The Annual biography and obituary, 14. kötet1830 |
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6. oldal
... fact . Indeed , I might have sunk her , and so might the Active : but as the colours were down , and all firing from her had long ceased , both Captain Gordon and myself considered her as our own ; the delay of getting a boat on board ...
... fact . Indeed , I might have sunk her , and so might the Active : but as the colours were down , and all firing from her had long ceased , both Captain Gordon and myself considered her as our own ; the delay of getting a boat on board ...
41. oldal
... fact of his having , upon receiving a bite from a dog , taken his pocket knife , and , without the least hesitation , cut out the part on the spot . The gentleman who related this anecdote observed , that he had frequently heard him ...
... fact of his having , upon receiving a bite from a dog , taken his pocket knife , and , without the least hesitation , cut out the part on the spot . The gentleman who related this anecdote observed , that he had frequently heard him ...
46. oldal
... facts they disclosed , Davy ultimately succeeded in reconciling apparent anomalies ; and , by removing the greater number of those difficulties which had obscured this branch of science , was enabled to present a clear and satisfactory ...
... facts they disclosed , Davy ultimately succeeded in reconciling apparent anomalies ; and , by removing the greater number of those difficulties which had obscured this branch of science , was enabled to present a clear and satisfactory ...
50. oldal
... facts connected with the comparative excellence of different articles . Thus , for instance , in the south of Europe , hard , or thin - skinned wheat , is in higher estimation than soft , or thick - skinned wheat ; a fact which he ...
... facts connected with the comparative excellence of different articles . Thus , for instance , in the south of Europe , hard , or thin - skinned wheat , is in higher estimation than soft , or thick - skinned wheat ; a fact which he ...
51. oldal
... fact , previously noticed by himself , of the conversion of nitrous gas into nitrous oxide by exposure to wetted zinc , might not depend upon Galvanic action . It was the early habit of his mind , not only to originate new enquiries ...
... fact , previously noticed by himself , of the conversion of nitrous gas into nitrous oxide by exposure to wetted zinc , might not depend upon Galvanic action . It was the early habit of his mind , not only to originate new enquiries ...
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415. oldal - And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the Word of His grace, Which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.
387. oldal - On the Power, Wisdom, and Goodness of God, as manifested in the Creation ; illustrating such work by all reasonable arguments ; as for instance the variety and formation of God's creatures in the animal, vegetable, and mineral kingdoms ; the effect of digestion, and thereby of conversion ; the construction of the hand of man, and an infinite variety of other arguments ; as also by discoveries ancient and modern, in arts, sciences, and the whole extent of literature.
153. oldal - Vixere fortes ante Agamemnona Multi, sed omnes illacrymabiles Urgentur, ignotique longa Nocte, carent quia vate sacro.
381. oldal - A finite and exact Expression for the Refraction of an Atmosphere nearly resembling that of the Earth. Phil. Trans. 1824-, p. 159: a computation derived from an optical hypothesis not exactly agreeing with the probable height of the physical atmosphere, but affording correct results.
59. oldal - ... in a state of intense activity ; and a platina wire, communicating with the positive side, was brought in contact with the upper surface of the alkali. The whole apparatus was in the open atmosphere.
62. oldal - In sciences kindred to chemistry, the knowledge of the nature of the alkalies, and the analogies arising in consequence, will open many new views; they may lead to the solution of many problems in geology, and shew that agents may have operated in the formation of rocks and earths which have not hitherto been suspected to exist.
378. oldal - Remarks on the Employment of Oblique Riders, and on other Alterations in the Construction of Ships. Phil. Trans. 1814, p. 303; the substance of a Report before presented to the Board of Admiralty, relating to Sir Robert Sepping's Improvements, with some additional illustrations.
164. oldal - For the repeated thanks and grants bestowed upon you by this house, in gratitude for your many and eminent services, you have thought fit this day to offer us your acknowledgments; but this nation well knows that it is still largely your debtor. It owes to you the proud satisfaction, that amidst the constellation of illustrious warriors, who have recently visited our country...
83. oldal - The Bakerian Lecture, on some of the Combinations of Oxymuriatic Gas and Oxygen, and on the Chemical Relations of these Principles to inflammable Bodies.
180. oldal - Time made thee what thou wast, king of the woods ; And time hath made thee what thou art — a cave For owls to roost in.