Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Τόμος 14Archibald Constable, 1823 |
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... mind : there is also , in the use of this instrument , no occasion to shut the eye which is not directed to the object . A further ad- vantage peculiar to this microscope is , that by it the outlines of every object may be taken , even ...
... mind : there is also , in the use of this instrument , no occasion to shut the eye which is not directed to the object . A further ad- vantage peculiar to this microscope is , that by it the outlines of every object may be taken , even ...
Σελίδα 17
... mind ; but as it also affords an increase of pleasure , by displaying its wonders to several persons at the same instant , without the least fatigue to the eye . This purpose is now effectually answered , by affix- ing the transparent ...
... mind ; but as it also affords an increase of pleasure , by displaying its wonders to several persons at the same instant , without the least fatigue to the eye . This purpose is now effectually answered , by affix- ing the transparent ...
Σελίδα 19
... mind is that of Ellis : It is better adapted than any other portable mi- croscope , to the purpose of general observation ; simple in its construction , and general in its application . To those who prefer a double microscope , we ...
... mind is that of Ellis : It is better adapted than any other portable mi- croscope , to the purpose of general observation ; simple in its construction , and general in its application . To those who prefer a double microscope , we ...
Σελίδα 30
... mind , with reason , bestowed upon us , that , from the things which we do perceive with our senses , we may deduce the nature of those causes and effects which are imperceptible to the cor- poreal eye . " Leaving these speculations ...
... mind , with reason , bestowed upon us , that , from the things which we do perceive with our senses , we may deduce the nature of those causes and effects which are imperceptible to the cor- poreal eye . " Leaving these speculations ...
Σελίδα 41
... mind , but by no means in a method calculated to invite promotion in the clerical line . He was in 1723 chosen principal librarian of the public library at Cambridge ; and if he rose not to dignities in the church , he was in easy ...
... mind , but by no means in a method calculated to invite promotion in the clerical line . He was in 1723 chosen principal librarian of the public library at Cambridge ; and if he rose not to dignities in the church , he was in easy ...
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Σελίδα 105 - AND I SAW AN ANGEL COME DOWN FROM HEAVEN, HAVING THE KEY OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AND A GREAT CHAIN IN HIS HAND. AND HE LAID HOLD ON THE DRAGON, THAT OLD SERPENT, WHICH IS THE DEVIL AND SATAN AND BOUND HIM A THOUSAND YEARS. AND CAST HIM INTO THE BOTTOMLESS PIT AND SHUT HIM UP AND SET A SEAL UPON HIM, THAT HE SHOULD DECEIVE THE NATIONS NO MORE, TILL THE THOUSAND YEARS SHOULD BE FULFILLED: AND AFTER THAT HE MUST BE LOOSED A LITTLE SEASON.
Σελίδα 105 - And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison, and shall go out to deceive the nations which are in the four quarters of the earth, Gog and Magog, to gather them together to battle, the number of whom is as the sand of the sea.
Σελίδα 284 - A crime, or misdemeanor, is an act committed or omitted in violation of a public law, either forbidding or commanding it.
Σελίδα 281 - When anyone tells me that he saw a dead man restored to life, I immediately consider with myself whether it be more probable that this person should either deceive or be deceived, or that the fact which he relates should really have happened. I weigh the one miracle against the other ; and according to the superiority which I discover, I pronounce my decision, and always reject the greater miracle. If the falsehood of his testimony would be more miraculous than the event which he relates, then, and...
Σελίδα 105 - And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a thousand years...
Σελίδα 82 - MILTOK. but scout and hurry along in little detached parties of six or seven in a company ; and sweeping low, just over the surface of the land and water, direct their course to the opposite continent at the narrowest passage they can find.
Σελίδα 281 - That no testimony is sufficient to establish a miracle, unless the testimony be of such a kind that its falsehood would be more miraculous than the fact which it endeavours to establish.
Σελίδα 95 - That the raising or keeping a standing army within the kingdom in time of peace, unless it be with consent of parliament, is against law.
Σελίδα 107 - For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees.
Σελίδα 282 - And the brother shall deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child : and the children shall rise up against their parents, and cause them to be put to death.