Pocket Encyclopedia: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Polite Literature, כרך 3Edward Augustus Kendall Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, 1811 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 94
עמוד 13
... body that is of metal , the surface is previously covered with some gluey substance or size ; and when the body is to be exposed to the injuries of the weather , a composition of drying oil and yellow ochre is used in place of the water ...
... body that is of metal , the surface is previously covered with some gluey substance or size ; and when the body is to be exposed to the injuries of the weather , a composition of drying oil and yellow ochre is used in place of the water ...
עמוד 15
... body and firmness . Flints are admirably adapted to the purpose , but the expense of preparation occasions them to be sparingly used ; and , where proper stones cannot be conveniently had , a white , small , shining sand is employed ...
... body and firmness . Flints are admirably adapted to the purpose , but the expense of preparation occasions them to be sparingly used ; and , where proper stones cannot be conveniently had , a white , small , shining sand is employed ...
עמוד 18
... body , more usually called a sphere . Globe , in a particular sense , an artificial sphere of metal , plaster , paper , or other matter , on the convex surface of which is drawn a map , either of the earth or of the heavens , with the ...
... body , more usually called a sphere . Globe , in a particular sense , an artificial sphere of metal , plaster , paper , or other matter , on the convex surface of which is drawn a map , either of the earth or of the heavens , with the ...
עמוד 20
... body , but it would command a view of one half of the starry sphere , while the convexity of the globe hid the other . If the sphere were turned westward toward the globw , and the > : insect could judge of the appearances which arose ...
... body , but it would command a view of one half of the starry sphere , while the convexity of the globe hid the other . If the sphere were turned westward toward the globw , and the > : insect could judge of the appearances which arose ...
עמוד 25
... body the blue rays to be refracted to and fro within it , till they be stopped and stifled ; while it reflects the yellow outward , and therefore looks yellow . Gold is found in solid masses in Hungary , Transylvania , and Peru ; in ...
... body the blue rays to be refracted to and fro within it , till they be stopped and stifled ; while it reflects the yellow outward , and therefore looks yellow . Gold is found in solid masses in Hungary , Transylvania , and Peru ; in ...
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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קטעים בולטים
עמוד 359 - Will you to the utmost of your power maintain the laws of God, the true profession of the gospel, and the Protestant reformed religion established by the law? And will you preserve unto the bishops and clergy of this realm, and to the churches committed to their charge, all such rights and privileges as by law do or shall appertain unto them, or any of them? King or queen: All this I promise to do.
עמוד 45 - This is a high prerogative writ, and therefore by the common law issuing out of the court of king's bench not only in term-time, but also during the vacation, by a fiat from the chief justice or any other of the judges, and running into all parts of the king's dominions; for the king is at all times entitled to have an account, why the liberty of any of his subjects is restrained, wherever that restraint may be inflicted.
עמוד 319 - Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or of uniform motion in a right line, unless it is compelled to change that state by forces impressed thereon.
עמוד 5 - A Proposition, is something which is either proposed to be done, or to be demonstrated, and is either a problem or a theorem.
עמוד 5 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the centre ; as ABD E.
עמוד 228 - But every man, when he enters into society, gives up a part of his natural liberty, as the price of so valuable a purchase ; and in consideration of receiving the advantages of mutual commerce, obliges himself to conform to those laws, which the community has thought proper to establish.
עמוד 361 - Odin is believed to have been the name of the one true god among the first colonies who came from the East, and peopled Germany and Scandinavia, and among their posterity for several ages.
עמוד 327 - The study of natural history, simple, beautiful, and instructive, consists in the collection, arrangement, and exhibition of the various productions of the earth.
עמוד 333 - Thy arts of building from the bee receive; Learn of the mole to plough, the worm to weave; Learn of the little nautilus to sail, Spread the thin oar, and catch the driving gale.
עמוד 144 - An indictment is a written accusation of one or more persons of a crime or misdemeanor, preferred to, and presented upon oath by, a grand jury.