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Page 80
... feet of the audience , and then suddenly vanished . After an instant of utter darkness , the figure was again visible at a great distance ; the schoolmaster , Crane , was also seen belabour- ing the starveling ribs of his steed , old ...
... feet of the audience , and then suddenly vanished . After an instant of utter darkness , the figure was again visible at a great distance ; the schoolmaster , Crane , was also seen belabour- ing the starveling ribs of his steed , old ...
Page 114
... feet in one second of time , or for this purpose 16 feet will be sufficiently exact ; and as sound travels at the rate of 1142 feet per second , multiply together 1142 , 16 and 5 , which will give 91360 , and to four times this product ...
... feet in one second of time , or for this purpose 16 feet will be sufficiently exact ; and as sound travels at the rate of 1142 feet per second , multiply together 1142 , 16 and 5 , which will give 91360 , and to four times this product ...
Page 126
... feet in a second , will pro- duce as much effect as a cannon ball of ten pounds in weight , provided it only moved at the rate of 100 feet in the same time ; in like manner a ball weighing one pound may be made to balance another of ...
... feet in a second , will pro- duce as much effect as a cannon ball of ten pounds in weight , provided it only moved at the rate of 100 feet in the same time ; in like manner a ball weighing one pound may be made to balance another of ...
Page 140
... feet long , and no tapering can be per- ceived in it , one end being as thick as the other . It is of a bright yellow colour , perfectly smooth both inside and out . It grows hollow ; nor is there the least appearance of a knot or joint ...
... feet long , and no tapering can be per- ceived in it , one end being as thick as the other . It is of a bright yellow colour , perfectly smooth both inside and out . It grows hollow ; nor is there the least appearance of a knot or joint ...
Page 141
... feet . Silent as midnight he steals under them , and so cautiously does he tread the ground , that the fallen leaves rustle not beneath his feet . His ears are open to the least sound , while his eye , keen as that of the lynx , is ...
... feet . Silent as midnight he steals under them , and so cautiously does he tread the ground , that the fallen leaves rustle not beneath his feet . His ears are open to the least sound , while his eye , keen as that of the lynx , is ...
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