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 15
... passed either in the elevated regions of contemplation , or in philosophical and friendly con- versation , -ignorant of all foreign events , without reading even the literary journals , without being at the trouble to inform himself ...
... passed either in the elevated regions of contemplation , or in philosophical and friendly con- versation , -ignorant of all foreign events , without reading even the literary journals , without being at the trouble to inform himself ...
Pagina 29
... passing from the shade to the sun , either in our climates in winter , or between the tropics on the back of the Cordilleras , we are more affected by the difference of temperature than in summer and in the plains , though in both cases ...
... passing from the shade to the sun , either in our climates in winter , or between the tropics on the back of the Cordilleras , we are more affected by the difference of temperature than in summer and in the plains , though in both cases ...
Pagina 43
... passed by some mines of salt , and brimstone . The former appeared like white rocks in some valleys , and the latter looked like white and yel- low rocks . Scott knew the salt by its taste ; and having broken off a piece of the ...
... passed by some mines of salt , and brimstone . The former appeared like white rocks in some valleys , and the latter looked like white and yel- low rocks . Scott knew the salt by its taste ; and having broken off a piece of the ...
Pagina 44
... passing through a wood , which they traversed for two days , they again came to a sandy soil . This wood was the boundary between the clayey and sandy districts . During their passage through the forest , they saw several lions , which ...
... passing through a wood , which they traversed for two days , they again came to a sandy soil . This wood was the boundary between the clayey and sandy districts . During their passage through the forest , they saw several lions , which ...
Pagina 45
... passed , they resumed the original direction . Scott was unprovided with any means of determining the true line of their march , but , judging from the position of the sun at his rising , it appears , that at setting out , the line of ...
... passed , they resumed the original direction . Scott was unprovided with any means of determining the true line of their march , but , judging from the position of the sun at his rising , it appears , that at setting out , the line of ...
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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.