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As a heavy body near the earth ' s surface falls about 16 , feet in one second of
time , or for this purpose 16 feet will be sufficiently exact ; and as sound travels at
the rate of 1142 feet per second , multiply together 1142 , 16 and 5 , which will ...
As a heavy body near the earth ' s surface falls about 16 , feet in one second of
time , or for this purpose 16 feet will be sufficiently exact ; and as sound travels at
the rate of 1142 feet per second , multiply together 1142 , 16 and 5 , which will ...
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Often he imitates their cry , and decoys them from tree to tree , till they are within
range of his tube . Then taking a poisoned arrow from his quiver , he puts it in the
blow - pipe , and collects his breath for the fatal puff . About two feet from the end
...
Often he imitates their cry , and decoys them from tree to tree , till they are within
range of his tube . Then taking a poisoned arrow from his quiver , he puts it in the
blow - pipe , and collects his breath for the fatal puff . About two feet from the end
...
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being nearly 80 feet , excludes the possibility of qur attributing the muddy
sediment we shall find it to contain to any land flood , or extraordinary rise of the
waters of this , or of any other river in the neighbourhood . But let us explore the
interior ...
being nearly 80 feet , excludes the possibility of qur attributing the muddy
sediment we shall find it to contain to any land flood , or extraordinary rise of the
waters of this , or of any other river in the neighbourhood . But let us explore the
interior ...
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But to proceed : “ The size of rock - basins is as different as their shape , they are
formed from six feet to a few inches in diameter . Many uses may suggest
themselves to the imaginations of the curious from the description of these new ,
and ...
But to proceed : “ The size of rock - basins is as different as their shape , they are
formed from six feet to a few inches in diameter . Many uses may suggest
themselves to the imaginations of the curious from the description of these new ,
and ...
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... on which progressive motion against gravity depends , is very extensively
employed by nature in the structure of the feet of insects ; and Sir Everard
observes , that now this structure is known , it can be readily demonstrated by
looking at the ...
... on which progressive motion against gravity depends , is very extensively
employed by nature in the structure of the feet of insects ; and Sir Everard
observes , that now this structure is known , it can be readily demonstrated by
looking at the ...
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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.
Página 190 - ... resolved to remove his body into the choir, which was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently...