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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Página vii
... their subjects , the winning familiarity of their style , and the striking and beautiful simplicity of their experimental illus- trations : LONDON , December 1856 . By his Friend , THE AUTHOR . TO THE READER . TELL me , gentle Reader ,
... their subjects , the winning familiarity of their style , and the striking and beautiful simplicity of their experimental illus- trations : LONDON , December 1856 . By his Friend , THE AUTHOR . TO THE READER . TELL me , gentle Reader ,
Página ix
... TELL me , gentle Reader , whether thou hast not heard of the box of Pandora , which was no sooner opened by the unhappy Epimetheus , than it gave flight to a troop of malevolent spirits , which have ever since tormented the human race ...
... TELL me , gentle Reader , whether thou hast not heard of the box of Pandora , which was no sooner opened by the unhappy Epimetheus , than it gave flight to a troop of malevolent spirits , which have ever since tormented the human race ...
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... telling the hour , was not unfrequently found asleep in his Box . " " That Saxon monosyllable , Box , * from its numerous equivocal meanings , has , I verily believe , given rise to more villanous puns and quibbles than any other word ...
... telling the hour , was not unfrequently found asleep in his Box . " " That Saxon monosyllable , Box , * from its numerous equivocal meanings , has , I verily believe , given rise to more villanous puns and quibbles than any other word ...
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... tell me , therefore , why the earth should not rise to meet the ball ? " " Because the earth is so much larger and heavier than the ball . ” " It is , doubtless , much larger ; and since the force of attraction is in proportion to the ...
... tell me , therefore , why the earth should not rise to meet the ball ? " " Because the earth is so much larger and heavier than the ball . ” " It is , doubtless , much larger ; and since the force of attraction is in proportion to the ...
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... tell me the velocity with which they fall ? " Tom asserted that the weight of the body , or its quantity of matter , and its distance from the surface of the earth , must , in every case , determine that ; but Mr Seymour excited his ...
... tell me the velocity with which they fall ? " Tom asserted that the weight of the body , or its quantity of matter , and its distance from the surface of the earth , must , in every case , determine that ; but Mr Seymour excited his ...
Términos y frases comunes
Æneid alluded amusement ancient angle answered antiquary appear asked Mr Seymour axis ball body centre of gravity centrifugal force circle classical coin colours complementary colours continued Mr Seymour cried cycloid dear delight described direction distance doubt earth Edition effect elastic equal exclaimed the vicar exhibit experiment explain fall father Fcap figure flowers force hand kite light Major Snapwell manner marble means ment Miss Villers move Natural Philosophy nature never object observed Mr Seymour observed the vicar occasion Osterley Park Overton Overton Lodge party pass perceive philosopher Post 8vo present principle produced quoits reader readily remember replied Mr Seymour replied the vicar revolve rotatory motion round side sound spinning sport St Swithin stone striking string struck suppose surface Thaumatrope 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...