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... position , the weight of the horse walking thereon as upon a treadmill giving a motion to the endless belt , the wheels of which travelled upon and around the endless tracks , from which operation the desig- nation " railroad " was ...
... position , the weight of the horse walking thereon as upon a treadmill giving a motion to the endless belt , the wheels of which travelled upon and around the endless tracks , from which operation the desig- nation " railroad " was ...
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... positions in the administration , and became a member of the Bohemian diet in 1848. He took his seat among the extreme Left ... position he held till 1860 ; but he continued to be one of the leaders of the national party also after his ...
... positions in the administration , and became a member of the Bohemian diet in 1848. He took his seat among the extreme Left ... position he held till 1860 ; but he continued to be one of the leaders of the national party also after his ...
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... position of the moon and 15 Course of the Tidal Wave . - If the ocean covered the whole earth with a uniform depth of water , the tidal wave , with its long crest extending from N. to S. , would follow the apparent course of the moon ...
... position of the moon and 15 Course of the Tidal Wave . - If the ocean covered the whole earth with a uniform depth of water , the tidal wave , with its long crest extending from N. to S. , would follow the apparent course of the moon ...
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... position P ' M , parallel to its first position , PM . But in order that the plane of the same meridian should a second time pass through the apparent place of the sun , P ' M ' must rotate still farther until it arrives at the position ...
... position P ' M , parallel to its first position , PM . But in order that the plane of the same meridian should a second time pass through the apparent place of the sun , P ' M ' must rotate still farther until it arrives at the position ...
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... position of meridians is to be inter - series , without any regular divisions or periodical accent , preted , and having ascertained what would at any given time be the angular position of a given meridian with regard to the sun if the ...
... position of meridians is to be inter - series , without any regular divisions or periodical accent , preted , and having ascertained what would at any given time be the angular position of a given meridian with regard to the sun if the ...
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Page 6 - Absolute, true, and mathematical time, of itself, and from its own nature, flows equably without relation to anything external, and by another name is called duration: relative, apparent, and common time, is some sensible and external (whether accurate or unequable) measure of duration by the means of motion, which is commonly used instead of true time; such as an hour, a day, a month, a year.
Page 182 - Philadelphia, for the sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation and reporting to Congress and the several legislatures such alterations and provisions therein as shall, when agreed to in Congress and confirmed by the States, render the federal constitution adequate to the exigencies of the government and the preservation of the Union.
Page 218 - Congress has no more power to make a slave than to make a king : no more power to institute or establish slavery than to institute or establish...
Page 183 - That the maintenance inviolate of the rights of the States, and especially the right of each State to order and control its own domestic institutions according to its own judgment exclusively...
Page 188 - We believe that the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments contain a revelation of the character of God, and of the duty, interest, and final •destination of mankind. 2. "We believe that there is one God, whose nature is love ; revealed in one Lord Jesus Christ, by one Holy Spirit of grace, who will finally restore the whole world of mankind to holiness and happiness.
Page 181 - They were committees from twelve colonies, deputed to consult on measures of conciliation, with no means of resistance to oppression beyond a voluntary agreement for the suspension of importations from Great Britain. They formed no confederacy ; they were not an executive government ; they were not even a legislative body.
Page 88 - In the beginning of creation, the great Vishnu, desirous of creating the whole world, became threefold : creator, preserver, and destroyer. In order to create this world, the supreme spirit produced from the right side of his body himself as Brahma ; then, in order to preserve the world, he produced from the left side of his body Vishnu ; and in order to destroy the world, he produced from the middle of his body the eternal Siva. Some worship Brahma, others Vishnu, others Siva ; but Vishnu, one,...
Page 136 - An artificial machine or method for the impressing or transcribing of letters singly or progressively one after another, as in writing, whereby all writings whatsoever may be engrossed in paper or parchment so neat and exact as not to be distinguished from print...
Page 179 - Senate is invested with certain judicial functions, and its members constitute a High Court of Impeachment. The judgment only extends to removal from office and disqualification. Representatives have the sole power of impeachment. The House of Representatives, or Lower House, is composed...
Page 6 - For times and spaces are, as it were, the places as well of themselves as of all other things. All things are placed in time as to order of succession; and in space as to order of situation. It is from their essence or nature that they are places; and that the primary places of things should be movable is absurd.