The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Τόμος 10Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
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... rise for several hours , and filled the bladders almost as fast as a man could have blown them with his mouth ; and yet the quantity of coals distilled was inconsiderable . I kept this spirit in the bladders a consider- able time , and ...
... rise for several hours , and filled the bladders almost as fast as a man could have blown them with his mouth ; and yet the quantity of coals distilled was inconsiderable . I kept this spirit in the bladders a consider- able time , and ...
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... rise to various modes of operating , of which it will be proper to take some notice . It must be obvious that , in proportion as the mass of coal in the retort becomes carbonised or converted into coke , the exterior surface becomes a ...
... rise to various modes of operating , of which it will be proper to take some notice . It must be obvious that , in proportion as the mass of coal in the retort becomes carbonised or converted into coke , the exterior surface becomes a ...
Σελίδα 7
... rise to make room for the air . And , again , if the suspended vessel be counterpoised by a weight , so as to allow it to be a little heavier than the quantity of water which it displaces , it will descend , if the enter ing gas be ...
... rise to make room for the air . And , again , if the suspended vessel be counterpoised by a weight , so as to allow it to be a little heavier than the quantity of water which it displaces , it will descend , if the enter ing gas be ...
Σελίδα 8
... rise and fall , as before described , so that the under edges of the gas - holder , which are im- mersed in the water to confine the gas , must move in an horizontal plane instead of describ- ing an arc of a circle as they would do if ...
... rise and fall , as before described , so that the under edges of the gas - holder , which are im- mersed in the water to confine the gas , must move in an horizontal plane instead of describ- ing an arc of a circle as they would do if ...
Σελίδα 24
... rising ; and ends with the fall of the hand upon the dominant or mediant of the mode , but never upon the final , unless it be a rondeau : and the last begins with the rise of the hand , and ends with the fall upon the final of the mode ...
... rising ; and ends with the fall of the hand upon the dominant or mediant of the mode , but never upon the final , unless it be a rondeau : and the last begins with the rise of the hand , and ends with the fall upon the final of the mode ...
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Σελίδα 156 - Kent. Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
Σελίδα 331 - A verb is a word which signifies to be, to do, or to suffer ; as, I am — I rule — I am ruled.
Σελίδα 32 - I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear : Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him.
Σελίδα 22 - Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
Σελίδα 341 - I am. Thou art. He is. We are. You are. They are. I was. Thou wast He was. We were. You were. They were.
Σελίδα 376 - I say, they will receive a terrible blow this parliament, and yet they shall not see who hurts them. This counsel is not to be contemned, because it may do you good, and can do you no harm : for the danger is past, as soon as you have burned the letter. And I hope God will give you the grace to make good use of it, unto whose holy protection I commend you*.
Σελίδα 174 - What years, i' faith ? Vio. About your years, my lord. Duke. Too old, by heaven; let still the woman take An elder than herself ; so wears she to him, So sways she level in her husband's heart. For, boy, however we do praise ourselves, Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, More longing, wavering, sooner lost and worn, Than women's are.
Σελίδα 330 - An Adjective is a word added to a substantive, to express its quality : as, " An industrious man ; a virtuous woman.
Σελίδα 34 - tis in ourselves that we are thus or thus. Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners ; so that if we will plant nettles or sow lettuce, set hyssop and weed up thyme, supply it with one gender of herbs or distract it with many, either to have it sterile with idleness or manured with industry, why, the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.
Σελίδα 124 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.