The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... action . Nor will such general instruction interfere with particular studies , if the tutor be provided with a Text - Book , embracing the foundations of human learning ; such , it is presumed , will this volume be found . When the ...
... action . Nor will such general instruction interfere with particular studies , if the tutor be provided with a Text - Book , embracing the foundations of human learning ; such , it is presumed , will this volume be found . When the ...
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... action , as will direct the body in any particular course . Obs . - The inferior animals swim without instruction ; be- cause they are unable to lift their fore - legs over their heads . The secret of this art depends , then , on ...
... action , as will direct the body in any particular course . Obs . - The inferior animals swim without instruction ; be- cause they are unable to lift their fore - legs over their heads . The secret of this art depends , then , on ...
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... action of the air and water on them ; and capable , by suitable means , of being reconverted into metals ! 82. Platina is the heaviest of all metals , being 23 times heavier than waters but it is a modern discovery . The colour is light ...
... action of the air and water on them ; and capable , by suitable means , of being reconverted into metals ! 82. Platina is the heaviest of all metals , being 23 times heavier than waters but it is a modern discovery . The colour is light ...
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... action ought to be well understood . Look at a piece of linen with the eye , or with any simple mag- nifier , and it will be seen that the loom has simply crossed the threads , and thereby matted the whole together . The four fingers ...
... action ought to be well understood . Look at a piece of linen with the eye , or with any simple mag- nifier , and it will be seen that the loom has simply crossed the threads , and thereby matted the whole together . The four fingers ...
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... action communicated to it similar to that of a see - saw , and is lifted up and pulled down with wonderful pre- cision and force . THE STEAM ENGINE . Obs . A regular and powerful motion being thus produced , the mechanic seizes upon it ...
... action communicated to it similar to that of a see - saw , and is lifted up and pulled down with wonderful pre- cision and force . THE STEAM ENGINE . Obs . A regular and powerful motion being thus produced , the mechanic seizes upon it ...
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