Lives of Eminent Literary and Scientific Men of AmericaD. Appleton, 1850 - 356 Seiten |
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... electric branch of natural philosophy . " The improvements and discoveries in electricity to which he alludes , may be best told by following the steps taken by Franklin in this important branch of science , and as his high claims as a ...
... electric branch of natural philosophy . " The improvements and discoveries in electricity to which he alludes , may be best told by following the steps taken by Franklin in this important branch of science , and as his high claims as a ...
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... electricity is derived from the Greek word naɛxrgov ( amber ) . This was all that was known of electricity before Dr. Gilbert , a physi- cian of London , ascertained that other substances besides amber possessed the power of attraction ...
... electricity is derived from the Greek word naɛxrgov ( amber ) . This was all that was known of electricity before Dr. Gilbert , a physi- cian of London , ascertained that other substances besides amber possessed the power of attraction ...
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... electricity attraction is the only power manifested . This work , published about three years before his death , was not only the most complete trea- tise on the subject then extant , but one of the first attempts made to establish a ...
... electricity attraction is the only power manifested . This work , published about three years before his death , was not only the most complete trea- tise on the subject then extant , but one of the first attempts made to establish a ...
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... electricity . For this purpose , he tied a number of threads around a metallic wire hoop , with their ends floating loose . Whenever these floating ends were brought near to a glass cylinder , strongly excited , they were attracted to ...
... electricity . For this purpose , he tied a number of threads around a metallic wire hoop , with their ends floating loose . Whenever these floating ends were brought near to a glass cylinder , strongly excited , they were attracted to ...
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... electricity attract those which are not so , and repel them as soon as they become electrified by contact with them ; the second , that there were two kinds of electricity , one of which he denominated vitreous , the other resinous ...
... electricity attract those which are not so , and repel them as soon as they become electrified by contact with them ; the second , that there were two kinds of electricity , one of which he denominated vitreous , the other resinous ...
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Seite 294 - A corporation is an artificial being, invisible, intangible, and existing only in contemplation of law. Being the mere creature of law. it possesses only those properties which the charter of its creation confers upon it, either expressly, or as incidental to its very existence.
Seite 17 - Thus I went up Market Street as far as Fourth Street, passing by the door of Mr. Read, my future wife's father ; when she, standing at the door, saw me, and thought I made, as I certainly did, a most awkward, ridiculous appearance.
Seite 128 - Thus I consent, Sir, to this Constitution because I expect no better, and because I am not sure that it is not the best.
Seite 35 - I happened soon after to attend one of his sermons, in the course of which I perceived he intended to finish with a collection, and I silently resolved he should get nothing from me. I had in my pocket a handful of copper money, three or four silver dollars, and five pistoles in gold. As he proceeded I began tc soften, and concluded to give the copper.
Seite 13 - I had never before seen any of them. I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wished, if possible, to imitate it.
Seite 15 - I was excited to try my hand among them; but being still a boy, and suspecting that my brother would object to printing anything of mine in his paper if he knew it to be mine, I contrived to disguise my hand, and writing an anonymous paper, I put it in at night under the door of the printing-house.
Seite 15 - They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation, and that, in their different guesses at the author, none were named but men of some character among us for learning and ingenuity.
Seite 152 - Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled...
Seite 291 - The question, whether an act, repugnant to the constitution, can become the law of the land, is a question deeply interesting to the United States; but, happily, not of an intricacy proportioned to its interest. It seems only necessary to recognize certain principles, supposed to have been long and well established, to decide it. That the people have an original right to establish for their future government, such principles as, in their opinion, shall most conduce to their own happiness, is the...
Seite 15 - I suppose that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that they were not really so very good as I then believed them to be.* Encouraged, however, by this attempt, I wrote and sent in the same way to the press several other pieces that were equally approved ; and I kept my secret till...