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... considerable force to get them asunder . The same force applied to two different bodies will always produce the same quan- tity of motion in each of them . To prove this , we put Master Jones into a boat , which ( including his own ...
... considerable force to get them asunder . The same force applied to two different bodies will always produce the same quan- tity of motion in each of them . To prove this , we put Master Jones into a boat , which ( including his own ...
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... considerable . The air , however , even near the earth , is not always in the same state . It is some- times rarefied , and becomes lighter than at other times , as appears by the quicksilver's falling in the barometer , and the rains ...
... considerable . The air , however , even near the earth , is not always in the same state . It is some- times rarefied , and becomes lighter than at other times , as appears by the quicksilver's falling in the barometer , and the rains ...
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... considerable distance . You seem all amazed , and I don't wonder at it , since you have never yet considered the extraordinary properties of this element ; and it must seem strange to you that the air , which is so necessary for life ...
... considerable distance . You seem all amazed , and I don't wonder at it , since you have never yet considered the extraordinary properties of this element ; and it must seem strange to you that the air , which is so necessary for life ...
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... considerable of these are the small particles of water ; which are so sepa- rated as to be lighter than air , and are raised by the sun's heat , or lifted up by the wind from the sea , rivers , lakes , and marshy or moist parts of the ...
... considerable of these are the small particles of water ; which are so sepa- rated as to be lighter than air , and are raised by the sun's heat , or lifted up by the wind from the sea , rivers , lakes , and marshy or moist parts of the ...
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... considerable distance above the surface of the earth ; for a cloud is nothing but a mist flying high in the air , as a mist is nothing but a cloud here be- low . That these vapours are raised in the air , in the manner above - mentioned ...
... considerable distance above the surface of the earth ; for a cloud is nothing but a mist flying high in the air , as a mist is nothing but a cloud here be- low . That these vapours are raised in the air , in the manner above - mentioned ...
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