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Francis Fitzgerald. distance : much as the circling waves which ruffle the finooth surface of a standing pool , when you throw a pebble into it , are first strong and clear , but gradually enfeebled as they en- large in dimenfions , they ...
Francis Fitzgerald. distance : much as the circling waves which ruffle the finooth surface of a standing pool , when you throw a pebble into it , are first strong and clear , but gradually enfeebled as they en- large in dimenfions , they ...
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... surface , the air is capable of much further compreffion and density than water . It is indeed true , that we are happily fo conftructed , as not to be exceffively affected by the fmaller variations of air to which we are expofed ; yet ...
... surface , the air is capable of much further compreffion and density than water . It is indeed true , that we are happily fo conftructed , as not to be exceffively affected by the fmaller variations of air to which we are expofed ; yet ...
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... surface of our bodies ; and this , multiplied by fifteen , will demonftrate , that we have never lefs than thirty thousand pounds of preffure exerted against us ! This weight varies with the ftate of the air as we have obferved ; and by ...
... surface of our bodies ; and this , multiplied by fifteen , will demonftrate , that we have never lefs than thirty thousand pounds of preffure exerted against us ! This weight varies with the ftate of the air as we have obferved ; and by ...
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... surface , and ftrike off fresh planets to join the revolving chorus ! who would not wish to live when that encounter happens ! who would not wish to rifque a fitu- . ation on that heavenly meffenger , which fhall thus fhock worlds into ...
... surface , and ftrike off fresh planets to join the revolving chorus ! who would not wish to live when that encounter happens ! who would not wish to rifque a fitu- . ation on that heavenly meffenger , which fhall thus fhock worlds into ...
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... surface of a bafon of water ( where they will fwim ) and taking a needle , poker , & c . gradually bring one end of it very near the floating needles ; a motion will foon be difcovered among them , either of advance or of receffion ...
... surface of a bafon of water ( where they will fwim ) and taking a needle , poker , & c . gradually bring one end of it very near the floating needles ; a motion will foon be difcovered among them , either of advance or of receffion ...
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