The Annual biography and obituary, 14. kötet1830 |
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4. oldal
... formed entirely of frigates and smaller vessels . The following is Captain Hoste's own account of this victory , in which every reader must be struck with the evident reluctance of the writer to speak of his own deeds , and the anxiety ...
... formed entirely of frigates and smaller vessels . The following is Captain Hoste's own account of this victory , in which every reader must be struck with the evident reluctance of the writer to speak of his own deeds , and the anxiety ...
5. oldal
... formed in two divisions , instantly bore down to attack us under all possible sail . The British line , led by the Amphion , was formed by signal in the closest order on star- board tack to receive them . At 9 A. M. the action com ...
... formed in two divisions , instantly bore down to attack us under all possible sail . The British line , led by the Amphion , was formed by signal in the closest order on star- board tack to receive them . At 9 A. M. the action com ...
48. oldal
... merited any other eulogium ; but the edifice was his own - he brought the stone from the quarry , formed it into a regular pile , and then with his masterly chisel added to its strength beauty , 48 SIR HUMPHRY DAVY .
... merited any other eulogium ; but the edifice was his own - he brought the stone from the quarry , formed it into a regular pile , and then with his masterly chisel added to its strength beauty , 48 SIR HUMPHRY DAVY .
52. oldal
... formed the basis of astronomy , a science giving to navigation safety , guiding the pilot through unknown seas , and tracing for him in the heavens an unerrring path to his native shores ! It has been well said by the accomplished ...
... formed the basis of astronomy , a science giving to navigation safety , guiding the pilot through unknown seas , and tracing for him in the heavens an unerrring path to his native shores ! It has been well said by the accomplished ...
54. oldal
... formed the connecting parts of well - washed asbestos . Thus then was every source of fallacy connected with the apparatus re- moved ; but still the same production of saline matter ap- peared . What could be its origin ? He repeated ...
... formed the connecting parts of well - washed asbestos . Thus then was every source of fallacy connected with the apparatus re- moved ; but still the same production of saline matter ap- peared . What could be its origin ? He repeated ...
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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.