The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal, Volumul 4A. Constable & Company, 1821 Contains the proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Wernerian Natural History Society, etc. |
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Pagina 26
... force of vegetation , than a great heat , preceded by a cold sea- son . The terms of comparison have been along the Atlantic ; the coasts of Brittany , ( from St Malo and St Brieux to Vannes and Nantes ) ; the sands of Olonne ; the Isle ...
... force of vegetation , than a great heat , preceded by a cold sea- son . The terms of comparison have been along the Atlantic ; the coasts of Brittany , ( from St Malo and St Brieux to Vannes and Nantes ) ; the sands of Olonne ; the Isle ...
Pagina 35
... force of these winds , which bring warmer or colder air , depend up- on general causes , on the declination of the sun , - -on the con- figuration of the coast , and on the lie of the neighbouring continent . It is less frequently a ...
... force of these winds , which bring warmer or colder air , depend up- on general causes , on the declination of the sun , - -on the con- figuration of the coast , and on the lie of the neighbouring continent . It is less frequently a ...
Pagina 93
... force , from the spot it originally occupied , but also partial- ly converted into the state of domite , whilst a portion still re- mains unchanged , to shew from what materials the former was produced . Lastly , in the case of the two ...
... force , from the spot it originally occupied , but also partial- ly converted into the state of domite , whilst a portion still re- mains unchanged , to shew from what materials the former was produced . Lastly , in the case of the two ...
Pagina 97
... force from beneath , through the limestone beds on which they seem to repose . The latter opinion appears to be most probable , since we can hardly suppose so complete a destruction of a whole stratum , as is implied by the former ...
... force from beneath , through the limestone beds on which they seem to repose . The latter opinion appears to be most probable , since we can hardly suppose so complete a destruction of a whole stratum , as is implied by the former ...
Pagina 114
... forces so numerous and so entangled , as to set our power of estimating them for ever at defiance . By degrees , however , some kind of regularity is found to exist among the various observations : the ef- fects of certain leading ...
... forces so numerous and so entangled , as to set our power of estimating them for ever at defiance . By degrees , however , some kind of regularity is found to exist among the various observations : the ef- fects of certain leading ...
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The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View of the ..., Volumul 5 Vizualizare completă - 1821 |
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Amarapura angle animal animalcules Apophyllite apparatus appears Arabs atmosphere axis basalt camels Cape Antonio Captain carbonic acid chert clay coast colour conjunction calculated containing crystal direction distance double refraction Dr Brewster earth east effect electricity Erawadi experiments feet felspar flame Flintshire fluid granite heat hills hive inches iron Irthington island isothermal isothermal lines journey land latitude light limestone magnesia magnetic manner mean temperature Melville Island miles mineralogy minerals month Morning mountains Mranmas natural history needle Noon observed oxygen parallel passing perpendicular phosphorescence piezometer plane plate pole position produced Puy de Dôme quantity rays remarkable river rocks Scott shew side species specific gravity stone summer summit supposed surface Temp tion trachyte tube uniting wire unusual refraction valley variation vegetable veins winter
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Pagina 72 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Pagina 220 - I sought a resting-place, found one, and contrived to sit ; but when my weight bore on the body of an Egyptian, it crushed it like a band-box. I naturally had recourse to my hands to sustain my weight, but they found no better support ; so that I sunk altogether among the broken mummies, with a crash of bones, rags, and wooden cases, which raised such a dust as kept me motionless for a quarter of an hour, waiting till it subsided again.
Pagina 163 - The suddenness of the transition/ writes Wollaston, ' from perfect hearing to total want of perception, occasions a degree of surprise which renders an experiment of this kind with a series of small pipes, among several persons, rather amusing. It is curious to observe the change of feeling manifested by various individuals of the party in succession, as the sounds approach and pass the limits of their hearing. Those who enjoy a temporary triumph are often compelled...
Pagina 220 - ... me with horror. The blackness of the wall, the faint light given by the candles or torches for want of air, the different objects that surrounded me, seeming to converse with each other, and the Arabs with the candles or torches in their hands, naked and covered with dust, themselves resembling living mummies, absolutely formed a scene that cannot be described.
Pagina 113 - ... animalcules. Hence, reckoning sixty drops to a dram, there would be a number in a gallon of water exceeding, by onehalf, the...
Pagina 362 - Iron is rendered magnetical if scoured or filed, bent or twisted, when in the position of the magnetic axis, or near this position ; the upper end becoming a south pole, and the lower end a north pole...
Pagina 221 - It was* choked with mummies, and I could not pass without putting my face in contact with that of some decayed Egyptian ; but as the passage inclined downwards, my own weight helped me on: however, I could not avoid being covered with bones, legs, arms, and heads, rolling from above.
Pagina 129 - To explain the unusual refraction of island crystal by pression or motion propagated has not hitherto been attempted (to my knowledge) except by Huygens, who for that end supposed two several vibrating mediums within that crystal. But when he tried the refractions in two successive pieces of that crystal and found them such as is mentioned above, he confessed himself at a loss for explaining them.
Pagina 128 - Every ray of light has therefore two opposite sides originally endued with a property on which the unusual refraction depends, and the other two opposite sides not endued with that property.