Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of knowledge, ed. by E. Smedley, Hugh J. Rose and Henry J. Rose. [With] Plates, 5. kötet1845 |
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80. oldal
... Temple of Milem were found by this enterprising surveyor at the respective eleva- Milem with- tions of 11,405 and 11,682 feet above Calcutta ; extensive out snow . fields of buck wheat and Tartaric barley occupying the Also the space ...
... Temple of Milem were found by this enterprising surveyor at the respective eleva- Milem with- tions of 11,405 and 11,682 feet above Calcutta ; extensive out snow . fields of buck wheat and Tartaric barley occupying the Also the space ...
396. oldal
... Temples , or at least , purposes . that some part of each was appropriated to the pur- poses of Religion , or to the ... Temple built against the face of the Pyramid . The custom of erecting Pyramids must have been Anci very general ...
... Temples , or at least , purposes . that some part of each was appropriated to the pur- poses of Religion , or to the ... Temple built against the face of the Pyramid . The custom of erecting Pyramids must have been Anci very general ...
396. oldal
... Temples , consisting of apartments whose roofs were supported by pillars , and in the upper Temple was a magnificent couch of gold . It is probable also , that this Temple was used as an Ob- servatory , and that from it the Chaldean ...
... Temples , consisting of apartments whose roofs were supported by pillars , and in the upper Temple was a magnificent couch of gold . It is probable also , that this Temple was used as an Ob- servatory , and that from it the Chaldean ...
396. oldal
... Temples in Ionia , ( that of Minerva Polias at Priene , ) the upper surface of one of the mouldings of the base has a ... Temple at Priene , are found in the bases of columns existing in some of the Gothic Cathedrals of Europe ; the ...
... Temples in Ionia , ( that of Minerva Polias at Priene , ) the upper surface of one of the mouldings of the base has a ... Temple at Priene , are found in the bases of columns existing in some of the Gothic Cathedrals of Europe ; the ...
396. oldal
... Temples of Greece , they Part 1 . of the There is nothing improbable in the opinion that dif- Probability ferent Tribes of men should have adopted different modes that the of construction for their original dwellings ; and , there ...
... Temples of Greece , they Part 1 . of the There is nothing improbable in the opinion that dif- Probability ferent Tribes of men should have adopted different modes that the of construction for their original dwellings ; and , there ...
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131. oldal - night, colder than the atmosphere, by radiating their heat to the heavens, I perceived immediately a just reason for the practice, which I had before deemed useless. Being desirous, however, of acquiring some precise information on this subject, I fixed, perpendicularly, in the earth of
147. oldal - discern, Or half-conceal'd some figure at the stern ; Boys who, on shore, to sea the pebble cast, Will hear it strike against the viewless mast ; While the stern boatman growls his fierce disdain, At whom he knows not, whom he threats in vain.
148. oldal - The Rain Cloud. A Cloud, or system of Clouds, from which rain is falling. It is a horizontal sheet, above which the Cirrus spreads, while the Cumulus enters it laterally and from beneath.
27. oldal - At Pékin, also, where the mean temperature of the year is that of the coasts of Brittany, the scorching heats of summer are greater than at Cairo, and the winters as rigorous as at Upsal,
147. oldal - When all you see through densest Fog is seen, When you can hear the fishers near at hand Distinctly speak, yet see not where they stand ; Or sometimes them and not their
292. oldal - When the length of the wave is great in comparison with the depth of the water, (as in the case of tide-waves,) the horizontal motion is sensibly the same from the surface to the bottom, and the vertical motion for different particles varies in the same proportion as their height above the bottom.
143. oldal - of aqueous vapour, and the situation of the ground is such as to permit the cold air from the land to mix with the warmer air above the water, Mist or Fog will be the result. The density of such Mist or Fog will,
132. oldal - whether on hill .. Sometimes, anon on shady vale, each night Under the covert of some ancient oak, Or cedar, to defend him from the Dew.
132. oldal - a hollow cylinder of baked clay, the height of which was 2£ feet, and diameter 1 foot. On the grass, surrounded by the cylinder, were laid 10 grains of wool, which, in this situation, as there was not the least wind, would have received as much rain as a like
131. oldal - in the pride of half knowledge, smiled at the means frequently employed by gardeners, to protect tender plants from cold, as it appeared to me impossible, that