The American Library of Useful Knowledge, Volume 1Stimpson and Clapp, 1831 |
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Page 39
... moves ; the earth itself has its motion , and its complexities of motion ; the ocean heaves and subsides ; rivers run lingering or rush- ing , to the sea ; and the air which we breathe moves and acts with mighty power . Motion , thus ...
... moves ; the earth itself has its motion , and its complexities of motion ; the ocean heaves and subsides ; rivers run lingering or rush- ing , to the sea ; and the air which we breathe moves and acts with mighty power . Motion , thus ...
Page 40
... moving powers , animate or inanimate ; in the manner of modifying those powers , and of increasing the intensity of some of them by artificial means , such as heat and electri- city ; and in applying the varieties of force and motion ...
... moving powers , animate or inanimate ; in the manner of modifying those powers , and of increasing the intensity of some of them by artificial means , such as heat and electri- city ; and in applying the varieties of force and motion ...
Page 43
... moving he is express and admirable , " it is here , and here without irreverence , we may exclaim , " in apprehension how like a God ! " The study of the pure mathematics will of course not be extensively pursued in an institution ...
... moving he is express and admirable , " it is here , and here without irreverence , we may exclaim , " in apprehension how like a God ! " The study of the pure mathematics will of course not be extensively pursued in an institution ...
Page 45
... moving force with the gravity of a heavy body . The limb of a tree is a rude , but powerful instrument ; it is a lever . And the mechan- ical powers being all discovered , like other natural quali- ties , by induction , ( I use the word ...
... moving force with the gravity of a heavy body . The limb of a tree is a rude , but powerful instrument ; it is a lever . And the mechan- ical powers being all discovered , like other natural quali- ties , by induction , ( I use the word ...
Page 85
... moved ; or to poverty and depression , from which , generally speaking , they cannot emerge . Here it rarely happens , that , even for a single generation , an independence can be enjoyed without labor and diligence bestowed on its ...
... moved ; or to poverty and depression , from which , generally speaking , they cannot emerge . Here it rarely happens , that , even for a single generation , an independence can be enjoyed without labor and diligence bestowed on its ...
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