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... fires , so as to endeavour at more room ; and 4. sometimes the earth , which before was solid , is burnt hollow , and reduced to ashes by fire ; and thus being unable to support itself , falls in ; with many other causes of the like ...
... fires , so as to endeavour at more room ; and 4. sometimes the earth , which before was solid , is burnt hollow , and reduced to ashes by fire ; and thus being unable to support itself , falls in ; with many other causes of the like ...
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... fire adjacent driving and dispersing it about . * * Experiments of this kind might easily be contrived and made ; so as to give great light and information in many parts of the present subjects . 1 And therefore a principal cause of the ...
... fire adjacent driving and dispersing it about . * * Experiments of this kind might easily be contrived and made ; so as to give great light and information in many parts of the present subjects . 1 And therefore a principal cause of the ...
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... fires burn paler than usual , and murmur or resound within , it is a sign of a storm ; if the flame curls , bends , and waves in its rising , it principally denotes wind ; but spongy excrescences in the snuffs of candles and lamps ...
... fires burn paler than usual , and murmur or resound within , it is a sign of a storm ; if the flame curls , bends , and waves in its rising , it principally denotes wind ; but spongy excrescences in the snuffs of candles and lamps ...
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... fire ; and blowing the or- gan . They act by drawing in the air , to pre- vent a vacuum , as the phrase is ; and driving it out again by compression . We likewise use hand - fans for coolness , and the making a wind . These impel the ...
... fire ; and blowing the or- gan . They act by drawing in the air , to pre- vent a vacuum , as the phrase is ; and driving it out again by compression . We likewise use hand - fans for coolness , and the making a wind . These impel the ...
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... fire and blow up ; but it has not hitherto been expe- rienced , whether if a large quantity of gun - pow- der were fired in the open air , it would raise a wind , by the commotion of the air , that should last several hours . * There is ...
... fire and blow up ; but it has not hitherto been expe- rienced , whether if a large quantity of gun - pow- der were fired in the open air , it would raise a wind , by the commotion of the air , that should last several hours . * There is ...
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