The Popular Science Monthly, 12. köideD. Appleton, 1878 |
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... evidence of its application to any practical use for many hundreds of years . Here and there , in the pages of history and in special treatises , we find a hint that the knowledge of the force of steam is not forgotten ; but it is not ...
... evidence of its application to any practical use for many hundreds of years . Here and there , in the pages of history and in special treatises , we find a hint that the knowledge of the force of steam is not forgotten ; but it is not ...
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... evidence adducible in its favor . That Nature has arrived at its present state by the continuous action of forces such as are now at work around us , has become so widely - prevalent a conviction that Mill said , speaking of the ...
... evidence adducible in its favor . That Nature has arrived at its present state by the continuous action of forces such as are now at work around us , has become so widely - prevalent a conviction that Mill said , speaking of the ...
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... evidence than that palæolithic man was contemporaneous with the mammoth and its associates . The im- plements of the one and the bones of the others are found together in the same stratum of the cave - earth , and in all the numerous ...
... evidence than that palæolithic man was contemporaneous with the mammoth and its associates . The im- plements of the one and the bones of the others are found together in the same stratum of the cave - earth , and in all the numerous ...
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... evidence of great value has been added by Mr. Tiddiman in his reports on the exploration of the Vic- toria Cave , at Settle . He has shown that the cave - deposits lie be- neath glacial clay , and , among the other remains , a human ...
... evidence of great value has been added by Mr. Tiddiman in his reports on the exploration of the Vic- toria Cave , at Settle . He has shown that the cave - deposits lie be- neath glacial clay , and , among the other remains , a human ...
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... evidence of a warm interglacial period , and am unwilling to believe that there were more post - tertiary glacial periods than one , when one will explain all the phenomena ; but if it were to turn out that the lower bowlder - clay does ...
... evidence of a warm interglacial period , and am unwilling to believe that there were more post - tertiary glacial periods than one , when one will explain all the phenomena ; but if it were to turn out that the lower bowlder - clay does ...
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Page 215 - It is hardly necessary to add that anything which any insulated body or system of bodies can continue to furnish without limitation cannot possibly be a material substance ; and it appears to me to be extremely difficult, if not quite impossible, to form any distinct idea of anything capable of being excited and communicated in the manner in which heat was excited and communicated in these experiments except it be motion.
Page 656 - If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand, The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb...
Page 655 - Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neither shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I am the LORD.
Page 642 - And Nahash the Ammonite answered them, On this condition will I make a covenant with you, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a reproach upon all Israel. And the elders of Jabesh said unto him, Give us seven days...
Page 643 - And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me.
Page 442 - MR. ROBERT B. CARTER, MRCS ON THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN PREVENTING DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.
Page 291 - The essence of belief is the establishment of a habit; and different beliefs are distinguished by the different modes of action to which they give rise.
Page 190 - Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought: But if it be of God, ye cannot overthrow it; lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.
Page 656 - And I heard a voice from heaven, as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of a great thunder: and I heard the voice of harpers harping with their harps...
Page 574 - Perhaps the most valuable result of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it ought to be done, whether you like it or not...