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Nor was Mr . Seymour mistaken ; for after a few more specimens of his dexterity ,
the conjuror requested Mr . Twaddleton , who was sitting directly in his front , to
take an even number of counters in one hand , and an odd number in the other ...
Nor was Mr . Seymour mistaken ; for after a few more specimens of his dexterity ,
the conjuror requested Mr . Twaddleton , who was sitting directly in his front , to
take an even number of counters in one hand , and an odd number in the other ...
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With her left hand she holds up her garments , that they may not hinder the
rapidity of her pace ; while , in her right hand ... Abundance is imaged as a sedate
matron , with a cornucopia in her hands , of which she scatters the fruits over the
...
With her left hand she holds up her garments , that they may not hinder the
rapidity of her pace ; while , in her right hand ... Abundance is imaged as a sedate
matron , with a cornucopia in her hands , of which she scatters the fruits over the
...
Página 130
It is thus evident why there is considerable difficulty in pushing open a heavy
door , if the hand is applied to the part next the hinges , although it may be
opened with the greatest ease in the usual method . In the third kind of lever , the
fulcrum is ...
It is thus evident why there is considerable difficulty in pushing open a heavy
door , if the hand is applied to the part next the hinges , although it may be
opened with the greatest ease in the usual method . In the third kind of lever , the
fulcrum is ...
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Suppose one end of the rope be fastened to a hook in the ceiling , and that to the
moveable pulley on the rope a cask be attached , is it not evident that the hand
applied to the other extremity of the rope will sustain it more easily than if it held ...
Suppose one end of the rope be fastened to a hook in the ceiling , and that to the
moveable pulley on the rope a cask be attached , is it not evident that the hand
applied to the other extremity of the rope will sustain it more easily than if it held ...
Página 204
This problem is to be found in Hutton ' s Recreations , · and is stated as follows : -
“ A person having in one hand an even number of shillings , and in the other an
odd , to tell in which hand he has the even number . . “ Desire the person to ...
This problem is to be found in Hutton ' s Recreations , · and is stated as follows : -
“ A person having in one hand an even number of shillings , and in the other an
odd , to tell in which hand he has the even number . . “ Desire the person to ...
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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...