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... equal a ftar of the 6th magnitude . I have lit- tle doubt that it will be found in La Lande's Catalogue . " On the 16th of May Profeffor Bode writes to M. Von Zach , " That it gave him great pleasure to find , that M. Von Zach agreed ...
... equal a ftar of the 6th magnitude . I have lit- tle doubt that it will be found in La Lande's Catalogue . " On the 16th of May Profeffor Bode writes to M. Von Zach , " That it gave him great pleasure to find , that M. Von Zach agreed ...
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... equal 0,378 , the smallest error was 8 ' ; then putting the logar- ithm of the diftance 0,378 , the fmalleft error was ± 4 . It was therefore neceffary ftill more to diminish the distance ; and after 20 hypothefes he found the following ...
... equal 0,378 , the smallest error was 8 ' ; then putting the logar- ithm of the diftance 0,378 , the fmalleft error was ± 4 . It was therefore neceffary ftill more to diminish the distance ; and after 20 hypothefes he found the following ...
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... equal degree of putrefaction and humidity . It feems to differ likewife materially from the artificial phofphorus by the following diagnostics . 1 . It fhines in oxygen gas at a very low temperature . 2. It emits light in all ...
... equal degree of putrefaction and humidity . It feems to differ likewife materially from the artificial phofphorus by the following diagnostics . 1 . It fhines in oxygen gas at a very low temperature . 2. It emits light in all ...
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... equal quantities of which were thrown in- to pure water and the oxygenated muriatic acid at a tempera- ture of 88 ° F. Creffes exhibited germs in three hours in the oxy- genated muriatic acid , while none were feen in water till the end ...
... equal quantities of which were thrown in- to pure water and the oxygenated muriatic acid at a tempera- ture of 88 ° F. Creffes exhibited germs in three hours in the oxy- genated muriatic acid , while none were feen in water till the end ...
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... equal to that which falls in the next following nine . But this is not the cafe when we compare in like manner the quantity of rain which falls in fix , eight or ten years . Effects of the Moon on the Barometer . The variations of the ...
... equal to that which falls in the next following nine . But this is not the cafe when we compare in like manner the quantity of rain which falls in fix , eight or ten years . Effects of the Moon on the Barometer . The variations of the ...
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Página 54 - WHEN I wrote my treatise about our system, I had an eye upon such principles as might work with considering men for the belief of a Deity ; and nothing can rejoice me more than to find it useful for that purpose.
Página 51 - Read Don Quixote ; it is a very '* good book — I read it ftill.
Página 133 - Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That own'd the virtuous ring and glass; And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride...
Página 49 - It raiseth admiration, as signifying a nimble sagacity of apprehension, a special felicity of invention, a vivacity of spirit, and reach of wit more than vulgar; it seeming to argue a rare quickness of parts, that one can fetch in remote conceits applicable; a notable skill, that he can dexterously accommodate them to the purpose before him; together with a lively briskness of humour, not apt to damp those sportful flashes of imagination.
Página 108 - For it was not an enemy that reproached me ; Then I could have borne it : Neither was it he that hated me that did magnify himself against me ; Then I would have hid myself from him : But it was thou, a man mine equal, My guide, and mine acquaintance. We took sweet counsel together, And walked unto the house of God in company.
Página 64 - I have regularly and attentively perused these Holy Scriptures, and am of opinion that this volume, independently of its divine origin, contains more true sublimity, more exquisite beauty, more pure morality, more important history, and finer strains of poetry and eloquence, than can be collected from all other books, in whatever age or language they may have been written.
Página 92 - I have received two letters from you, one written in Latin, the other in French ; which I take in good part, and will you to exercise that practice of learning often : for that will stand you in most stead, in that profession of life that you are born to live in. And...
Página 49 - ... from a lucky hitting upon what is strange, sometimes from a crafty wresting obvious matter to the purpose; often it consisteth in one knows not what and springeth up one can hardly tell how. Its ways are unaccountable and inexplicable, being answerable to the numberless rovings of fancy and windings of language.
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Página 182 - ... fore againft my heart, unto poor babes in tearing from them the half-eaten apples, which they privily munched at church. But verily it pitied me, for I remembered the days of my youth. Thirdly, with the fweat of my own hands...