The American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year ..., Volumen26Gray and Bowen, 1855 |
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... lightning , considered as the visible tokens of electric discharge ; on the danger of being struck by lightning ; on the protections against it , natural and artificial , which have been pro- vided by Providence or human agency ; on ...
... lightning , considered as the visible tokens of electric discharge ; on the danger of being struck by lightning ; on the protections against it , natural and artificial , which have been pro- vided by Providence or human agency ; on ...
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... lightning , and lightning itself , are known to exist on high mountains , and even above their surface , frequently , if not generally , thunder - clouds are much nearer the sea , and sink often to distances not exceeding 1,000 feet ...
... lightning , and lightning itself , are known to exist on high mountains , and even above their surface , frequently , if not generally , thunder - clouds are much nearer the sea , and sink often to distances not exceeding 1,000 feet ...
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... lightning , and applying the experiments of Franklin , Dali- bard , and his own . Arago has divided the spark of atmospherical electricity into three kinds . 1. The zigzag . 2. Sheet - lightning . 3. Ball - lightning . The zigzag path ...
... lightning , and applying the experiments of Franklin , Dali- bard , and his own . Arago has divided the spark of atmospherical electricity into three kinds . 1. The zigzag . 2. Sheet - lightning . 3. Ball - lightning . The zigzag path ...
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... lightning has frequently been supposed to be the reflection of distant storms below the horizon of the observer . It has been objected to this view , that a reflected light , inferior to common lightning in the same proportion that ...
... lightning has frequently been supposed to be the reflection of distant storms below the horizon of the observer . It has been objected to this view , that a reflected light , inferior to common lightning in the same proportion that ...
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... lightning before or heard the thun- der - clap . " Lucretius knew better why the sound comes after the flash . But the question has been raised , whether the lightning strikes before it is visible . Arago brings forward many cases of ...
... lightning before or heard the thun- der - clap . " Lucretius knew better why the sound comes after the flash . But the question has been raised , whether the lightning strikes before it is visible . Arago brings forward many cases of ...
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Página 128 - That the Constitution, and all Laws of the United States which are not locally inapplicable, shall have the same force and effect within the said Territory of Nebraska as elsewhere within the United States...
Página 126 - That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to impair the rights of person or property now pertaining to the Indians in said territory, so long as such rights shall remain unextinguished by treaty between the United States and such Indians...
Página 128 - It being the true intent and meaning of this act not to legislate slavery into any territory or state, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way, subject only to the Constitution of the United States.
Página 126 - Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be construed to inhibit the government of the United States from dividing said territory into two or more territories, in such manner and at such times as congress shall deem convenient and proper, or from attaching any portion of said territory to any other state or territory of the United States...
Página 285 - ... shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years.
Página 124 - This section shall not extend to offenses committed by one Indian against the person or property of another Indian, nor to any Indian committing any offense in the Indian country who has been punished by the local law of the tribe, or to any case where, by treaty stipulations, the exclusive jurisdiction over such offenses is or may be secured to the Indian tribes respectively.
Página 81 - States (1) George Washington. (2) John Adams. (3) Thomas Jefferson. (4) James Madison. (5) James Monroe. (6) John Quincy Adams. (7) Andrew Jackson. (8) Martin Van Buren. (9) William Henry Harrison. (10) John Tyler. (11) James K. Polk. (12) Zachary Taylor. (13) Millard Fillmore. (14) Franklin Pierce. (15) James Buchanan. (16) Abraham Lincoln. (17) Andrew Johnson. (18) Ulysses S. Grant.
Página 131 - And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the surveyor general, under such instructions as may be given by the Secretary of the Interior, to ascertain the origin, nature, character, and extent of all claims to lands under the laws, usages, and customs of Spain and Mexico...
Página 126 - Nebraska, or to affect the authority of the government of the United States to make any regulation respecting such Indians, their lands, property, or other rights, by treaty, law, or otherwise, which it would have been competent to the government to make, if this act had never passed.
Página 285 - It shall have original jurisdiction in quo warranto, mandamus, habeas corpus and procedendo, and such appellate jurisdiction as may be provided by law. It shall hold at least one term in each year at the seat of government, and such other terms, there or elsewhere, as may be provided by law.