Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Implant in the Young Mind the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports of Youth |
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... asked Mr Seymour . " There is Tom Plank the carpenter , " said the vicar , " soliciting subscriptions for the establishment of a philosophical society - a ' Mechanics ' Institute , ' I believe they call it . I understand that this mania ...
... asked Mr Seymour . " There is Tom Plank the carpenter , " said the vicar , " soliciting subscriptions for the establishment of a philosophical society - a ' Mechanics ' Institute , ' I believe they call it . I understand that this mania ...
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... asked Mr Seymour , who perceived , at a glance , that something had disturbed the usual equanimity of the worthy clergyman . " The matter ! why the matter is , that your ' Botanical Horologe ' is sadly out of its reckoning , and that ...
... asked Mr Seymour , who perceived , at a glance , that something had disturbed the usual equanimity of the worthy clergyman . " The matter ! why the matter is , that your ' Botanical Horologe ' is sadly out of its reckoning , and that ...
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... asked his father . Quite ready , and impatient to begin , ” was the boy's answer . " Then you must first inform me , " said Mr Seymour , taking the ball out of Rosa's hand , " why this ball falls to the ground as soon as I withdraw from ...
... asked his father . Quite ready , and impatient to begin , ” was the boy's answer . " Then you must first inform me , " said Mr Seymour , taking the ball out of Rosa's hand , " why this ball falls to the ground as soon as I withdraw from ...
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... asked the vicar . " Undoubtedly , thanks to Sir Isaac Newton ; * and wonderful as it may seem , the astronomer has not only ascertained the weight of the earth , but of that of the planets also , ay , and with as much certainty as the ...
... asked the vicar . " Undoubtedly , thanks to Sir Isaac Newton ; * and wonderful as it may seem , the astronomer has not only ascertained the weight of the earth , but of that of the planets also , ay , and with as much certainty as the ...
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... asked her father : “ you perceive that , by placing the paper in contact with the coin , I screened it from the action of the air , and the result is surely con- clusive . " " Many thanks to you , dear papa ; I am perfectly satisfied ...
... asked her father : “ you perceive that , by placing the paper in contact with the coin , I screened it from the action of the air , and the result is surely con- clusive . " " Many thanks to you , dear papa ; I am perfectly satisfied ...
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Æneid alluded amusement ancient angle answered antiquary appear asked Mr Seymour axis ball body centre of gravity centrifugal force circle classical coin colours complementary colours continued Mr Seymour cried cycloid dear delight described direction distance doubt earth Edition effect elastic equal exclaimed the vicar exhibit experiment explain fall father Fcap figure flowers force hand kite light Major Snapwell manner marble means ment Miss Villers move Natural Philosophy nature never object observed Mr Seymour observed the vicar occasion Osterley Park Overton Overton Lodge party pass perceive philosopher Post 8vo present principle produced quoits reader readily remember replied Mr Seymour replied the vicar revolve rotatory motion round side sound spinning sport St Swithin stone striking string struck suppose surface Thaumatrope tion tube Twaddleton velocity vibrations Virgil Vols weight wind Woodcuts word
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Page 197 - I know not the day of my death : now therefore take, I pray thee, thy weapons, thy quiver and thy bow, and go out to the field, and take me some venison ; and make me savoury meat, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat; that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Page 217 - The man that hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils...
Page 5 - More Worlds than One. The Creed of the Philosopher and the Hope of the Christian.
Page 325 - Ichabod endeavored to dodge the horrible missile, but too late. It encountered his cranium with a tremendous crash — he was tumbled headlong into the dust, and Gunpowder, the black steed, and the goblin rider, passed by like a whirlwind.
Page 5 - BRAY'S (MRS.) Life of Thomas Stothard, RA With Personal Reminiscences. Illustrated with Portrait and 60 Woodcuts of his chief works. 4to. BREWSTER'S (SiR DAVID) Martyrs of Science, or the Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler.
Page 325 - 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 315 - Indies, there were not other men in Spain who would have been capable of the enterprise? To this Columbus made no immediate reply, but, taking an egg, invited the company to make it stand on one end. Every one attempted it...
Page 21 - History of Rome. From the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire. With the History of Literature and Art.
Page 197 - The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him : but his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob...