded : many have guessed at it , but still , in all their experiments and theories which they built upon them , ' they know but little , presume a good deal , and jump at their conclusion , ' and would have us follow ...
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... thought to be admirably fitted to the south and west , and to every place in our country , and upon our globe , where the population is sparse and the means for daily instruc- tion not abundant . Three manual labor schools are already ...
... thought to be admirably fitted to the south and west , and to every place in our country , and upon our globe , where the population is sparse and the means for daily instruc- tion not abundant . Three manual labor schools are already ...
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... thought it ascended by its specific levity ; but the sap is specifically heavier than water . Malpighi supposed it ascended by the contraction and ex- pansion of the air in the air - vessels of the tree ; but there are no such air ...
... thought it ascended by its specific levity ; but the sap is specifically heavier than water . Malpighi supposed it ascended by the contraction and ex- pansion of the air in the air - vessels of the tree ; but there are no such air ...
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... thought it would be interesting to most persons , to have some general knowledge at least , of the construction and use of the Telegraph in its present highly improved state . The word Telegraph is derived from two Greek words , teele ...
... thought it would be interesting to most persons , to have some general knowledge at least , of the construction and use of the Telegraph in its present highly improved state . The word Telegraph is derived from two Greek words , teele ...
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334 ページ - Lo, the poor Indian! whose untutored mind Sees God in clouds, or hears him in the wind: His soul, proud science never taught to stray Far as the solar walk or Milky Way...
102 ページ - Since this work was printed off, I have seen a substance excellently adapted to the purpose of wiping from paper the marks of a black-lead pencil.
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.