The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. kötetThomas Spencer Baynes C. Scribner's sons, 1878 |
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106. oldal
... ascent by Glaisher and Coxwell , who , when at an elevation of 20,000 feet , heard with great distinctness the whistle of a locomotive passing beneath them . PART III . Reflexion and Refraction of Sound . 31. When a wave of sound ...
... ascent by Glaisher and Coxwell , who , when at an elevation of 20,000 feet , heard with great distinctness the whistle of a locomotive passing beneath them . PART III . Reflexion and Refraction of Sound . 31. When a wave of sound ...
150. oldal
... ascent to political power . For a considerable time dissensions had existed in the ministry ; and these came to a crisis in April 1717 , when those who had been the real chiefs passed into the ranks of the opposition . Townshend was ...
... ascent to political power . For a considerable time dissensions had existed in the ministry ; and these came to a crisis in April 1717 , when those who had been the real chiefs passed into the ranks of the opposition . Townshend was ...
188. oldal
... ascents ( generally d'Arlandes . alone , but once with a companion , M. Girond de Villette ) , in a captive balloon ( i.e. , one attached by ropes to the ground ) , and demonstrated that there was no difficulty in taking up fuel and ...
... ascents ( generally d'Arlandes . alone , but once with a companion , M. Girond de Villette ) , in a captive balloon ( i.e. , one attached by ropes to the ground ) , and demonstrated that there was no difficulty in taking up fuel and ...
189. oldal
... Ascent of seven per- sons at Lyons . American to let go , and the balloon being thus so greatly lightened , ascended very ... ascents of subsequent experiments in France rapidly spread all over Europe , and formed a topic of general ...
... Ascent of seven per- sons at Lyons . American to let go , and the balloon being thus so greatly lightened , ascended very ... ascents of subsequent experiments in France rapidly spread all over Europe , and formed a topic of general ...
190. oldal
... ascents of balloons were now multiplied in all quarters . It will therefore be sufficient to notice very briefly only the more remarkable of the succeeding ascents . The Chevalier Paul Andreani , of Milan , constructed a fire- balloon ...
... ascents of balloons were now multiplied in all quarters . It will therefore be sufficient to notice very briefly only the more remarkable of the succeeding ascents . The Chevalier Paul Andreani , of Milan , constructed a fire- balloon ...
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