The Saturday Magazine, Volumes 14-15J. W. Parker, 1839 |
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... electricity , 194 Eggs , Easter , 136 Egypt , swarms of locusts in , 141 catacombs of , 241 Egyptians , aucient , 224 Elasticity of various bodies , 98 of air , 119 , 148 , 189 of liquids , 231 Electricity - VI . , Electrical experi ...
... electricity , 194 Eggs , Easter , 136 Egypt , swarms of locusts in , 141 catacombs of , 241 Egyptians , aucient , 224 Elasticity of various bodies , 98 of air , 119 , 148 , 189 of liquids , 231 Electricity - VI . , Electrical experi ...
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... Electricity , figures to illustrate , 24 , 60 , 61 , 68 , 69 , 116 , 117 Electrometers , 236 , 237 Etretat , Normandy , needles at , 233 Exhibition of trained animals , 157 Falls of the Clyde , 185 Fifteenth century , hunters of , 244 ...
... Electricity , figures to illustrate , 24 , 60 , 61 , 68 , 69 , 116 , 117 Electrometers , 236 , 237 Etretat , Normandy , needles at , 233 Exhibition of trained animals , 157 Falls of the Clyde , 185 Fifteenth century , hunters of , 244 ...
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... ELECTRICITY . No. VI . ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS . THE electric spark is an object of peculiar interest to all classes of observers , especially to philosophers . When an electrical machine is in good action , if we bring the knuckle , or ...
... ELECTRICITY . No. VI . ELECTRICAL EXPERIMENTS . THE electric spark is an object of peculiar interest to all classes of observers , especially to philosophers . When an electrical machine is in good action , if we bring the knuckle , or ...
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... electricity excited by the machine being in this case silently and almost imperceptibly withdrawn . This experiment can be varied in the following manner : -Insert the pointed wire into a piece of glass tube about its own length , and ...
... electricity excited by the machine being in this case silently and almost imperceptibly withdrawn . This experiment can be varied in the following manner : -Insert the pointed wire into a piece of glass tube about its own length , and ...
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... Electricity also ignites it ; hence the necessity of lightning - rods , attached to build- ings containing any considerable quantity of it . When it is exposed to the action of heat , the results vary with the temperature . If the ...
... Electricity also ignites it ; hence the necessity of lightning - rods , attached to build- ings containing any considerable quantity of it . When it is exposed to the action of heat , the results vary with the temperature . If the ...
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Page 27 - Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, "We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.
Page 27 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole : and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it shall live.
Page 4 - And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us.
Page 45 - We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed ; we are perplexed, but not in despair ; persecuted, but not forsaken ; cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. For we which live, are alway delivered unto death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.
Page 28 - The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me ; unto him ye shall hearken...
Page 157 - There with its waving blade of green. The sea-flag streams through the silent water, And the crimson leaf of the dulse is seen To blush, like a banner bathed in slaughter...
Page 4 - And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them, Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
Page 27 - He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made : for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
Page 161 - The wicked have waited for me to destroy me : but I will consider thy testimonies. 96 I have seen an end of all perfection : but thy commandment is exceeding broad.
Page 28 - And the LORD said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him...