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It will be at once evident , from an inspection of the figure , that the lesser boy will
pass over a much greater space , in equal time , than the greater boy , and thus
generate more momentum , which compensates for his defect in weight , and ...
It will be at once evident , from an inspection of the figure , that the lesser boy will
pass over a much greater space , in equal time , than the greater boy , and thus
generate more momentum , which compensates for his defect in weight , and ...
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... and varying in breadth from four to seven miles ; this limestone is intersected
by a succession of deep and parallel valleys ( called dales , ) through which the
following rivers from the moorlands pass down southwards the vale of Pickering ...
... and varying in breadth from four to seven miles ; this limestone is intersected
by a succession of deep and parallel valleys ( called dales , ) through which the
following rivers from the moorlands pass down southwards the vale of Pickering ...
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We must here beg the reader to pause . The above remark is really too valuable
to be suffered to pass without some notice . And so the absence of all design and
arrangement is adduced as a proof of their artificial origin ! What would Dr ...
We must here beg the reader to pause . The above remark is really too valuable
to be suffered to pass without some notice . And so the absence of all design and
arrangement is adduced as a proof of their artificial origin ! What would Dr ...
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The air , by passing over the heated sands of Egypt becomes so ' dried and
rarefied as to be scarcely fit for respiration , and being so prepared , it absorbs so
much humidity on passing the Mediterranean as to form a suffocating and ...
The air , by passing over the heated sands of Egypt becomes so ' dried and
rarefied as to be scarcely fit for respiration , and being so prepared , it absorbs so
much humidity on passing the Mediterranean as to form a suffocating and ...
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Into this skin were inserted three feathers , spreading out at top , but so near to
each other , where they were stuck into the skin , as to pass through the holes ,
little more than a quarter of an inch square , which were always made in the
centre ...
Into this skin were inserted three feathers , spreading out at top , but so near to
each other , where they were stuck into the skin , as to pass through the holes ,
little more than a quarter of an inch square , which were always made in the
centre ...
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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...