The Works of Francis Bacon, Volumen5Longmans, Green, Reader, and Dyer, 1858 |
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... Contraction and Expan- sion of Matter in Space . History of Heavy and Light . History of the Sympathy and Antipathy of Things . History of Sulphur , Mercury , and Salt . History of Life and Death . VOL . V. K THE NATURAL AND ...
... Contraction and Expan- sion of Matter in Space . History of Heavy and Light . History of the Sympathy and Antipathy of Things . History of Sulphur , Mercury , and Salt . History of Life and Death . VOL . V. K THE NATURAL AND ...
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... contraction of the air as soon as it comes under the shade . And so much for wind caused by mere dilatation and contraction of the air . 13. Winds rising from mere motions of the air , with no intermixture of vapours , are soft and ...
... contraction of the air as soon as it comes under the shade . And so much for wind caused by mere dilatation and contraction of the air . 13. Winds rising from mere motions of the air , with no intermixture of vapours , are soft and ...
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... contraction of the wind the blow be sharp and quick , the mo- tion will be greater ; but if it be dull and feeble , the motion will be less . 7. And in relation to this , it is of very great importance that the sails should only have a ...
... contraction of the wind the blow be sharp and quick , the mo- tion will be greater ; but if it be dull and feeble , the motion will be less . 7. And in relation to this , it is of very great importance that the sails should only have a ...
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... contraction of the air from sudden cold , or by the compres- sion of the air from external bodies . There may also be a fifth way ; namely , by the agitation and concussion of the air from the stars ; but let matters of this kind be ...
... contraction of the air from sudden cold , or by the compres- sion of the air from external bodies . There may also be a fifth way ; namely , by the agitation and concussion of the air from the stars ; but let matters of this kind be ...
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... contraction in the body of the air . For if this could be done , the raising and calming of the winds would naturally follow ; like Pliny's experiment , if it be true , of throwing vinegar against the whirlwind . ' Another method might ...
... contraction in the body of the air . For if this could be done , the raising and calming of the winds would naturally follow ; like Pliny's experiment , if it be true , of throwing vinegar against the whirlwind . ' Another method might ...
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