Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, כרך 15,חלק 1Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-5 מתוך 99
עמוד 6
... against the circulation of the fap will be fufficiently intelligible without them . " We fee ( fays he ) , in many of the foregoing experiments , what quantities of moisture trees daily imbibe and perfpire : now the celerity of the fap ...
... against the circulation of the fap will be fufficiently intelligible without them . " We fee ( fays he ) , in many of the foregoing experiments , what quantities of moisture trees daily imbibe and perfpire : now the celerity of the fap ...
עמוד 7
... against the doctrine of circulation . His account of it is as fol- lows . " On the 12th of January I placed feveral fhrubs in pots against the windows of my hot - house , fome within the house and others without it . Through holes made ...
... against the doctrine of circulation . His account of it is as fol- lows . " On the 12th of January I placed feveral fhrubs in pots against the windows of my hot - house , fome within the house and others without it . Through holes made ...
עמוד 11
... against that rule of philofophizing which aligns the fame caufes for effects of the fame kind . The motions in both cafes are equally accommodated to the prefervation of the being to which they belong , are equally diftinct and uniform ...
... against that rule of philofophizing which aligns the fame caufes for effects of the fame kind . The motions in both cafes are equally accommodated to the prefervation of the being to which they belong , are equally diftinct and uniform ...
עמוד 13
... against the warp : ing . Secondly , get half a dozen quires of large foft fpon- gy paper ( fuch as the ftationers call bloffom blotting pa- per is the beft ) , and a few fheets of strong pafteboard . The plants you wish to preferve ...
... against the warp : ing . Secondly , get half a dozen quires of large foft fpon- gy paper ( fuch as the ftationers call bloffom blotting pa- per is the beft ) , and a few fheets of strong pafteboard . The plants you wish to preferve ...
עמוד 19
... against those ridges which are raised too high , and made too broad ; but if land is ridged in the manner before directed , that is , 12 feet broad , and not above fix or eight inches higher in the middle than at the fides , the ...
... against those ridges which are raised too high , and made too broad ; but if land is ridged in the manner before directed , that is , 12 feet broad , and not above fix or eight inches higher in the middle than at the fides , the ...
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
Æneid againſt alfo almoft alſo appears atmoſphere becauſe befides beft Boleflaus cafe Cappadocia caufe cauſe compreffed confequence confiderable confifts dæmons denfity diftance elafticity exprefs faid fame fatire fays fecond feems feen feet fenfe fenfible fent feven feveral fhall fhort fhould fhow fide firft firſt fituation fmall fome fometimes foon force fpecies fpring fquare ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fuppofe fupport fure furface fyllables height himſelf inches increaſe itſelf king laft lefs Lucullus manner meaſure mercury Mithridates moft moſt motion muft muſt nature neceffary obferved occafion paffage paffed paffions particles perfon philofophers pifton pipe plants Plato pleafing pleaſure poet poetry Poland Pompey Pontus prefent preffed preffure profe purpoſe raiſed rarefaction reafon refiftance refpect reft reprefented rife Romans Ruffians ſhall ſmall ſpace ſtate thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion tube ufually uſed valve veffel velocity verfe weft whofe
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 231 - Yet shall he mount, and keep his distant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate ; Beneath the good how far — but far above the great ! ODE VI.
עמוד 224 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride : — Happy, happy, happy pair ! None but the brave None but the brave None but the brave deserves the fair...
עמוד 231 - This pencil take (she said) whose colours clear Richly paint the vernal year : Thine, too, these golden keys, immortal Boy ! This can unlock the gates of Joy ; Of Horror that, and thrilling Fears, Or ope the sacred source of sympathetic Tears.
עמוד 231 - On Thracia's hills the Lord of War Has curb'd the fury of his car, And dropp'd his thirsty lance at thy command. Perching on the sceptred hand Of Jove, thy magic lulls the feather'd king With ruffled plumes, and flagging wing : Quench'd in dark clouds of slumber lie The terror of his beak, and lightnings of his eye.
עמוד 192 - And, to deal plainly, I fear I am not in my perfect mind. Methinks I should know you and know this man; Yet I am doubtful; for I am mainly ignorant What place this is, and all the skill I have Remembers not these garments; nor I know not Where I did lodge last night. Do not laugh at me; For, as I am a man, I think this lady To be my child Cordelia.
עמוד 221 - And Miriam, the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand ; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously : the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
עמוד 230 - Love framed with Mirth a gay fantastic round : Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound; And he, amidst his frolic play, As if he would the charming air repay, Shook thousand odours from his dewy wings.
עמוד 224 - On his imperial throne: His valiant peers were plac'd around; Their brows with roses and with myrtles bound : (So should desert in arms be crown'd.) The lovely Thais, by his side, Sate like a blooming Eastern bride In flow'r of youth and beauty's pride.
עמוד 172 - I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve...
עמוד 230 - He threw his blood-stained sword in thunder down, And with a withering look The war-denouncing trumpet took, And blew a blast so loud and dread, Were ne'er prophetic sounds so full of woe.