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... nature . If the ends of a thread are fastened by pins to two points S and s , at a distance UNIFORMITIES OR LAWS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM . apart less than the These details of the movements , magnitudes , and if the point of a length of the ...
... nature . If the ends of a thread are fastened by pins to two points S and s , at a distance UNIFORMITIES OR LAWS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM . apart less than the These details of the movements , magnitudes , and if the point of a length of the ...
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... nature of these luminaries is their being in some instances not single stars , as they appear to the naked eye , but a group of two or more , evi- dently , from their motions , forming one system . The star Castor , one of the Twins ...
... nature of these luminaries is their being in some instances not single stars , as they appear to the naked eye , but a group of two or more , evi- dently , from their motions , forming one system . The star Castor , one of the Twins ...
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... NATURE OF THE SUBJECT . E have most of us stood at the base of a great cliff , and looked upwards with awe at the rocks exposed on its weathered front . Such a sight might suggest many strange and interesting inquiries . How did these ...
... NATURE OF THE SUBJECT . E have most of us stood at the base of a great cliff , and looked upwards with awe at the rocks exposed on its weathered front . Such a sight might suggest many strange and interesting inquiries . How did these ...
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... nature , as in the Highlands of Scotland , where they form the mass of the mountains , and enter into the grand and beautiful scenery of that picturesque region . They occur most extensively in the older forma- tions , as the Laurentian ...
... nature , as in the Highlands of Scotland , where they form the mass of the mountains , and enter into the grand and beautiful scenery of that picturesque region . They occur most extensively in the older forma- tions , as the Laurentian ...
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... nature and causes of the incessant movements and changes going on in the air around us , and of the ever - varying appearances of the sky over our head ; including the phenomena of winds and storms , of rain , dew , hail , snow , mists ...
... nature and causes of the incessant movements and changes going on in the air around us , and of the ever - varying appearances of the sky over our head ; including the phenomena of winds and storms , of rain , dew , hail , snow , mists ...
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Page 195 - Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force and takes place in the direction of the straight line in which the force acts.
Page 168 - I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.
Page 195 - Every body continues in its state of rest or of uniform motion in a straight line, except in so far as it may be compelled by impressed forces to change that state.
Page 422 - I call the steam vessel, must, during the whole time the engine is at work, be kept as hot as the steam that enters it; first, by inclosing it in a case of wood, or any other materials that transmit heat slowly; secondly, by surrounding it with steam or other heated bodies; and thirdly, by suffering neither water nor any other substance colder than the steam, to enter or touch it during that time.
Page 435 - All these cities were connected with each other, and with the capital, by the public highways, which, issuing from the Forum of Rome, traversed Italy, pervaded the provinces, and were terminated only by the frontiers of the empire. If we carefully trace the distance from the wall of Antoninus to Rome, and from thence to Jerusalem, it will be found that the great chain of communication, from the north-west to the south-east point of the empire, was drawn out to the length of four thousand and eighty...
Page 436 - Mountains were perforated, and bold arches thrown over the broadest and most rapid streams. -The middle part of the road was raised into a terrace, which commanded the adjacent country, consisted of several strata of sand, gravel, and cement, and was paved with large stones, or in some places near the capital with granite.
Page 422 - I intend, in many cases, to employ the expansive force of steam to press on the pistons, or whatever may be used instead of them, in the same manner as the pressure of the atmosphere is now employed in common fire engines.
Page 6 - The squares of the periodic times of any two planets are to each other, in the same proportion as the cubes of their mean distances from the sun.
Page 43 - ... in a direction contrary to the motion of the hands of a watch, with — and be this particularly noted — a constant tendency to turn inwards towards the centre of least pressure.
Page 435 - The public roads were accurately divided by mile-stones, and ran in a direct line from one city to another, with very little respect for the obstacles either of nature or private property. Mountains were perforated, and arches thrown over the broadest and most rapid streams.