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Silver was the metal first used in Grecian coinage , but copper in the Roman ; the
former metal having been long ... Let us proceed one step farther in the history of
coins ; it is easy to imagine that the growing commerce of money being ...
Silver was the metal first used in Grecian coinage , but copper in the Roman ; the
former metal having been long ... Let us proceed one step farther in the history of
coins ; it is easy to imagine that the growing commerce of money being ...
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Gold and silver , in their pure or unmixed state , are too flexible to make coins
sufficiently firm for general use ; and hence the necessity of mixing with them a
certain proportion of some harder metal , and this mixture is called the alloy .
Gold and silver , in their pure or unmixed state , are too flexible to make coins
sufficiently firm for general use ; and hence the necessity of mixing with them a
certain proportion of some harder metal , and this mixture is called the alloy .
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The study of the Roman medals has , in this respect , an advantage over that of
Greek coins , since they serve not only to illustrate the chronology of reigns , but
to aid us in the interpretation of particular events . To this purpose , besides the ...
The study of the Roman medals has , in this respect , an advantage over that of
Greek coins , since they serve not only to illustrate the chronology of reigns , but
to aid us in the interpretation of particular events . To this purpose , besides the ...
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render it also subservient to the art of the sculptor , who cannot less than profit by
the study of the Greek coins in particular . The connection of the study of ancient
coins with architecture , consists in the views of many of the ancient edifices ...
render it also subservient to the art of the sculptor , who cannot less than profit by
the study of the Greek coins in particular . The connection of the study of ancient
coins with architecture , consists in the views of many of the ancient edifices ...
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This eminent man , having been desired by the Emperor Charles V . to compose
a book that should contain a history of the coins of illustrious men , and to place
him in the list , is said to have returned for answer , that he would comply with his
...
This eminent man , having been desired by the Emperor Charles V . to compose
a book that should contain a history of the coins of illustrious men , and to place
him in the list , is said to have returned for answer , that he would comply with his
...
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Página 132 - ... time that the axle describes a small one, therefore the power is increased in the same proportion as the circumference of the wheel is greater than that of the axle. If the velocity of the wheel is...
Página 81 - Gunpowder, hoping by a sudden movement to give his companion the slip; but the spectre started full jump with him. Away, then, they dashed through thick and thin, stones flying and sparks flashing at every bound. Ichabod's flimsy garments fluttered in the air as he stretched his long lank body away over his horse's head in the eagerness of his flight.
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| Título | Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports ... Volumen3 de Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports, John Ayrton Paris Philosophy in sport made science in earnest [by J.A. Paris], John Ayrton Paris |
| Autor | John Ayrton Paris |
| Ilustrado por | George Cruikshank |
| Editor | Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 29 Jun. 2007 |
| Largo | 207 páginas |
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