The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of science, art, literature, and practical mechanics, by the orig. ed. of the Encyclopaedia metropolitana [T. Curtis]., Volume 8Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) |
No interior do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 100
Página 11
... light bodies , in which number the ancients placed , attract all bodies palpable . Id . An electrick body can by friction emit an exhalation so subtile , and yet so potent , as by its emission to cause no sensible diminutiofi of the ...
... light bodies , in which number the ancients placed , attract all bodies palpable . Id . An electrick body can by friction emit an exhalation so subtile , and yet so potent , as by its emission to cause no sensible diminutiofi of the ...
Página 12
... light sub- stances when rubbed , termed it electrum , and that hence arose the word electricity . Those who entertain this opinion , would derive the name from the Greek verb eλw to draw ; but this appears to us to be a very forced ...
... light sub- stances when rubbed , termed it electrum , and that hence arose the word electricity . Those who entertain this opinion , would derive the name from the Greek verb eλw to draw ; but this appears to us to be a very forced ...
Página 13
... light appeared to pass be- tween excited bodies and such as were incapable of excitation , the attractive power might be also capable of communication from one to the other . 8. For this purpose Mr. Grey inserted a wire and ball , by ...
... light appeared to pass be- tween excited bodies and such as were incapable of excitation , the attractive power might be also capable of communication from one to the other . 8. For this purpose Mr. Grey inserted a wire and ball , by ...
Página 15
... light substances to which it is presented ; and , if the experiment be made a dark room , a flash of light will occasionally attend the separation of the ribands . in 42. Sticks of sealing - wax , resin , or sulphur , when rubbed with ...
... light substances to which it is presented ; and , if the experiment be made a dark room , a flash of light will occasionally attend the separation of the ribands . in 42. Sticks of sealing - wax , resin , or sulphur , when rubbed with ...
Página 15
... light will ensue . This light is occasioned by the transmission of the electricity excited on the paper to the hand ; and it occurs at every con- tact , because the non - conducting power of the paper prevents its transmission from one ...
... light will ensue . This light is occasioned by the transmission of the electricity excited on the paper to the hand ; and it occurs at every con- tact , because the non - conducting power of the paper prevents its transmission from one ...
Outras edições - Ver tudo
Palavras e frases frequentes
acid action afterwards Ampere apparatus appear attraction ball barons battery bishop body brass called canal centre charge coating color common conducting conductor connected copper crown cylinder diameter direction distance duke earl effect elec electric fluid electrified electrometer electrum emblements employed England English engraving excited experiments extremity Faerie Queene feet fixed force galvanic galvanometer glass gold ground hand heat Henry Henry VIII inches insulated iron king king of France king's kingdom land length Leyden jar light machine magnetic manner ment mercury metallic mezzotinto motion muriatic acid nature needle negative nerve nitric acid observed opposite oxide parliament pass person phenomena piece plate platina pole pope positive prince produced quantity queen reign repulsion sealing-wax Shakspeare side silk silver soon spark substances surface tion tricity tube Voltaic Voltaic pile whole wire zinc
Passagens conhecidas
Página 195 - see in needleworks and embroideries, it is more pleasing to have a lively work upon a sad and solemn ground, than to have a dark and melancholy work upon a lightsome ground : judge, therefore, of the pleasure of the heart by the pleasure of the eye. Bacon.
Página 214 - This purifying of wit, this enriching of memory enabling of judgment, and enlarging of conceit, which commonly we call learning; under what name soever it be directed, the final end is, to lead and draw us to as high perfection as our degenerate souls (made worse by their clay lodgings^, can be capable of.
Página 191 - away with the same, or any part thereof; every such offender shall be deemed to have feloniously stolen the same from his master or employer, for whose use, or on whose account, the same was delivered to, or taken into the possession of such servant, clerk, or other person so employed,
Página 389 - took an excellent way. That part of the Bible was given to him, who was most excellent in such a tongue : as the Apocrypha to Andrew Downs ; and then they met together, and one read the translation, the rest holding in their hands some Bible, either of the learned tongues, or French, Spanish, Italian,
Página 408 - What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards. Pope. What docs he not, from lusts opposed in vain. And self-reproaching conscience ? He foresees The fatal issue to his health,
Página 334 - I, John, by the grace of God king of England, and lord of Ireland, in order to expiate my sins, from my own free will, and the advice of my barons, give to the church of Rome, to pope Innocent, and his successors, the kingdom of England, and all other prerogatives
Página 208 - Are they not his by a peculiar right, And by an emphasis of interest hit, Whose eye they fill with tears of holy joy, Whose heart with praise, and whose exalted miad With worthy thoughts of that unwearied
Página 404 - A contented mind is the greatest blessing a man can enjoy in this world ; and if in the present life his happiness arises from the subduing of his desires, it will arise in the next from the gratification of them. Addison. He shall never truly enjoy his present hour, who never thinks on his last.
Página 225 - Lo ! where the stripling, wrapt in wonder, roves Beneath the precipice o'erhung with pine And sees, on high, amidst the' encircling groves. From cliff to cliff the foaming torrents shine : While waters, woods, and winds, in concert join, And Echo swells the chorus to the skies.
Página 389 - If they found any fault, they spoke ; if not, he read on. There is no book so translated as the Bible for the purpose. If I translate a French book into English, I turn it into English phrase, not into FrenchEnglish. Il fait froid ; I say,