Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Implant in the Young Mind the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports of YouthJohn Murray, 1861 - 401 páginas |
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... proceeded on a level , and thus announced to the stranger his arrival at the bottom of the valley . * These figures refer to the additional notes at the end of the work . What a rich display of woodland scenery was suddenly presented ...
... proceeded on a level , and thus announced to the stranger his arrival at the bottom of the valley . * These figures refer to the additional notes at the end of the work . What a rich display of woodland scenery was suddenly presented ...
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... proceeded— “ In the first place , I would give the boy some general notions with regard to the properties of matter , such as its gravitation , vis inertiæ , elasticity , & c . What apparatus can be re- quired for such a purpose ...
... proceeded— “ In the first place , I would give the boy some general notions with regard to the properties of matter , such as its gravitation , vis inertiæ , elasticity , & c . What apparatus can be re- quired for such a purpose ...
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... proceeded to put another question : " Since , " continued he , " you now understand the nature of that force by which bodies fall to the earth , can you tell me the velocity with which they fall ? " Tom asserted that the weight of the ...
... proceeded to put another question : " Since , " continued he , " you now understand the nature of that force by which bodies fall to the earth , can you tell me the velocity with which they fall ? " Tom asserted that the weight of the ...
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... proceeded to explain the cause of it . He stated that the result was not contrary to the law of gravitation , since it arose from the interference of a foreign body , the air , to the resistance of which it was to be attributed : and he ...
... proceeded to explain the cause of it . He stated that the result was not contrary to the law of gravitation , since it arose from the interference of a foreign body , the air , to the resistance of which it was to be attributed : and he ...
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... proceeded ; — " Sixteen feet for the first second , -I put that down . " “ Well , ” said his father , “ and three times sixteen for the second ? ” Forty - eight , " cried Tom.— 66 " Put it down . " " Five times sixteen for the third ...
... proceeded ; — " Sixteen feet for the first second , -I put that down . " “ Well , ” said his father , “ and three times sixteen for the second ? ” Forty - eight , " cried Tom.— 66 " Put it down . " " Five times sixteen for the third ...
Términos y frases comunes
amusement ancient angle answered antiquary antiquity appear asked Mr Seymour axis ball body centre of gravity centrifugal force classical coin colours complementary colours continued Mr Seymour cried dear delight direction distance doubt earth effect elastic equal exclaimed the vicar exhibit experiment explain fall father Fcap figure flowers force hand History illustration kite lady light Louisa Major Snapwell manner marble ment Miss Villers Natural Philosophy nature never NOTE object observed Mr Seymour observed the vicar occasion Oliver Cromwell Osterley Park Overton Overton Lodge party pass perceive philosophy Portrait Post 8vo present principle produced quoit reader readily remember replied Mr Seymour replied the vicar rotatory motion round Second Edition sound sport St Swithin stone striking string struck suppose surface Thaumatrope Third Edition tion tube Twaddleton velocity vibrations Virgil Vols weight wind Woodcuts word
Pasajes populares
Página 197 - I know not the day of my death : now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison ; and make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Página 217 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils...
Página 5 - More Worlds than One. The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian.
Página 325 - Ichabod endeavored to dodge the horrible missile, but too late. It encountered his cranium with a tremendous crash — he was tumbled headlong into the dust, and Gunpowder, the black steed, and the goblin rider, passed by like a whirlwind.
Página 5 - BRAY'S (MRS.) Life of Thomas Stothard, RA With Personal Reminiscences. Illustrated with Portrait and 60 Woodcuts of his chief works. 4to. BREWSTER'S (SiR DAVID) Martyrs of Science, or the Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler.
Página 325 - 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 6 - BUNBURY'S (CJF) Journal of a Residence at the Cape of Good Hope; with Excursions into the Interior, and Notes on the Natural History and Native Tribes of the Country.
Página 315 - Indies, there were not other men in Spain who would have been capable of the enterprise? To this Columbus made no immediate reply, but, taking an egg, invited the company to make it stand on one end. Every one attempted it...
Página 21 - History of Rome. From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire. With the History of Literature and Art.
Página 197 - The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him : but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob...