The Eclectic Magazine: Foreign Literature, Volume 15;Volume 78Leavitt, Throw and Company, 1872 |
De dentro do livro
Resultados 1-5 de 70
Página 21
... tion that this problem is one of great diffi- culty . It has , indeed , been long regarded by nearly all practical mechanicians as really insoluble . But of late years careful researches have led competent men to entertain doubts as to ...
... tion that this problem is one of great diffi- culty . It has , indeed , been long regarded by nearly all practical mechanicians as really insoluble . But of late years careful researches have led competent men to entertain doubts as to ...
Página 23
... tion of strength and lightness . Precisely , as a tubular bridge , like that which spans the Menai Straits , is capable of bearing far greater strain than a solid metal bar of equal weight and length , so the hollow bones of birds are ...
... tion of strength and lightness . Precisely , as a tubular bridge , like that which spans the Menai Straits , is capable of bearing far greater strain than a solid metal bar of equal weight and length , so the hollow bones of birds are ...
Página 24
... tion to the actual quantity of air it glides over , so to speak . Indeed we have clear evidence to this effect in the behavior of the common toy - kife , the supporting pow- er of which is increased in proportion to the force of the ...
... tion to the actual quantity of air it glides over , so to speak . Indeed we have clear evidence to this effect in the behavior of the common toy - kife , the supporting pow- er of which is increased in proportion to the force of the ...
Página 27
... tion of the wings . It should be remarked , however , that his apparatus seems very little adapted for its purpose , since the wings are attached to the arms in such sort that the weak breast - muscles are chiefly called into play ...
... tion of the wings . It should be remarked , however , that his apparatus seems very little adapted for its purpose , since the wings are attached to the arms in such sort that the weak breast - muscles are chiefly called into play ...
Página 54
... tion , never was mother more tender , more loving , more devoted ; never was wife more faithful unto death ; never was wo- man more sublimely courageous ; never was Christian more long - suffering and more forgiving of injuries . The ...
... tion , never was mother more tender , more loving , more devoted ; never was wife more faithful unto death ; never was wo- man more sublimely courageous ; never was Christian more long - suffering and more forgiving of injuries . The ...
Outras edições - Ver todos
Termos e frases comuns
appeared Austria beautiful Bell Brougham Caliph called cats character Christian classes color comet Dagonet dark delight doubt Dumas England English eyes face fact feel feet Felix Mendelssohn flying-machine France French genius girl give hand head heart horses human husband Hussein Islam Italy John Herschel John Philip Kemble Kamakura Kerbela King Kriegsspiel Kufa lady land less light living look Lord Mahomet matter ment meteor systems miles Milverton mind nation nature ness never night Nuna once Paris passed perhaps person poems poet poetry present Queen religion round seemed seen Shogun soul Spain speak story strange sweet tail tell thee thing thou thought tion Tita told truth ture turn Twickenham whole wife woman women words writing young