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... ascent by Glaisher and Coxwell , who , when at an elevation of 20,000 feet , heard with great distinctness the whistle of a locomotive passing beneath them . PART III . Reflexion and Refraction of Sound . 31. When a wave of sound ...
... ascent by Glaisher and Coxwell , who , when at an elevation of 20,000 feet , heard with great distinctness the whistle of a locomotive passing beneath them . PART III . Reflexion and Refraction of Sound . 31. When a wave of sound ...
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... ascent to political power . For a considerable time dissensions had existed in the ministry ; and these came to a crisis in April 1717 , when those who had been the real chiefs passed into the ranks of the opposition . Townshend was ...
... ascent to political power . For a considerable time dissensions had existed in the ministry ; and these came to a crisis in April 1717 , when those who had been the real chiefs passed into the ranks of the opposition . Townshend was ...
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... ascent of a balloon on a large scale . They accordingly invited the States of Vivarais , then assembled at Annonay , to witness their aerostatic experiment ; and on June 5 , 1783 , in the presence of a considerable concourse of spec ...
... ascent of a balloon on a large scale . They accordingly invited the States of Vivarais , then assembled at Annonay , to witness their aerostatic experiment ; and on June 5 , 1783 , in the presence of a considerable concourse of spec ...
Strona 189
... ascent , although he believed the distance traversed , owing to different currents , to have been about 9 miles . In this second journey M. Charles experienced a violent pain in his right ear and jaw , no doubt produced by the rapidity ...
... ascent , although he believed the distance traversed , owing to different currents , to have been about 9 miles . In this second journey M. Charles experienced a violent pain in his right ear and jaw , no doubt produced by the rapidity ...
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... ascent on August 11 , but was unable to This is usually regarded as the first ascent in Italy ( but keep his word , led to the withdrawal of the leave that see Monck Mason's Aeronautica , p . 247 ) . Andreani had been granted ...
... ascent on August 11 , but was unable to This is usually regarded as the first ascent in Italy ( but keep his word , led to the withdrawal of the leave that see Monck Mason's Aeronautica , p . 247 ) . Andreani had been granted ...
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Strona 134 - And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them ; and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field ; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
Strona 33 - And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the Lord had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect.
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