The Popular Science Review: A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects, 2권James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas Robert Hardwicke, 1863 |
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... received a note from Mr. Readwin , stating that he would be at the Garthgill mine , which is situated about half- way between Barmouth and Dolgelly , not far from the coach- road , between one and two o'clock in the afternoon , we ...
... received a note from Mr. Readwin , stating that he would be at the Garthgill mine , which is situated about half- way between Barmouth and Dolgelly , not far from the coach- road , between one and two o'clock in the afternoon , we ...
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... received the successful coating was a small vase, which was coated at Mr. Wright's residence, and the next was a figure of a small kid. The mode of proceeding adopted by him in these cases, was to place the article in the silver ...
... received the successful coating was a small vase, which was coated at Mr. Wright's residence, and the next was a figure of a small kid. The mode of proceeding adopted by him in these cases, was to place the article in the silver ...
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... received only an extremely thin film or coating of the precious metals , and it was highly desirable that the thickness should be considerably increased , on account of the greater degree of durability required . About this period ...
... received only an extremely thin film or coating of the precious metals , and it was highly desirable that the thickness should be considerably increased , on account of the greater degree of durability required . About this period ...
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... received the successful coating was a small vase , which was coated at Mr. Wright's residence , and the next was a figure of a small kid . The mode of proceed- ing adopted by him in these cases , was to place the article in the silver ...
... received the successful coating was a small vase , which was coated at Mr. Wright's residence , and the next was a figure of a small kid . The mode of proceed- ing adopted by him in these cases , was to place the article in the silver ...
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... receiving a coating of silver , other articles , such as spoons , forks , & c . , which were being plated in the same vat , and especially those nearest to the wax- moulds , acquired a coating , more or less perfect , of bright silver ...
... receiving a coating of silver , other articles , such as spoons , forks , & c . , which were being plated in the same vat , and especially those nearest to the wax- moulds , acquired a coating , more or less perfect , of bright silver ...
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393 페이지 - There is grandeur in this view of life, with its several powers, having been originally breathed by the Creator into a few forms or into one; and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved.
341 페이지 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face ; the hair of my flesh stood up...
99 페이지 - How gloriously her gallant course she goes! Her white wings flying — never from her foes — She walks the waters like a thing of life, And seems to dare the elements to strife.
392 페이지 - Authors of the highest eminence seem to be fully satisfied with the view that each species has been independently created. To my mind it accords better with what we know of the laws impressed on matter by the Creator, that the production and extinction of the past and present inhabitants of the world should have been due to secondary causes, like those determining the birth and death of the individual.
392 페이지 - I believe that animals are descended from at most only four or five progenitors, and plants from an equal or lesser number.
392 페이지 - Therefore I should infer from analogy that probably all the organic beings which have ever lived on this earth, have descended from some one primordial form, into which life was first breathed.
21 페이지 - As nitrous oxide in its extensive operation appears capable of destroying physical pain, it may probably be used with advantage during surgical operations in which no great effusion of blood takes place.
496 페이지 - That, for instance, in acquiring the sensation of redness, our eyes are affected four hundred and eighty-two millions of millions of times ; of yellowness, five hundred and forty-two millions of millions of times ; and of violet, seven hundred and seven millions of millions of times per second...
346 페이지 - Trees having this character of wood are rare, and do not exist in the proportion of one to a hundred. The serpentine direction of the fibre, which renders them difficult to split and to work, produces, in the hands of a skilful mechanic, the most beautiful effects of light and shade. These effects are rendered more striking, if, after smoothing the surface of the wood with a double-ironed plane, it is rubbed with a little sulphuric acid, and afterwards anointed with linseed oil.
200 페이지 - Great fleas have little fleas upon their backs to bite 'em, And little fleas have lesser fleas, and so ad infinitum.