A Natural Philosophy, Embracing the Most Recent Discoveries in the Various Branches of Physics, and Exhibiting the Application of Scientific Principles in Every-day Life ...Appleton, 1862 - 450 sider |
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... DIRECTIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF PUNCTUATION : WITH COPIOUS EXERCISES . 12mo . pp . 170. 50 cts . Advanced Course of Composition and Rhetoric : A SERIES OF PRACTICAL LESSONS ON THE ORIGIN , HISTORY , AND PECULIARITIES OF THE ENGLISH ...
... DIRECTIONS ON THE SUBJECT OF PUNCTUATION : WITH COPIOUS EXERCISES . 12mo . pp . 170. 50 cts . Advanced Course of Composition and Rhetoric : A SERIES OF PRACTICAL LESSONS ON THE ORIGIN , HISTORY , AND PECULIARITIES OF THE ENGLISH ...
Side 16
... direction as his horse . A bullet thrown at a pane of glass breaks it into many pieces , but , fired at it from a rifle , merely makes a circular hole . In the latter case , all the par- ticles of glass , on account of their inertia ...
... direction as his horse . A bullet thrown at a pane of glass breaks it into many pieces , but , fired at it from a rifle , merely makes a circular hole . In the latter case , all the par- ticles of glass , on account of their inertia ...
Side 26
... direction , is a force ; gravity , which brings it to the earth and helps to stop its motion , is a force . examples . To what does malleability chiefly belong ? Show the extreme malleabil- ity of gold . 49. What is Ductility ? What ...
... direction , is a force ; gravity , which brings it to the earth and helps to stop its motion , is a force . examples . To what does malleability chiefly belong ? Show the extreme malleabil- ity of gold . 49. What is Ductility ? What ...
Side 34
... direction throughout its whole extent ; as , A B. 2. Parallel Lines are those which have the same direc- tion ; as , CD , E F. 3. A Curve Line , or Curve , is one that changes its di- rection at every point ; as , GH . 4. A Circle is a ...
... direction throughout its whole extent ; as , A B. 2. Parallel Lines are those which have the same direc- tion ; as , CD , E F. 3. A Curve Line , or Curve , is one that changes its di- rection at every point ; as , GH . 4. A Circle is a ...
Side 35
... direction of two straight lines that meet or cross each other . Fig . 11 . A B 12. The Vertex ( plural , vertices ) of an angle is the point at which its sides meet ; as , D in Fig . 18 . An angle is named from the letter at its vertex ...
... direction of two straight lines that meet or cross each other . Fig . 11 . A B 12. The Vertex ( plural , vertices ) of an angle is the point at which its sides meet ; as , D in Fig . 18 . An angle is named from the letter at its vertex ...
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A Natural Philosophy Embracing the Most Recent Discoveries in the Various ... George Payn Quackenbos Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1866 |
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Side 34 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Side 34 - A diameter of a circle is a straight line drawn through the centre, and terminated both ways by the circumference.
Side 238 - ... the angle of reflection is always equal to the angle of incidence, the image for any point can be seen only in the reflected ray prolonged.
Side 279 - Vibrations striking a plane surface are reflected from it (like light and heat) in such a way as to make the angle of reflection equal to the angle of incidence. 733. Echoes. — When a sound is heard a second time by reflection, after a certain interval, an Echo is said to be produced. A sound is sometimes repeated more...
Side 94 - Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw.
Side 174 - In that awful night, but for the little tube of mercury which had given warning, neither the strength of the noble ship, nor the skill and energies of the commander, could have saved one man to tell the tale.
Side 449 - Unquestionably the very best Dictionary of our language extant. Its great accuracy in the definition and derivation of " — ' words, gives it an authority that no other work on the subject possesses. It is constantly cited and relied on in our Courts of Justice, in our legislative bedies, and in public discussions, as entirely conclusive.
Side 173 - ... came to prepare with all haste for a storm. The barometer had begun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet, the oldest sailors had not perceived even a threatening in the sky, and were surprised at the extent and hurry of the preparations: but the required measures were not completed, when a more awful hurricane burst upon them than the most experienced had ever braved.
Side 173 - It was in a southern latitude. The sun had just set with placid appearance, closing a beautiful afternoon, and the usual mirth of the evening watch was proceeding, when the captain's order came to prepare with all haste for a storm. The barometer had begun to fall with appalling rapidity. As yet, the oldest sailors...