Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers, Metallurgists, Mine Proprietors, Engineers, Shipbuilders, Scientists, Capitalists ..., Volumen7

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Perry Fairfax Nursey
Knight and Lacey, 1827

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Página 75 - Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou Moon, in the valley of Ajalon. And the Sun stood still, and the Moon stayed, until the people had avenged themselves upon their enemies...
Página 85 - Garay never publicly exposed the construction of his engine, but it was observed at the time of his experiment, that it consisted of a large caldron or vessel of boiling water, and a moveable wheel attached to each side of the ship.
Página 392 - I go farther, and observe, that where an open communication is preserved among nations, it is impossible but the domestic industry of every one must receive an increase from the improvements of the others.
Página 246 - Why should that name be sounded more than yours ? Write them together, yours is as fair a name; Sound them, it doth become the mouth as well; Weigh them, it is as heavy; conjure with 'em, Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Caesar.
Página 85 - Fifth was then engaged, had not failed, it would undoubtedly have been favored by him. As it was, he raised Garay to a higher station, gave him a sum of money (200,000 maravedies) as a present, ordered all the expenses of the experiment to be paid out of the general treasury, and conferred upon him other rewards.
Página 133 - ... on the sea-shore. I therefore charged again with ball, and hit the bird under the throat, which made it mine. I accordingly ran up to seize it ; but even in death it was terrible, and defended itself upon its back with its claws extended against me, so that I...
Página 161 - And from within the cherish'd heart to brace, Philosophy appears. The gloomy race By indolence and moping Fancy bred, Fear, Discontent, Solicitude, give place, And Hope and Courage brighten in their stead, Wkile OB the kindling soul her vital beams are shed...
Página 155 - ... they give way to the resisting power of the compressed air, which rushes upwards past the same back edges, acting against them with its elastic power, and thereby causes a projectile force, which impels the bird forwards ; thus we see that by one act of the wings the bird produces both buoyancy and progression. When the tail is forced upwards, and the wings are in action, the bird ascends, and forced downwards it consequently descends ; but the most important use of the tail is to support the...
Página 163 - Or, with a wile thy caution to betray, In fleeting streams attempt to slide away. But thou, the more he varies forms, beware To strain his fetters with a stricter care, Till, tiring all his arts, he turns again To his true shape, in which he first was seen.

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