Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports ...Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827 - 207 من الصفحات |
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... present work I have followed the plan of the last - mentioned au- thoress . Its advantages over the more direct conversational style appear to consist in allow- ing occasional remarks , which come more aptly from the author than from ...
... present work I have followed the plan of the last - mentioned au- thoress . Its advantages over the more direct conversational style appear to consist in allow- ing occasional remarks , which come more aptly from the author than from ...
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... present to the eye the appearance of a substantial and well pro- portioned pillar . These specimens were ar- ranged in an order corresponding with their acknowledged geological relations ; thus , the Diluvial productions occupied the ...
... present to the eye the appearance of a substantial and well pro- portioned pillar . These specimens were ar- ranged in an order corresponding with their acknowledged geological relations ; thus , the Diluvial productions occupied the ...
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... present . " " Certainly , " replied Mr. Seymour , " and I trust that Louisa and Fanny , who are of an age to understand the subject , will not prove unin- terested spectators . Little John , too , will profit by our scheme ; for , as I ...
... present . " " Certainly , " replied Mr. Seymour , " and I trust that Louisa and Fanny , who are of an age to understand the subject , will not prove unin- terested spectators . Little John , too , will profit by our scheme ; for , as I ...
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... present occa- sion ; and no sooner did the amiable Mrs. Sey- mour observe it , than she uttered the following My dear husband , pray spare the feelings of our friend ; you well know how morbidly sensitive he is to a pun , and it is ...
... present occa- sion ; and no sooner did the amiable Mrs. Sey- mour observe it , than she uttered the following My dear husband , pray spare the feelings of our friend ; you well know how morbidly sensitive he is to a pun , and it is ...
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... present misfortunes . One of the wheels , as you may perceive , actuated my pestle and mortar , and the other rolled a ma- chine to round my pills . ' I now discovered that the flame which I had witnessed , upon its first appearance ...
... present misfortunes . One of the wheels , as you may perceive , actuated my pestle and mortar , and the other rolled a ma- chine to round my pills . ' I now discovered that the flame which I had witnessed , upon its first appearance ...
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