The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Now First Collected and Arranged: with Memoirs of His Early Life, Written by Himself ; in Three Volumes, Volume 2J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806 - 468 pages |
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... sound On the harmony and melody of the old Scotch tunes · - 296 317 · 318 · 320 . 322 324 - 328 · 350 . $ 35 338 343 349 On the defects of modern music Description of the process to be observed in making large sheets of paper in the ...
... sound On the harmony and melody of the old Scotch tunes · - 296 317 · 318 · 320 . 322 324 - 328 · 350 . $ 35 338 343 349 On the defects of modern music Description of the process to be observed in making large sheets of paper in the ...
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... sound being first heard at a distance , augmenting as it approaches , and gradually dying away as it proceeds ? A circumstance observed by the inhabi- tants of South America in their last great earthquake , that noise coming from a ...
... sound being first heard at a distance , augmenting as it approaches , and gradually dying away as it proceeds ? A circumstance observed by the inhabi- tants of South America in their last great earthquake , that noise coming from a ...
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... stream , and thus an eddy - current always in our favour . By the distance we ran from Sept. 9 , in the evening , till we struck sound- ings , we must have then been at the western ings , 204 PAPERS ON PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS .
... stream , and thus an eddy - current always in our favour . By the distance we ran from Sept. 9 , in the evening , till we struck sound- ings , we must have then been at the western ings , 204 PAPERS ON PHILOSOPHICAL SUBJECTS .
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... sound . The first cost , whatever it is , will be all , as a copper covering must last for ages ; and when the house decays , the plates will still have intrinsic worth . In Russia , I am inform- ed many houses are covered with plates ...
... sound . The first cost , whatever it is , will be all , as a copper covering must last for ages ; and when the house decays , the plates will still have intrinsic worth . In Russia , I am inform- ed many houses are covered with plates ...
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... sound of hail or rain falling upon the roof , and answers another purpose to be mentioned by - and - by . In order to shew the regular process of laying down the roof , we must begin with fastening two sheets toge- ther lengthwise . The ...
... sound of hail or rain falling upon the roof , and answers another purpose to be mentioned by - and - by . In order to shew the regular process of laying down the roof , we must begin with fastening two sheets toge- ther lengthwise . The ...
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