Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Illustrate the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports ... |
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... shillings , a very considerable sum in those days . " " In the caravan that you see yonder , " said Ned Hopkins , " is the apparatus of the famous glass - blower , who will exhibit his surprising art , and present a specimen to any one ...
... shillings , a very considerable sum in those days . " " In the caravan that you see yonder , " said Ned Hopkins , " is the apparatus of the famous glass - blower , who will exhibit his surprising art , and present a specimen to any one ...
Page 76
... shilling , halfpenny , or counter , in the palm of the hand , while it remained extended ; thus the performer desires any one to reckon five pieces , which are accordingly placed on the table before him , the conjuror then takes them up ...
... shilling , halfpenny , or counter , in the palm of the hand , while it remained extended ; thus the performer desires any one to reckon five pieces , which are accordingly placed on the table before him , the conjuror then takes them up ...
Page 77
... now humbly crave your silent attention , while I exhibit one of the most won- derful examples of my art . Here is a ring , - there a shilling , and there a glove . I shall - presently request each of the three gentlemen before me , E 3 77.
... now humbly crave your silent attention , while I exhibit one of the most won- derful examples of my art . Here is a ring , - there a shilling , and there a glove . I shall - presently request each of the three gentlemen before me , E 3 77.
Page 78
... shilling ; and Tom Seymour the glove . The conjuror , on his return , said that he had one more favour to request , that the person who had the ring should take from the eighteen counters on the table as many as he already possessed ...
... shilling ; and Tom Seymour the glove . The conjuror , on his return , said that he had one more favour to request , that the person who had the ring should take from the eighteen counters on the table as many as he already possessed ...
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... shilling , and the young gentleman the glove . The moment the parties assented to this decision , the whole company expressed their satisfaction and astonishment by thunders of applause . " That is really very ingenious , " observed the ...
... shilling , and the young gentleman the glove . The moment the parties assented to this decision , the whole company expressed their satisfaction and astonishment by thunders of applause . " That is really very ingenious , " observed the ...
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Page 10 - Family Shakspeare : In which nothing is added to the Original Text ; but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety be read aloud.
Page 9 - COL. HAWKER'S INSTRUCTIONS to YOUNG SPORTSMEN in all that relates to Guns and Shooting.
Page 10 - Mrs. Marcet's Conversations on Chemistry, in which the Elements of that Science are familiarly explained and illustrated by Experiments.
Page 132 - ... time that the axle describes a small one, therefore the power is increased in the same proportion as the circumference of the wheel is greater than that of the axle. If the velocity of the wheel is...
Page 7 - Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and the Cultivation and Economy of the Animal and Vegetable Productions of Agriculture, including all the latest Improvements. A general History of Agriculture in all Countries, and a Statistical View of its present State, with suggestions for its future progress in the British Isles.
Page 8 - FIRST STEPS TO BOTANY, Intended as popular Illustrations of the Science, leading to its study as a branch of general education. By JL DRUMMOND, MD 4th Edit. 12mo. with numerous Woodcuts, 9s.
Page 81 - Gunpowder, hoping by a sudden movement to give his companion the slip; but the spectre started full jump with him. Away, then, they dashed through thick and thin, stones flying and sparks flashing at every bound. Ichabod's flimsy garments fluttered in the air as he stretched his long lank body away over his horse's head in the eagerness of his flight.
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Page 190 - ... resolved to remove his body into the choir, which was to have been done with solemn procession on the 15th of July. It rained, however, so violently...
Page 7 - London's Encyclopaedia of Agriculture : comprising the Theory and Practice of the Valuation, Transfer, Laying-out, Improvement, and Management of Landed Property, and of the Cultivation and Economy of the Animal and Vegetable Productions of Agriculture...