The Works of Francis Bacon ...J. Cundee, 1803 |
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... sails of wind - mills , the flight of hawks , and other birds ; and even in the common phænomena and diversions ; as the hoisting of flags and stream- ers ; the flying of paper - kites ; fighting of battles by the wind , & c . And now ...
... sails of wind - mills , the flight of hawks , and other birds ; and even in the common phænomena and diversions ; as the hoisting of flags and stream- ers ; the flying of paper - kites ; fighting of battles by the wind , & c . And now ...
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... sail in the open sea , between the tropics , observe a wind , or breeze , continually blowing from east to west ; which is not so gentle , but that partly by its own motion , and partly by affecting the current of the sea , it renders ...
... sail in the open sea , between the tropics , observe a wind , or breeze , continually blowing from east to west ; which is not so gentle , but that partly by its own motion , and partly by affecting the current of the sea , it renders ...
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... generally stronger than land winds ; yet , when cease , the calm is greater out at sea than near the shore : insomuch that sail- ors sometimes chuse to keep within the winds of the coast , rather than venture out ; to avoid D 2 35.
... generally stronger than land winds ; yet , when cease , the calm is greater out at sea than near the shore : insomuch that sail- ors sometimes chuse to keep within the winds of the coast , rather than venture out ; to avoid D 2 35.
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... Their violent effectsare , such as the blowing down of trees , which , being over - loaded with their own tops , afford a kind of sails for their own Subversion . So likewise they may overturn houses , that are slightly 46.
... Their violent effectsare , such as the blowing down of trees , which , being over - loaded with their own tops , afford a kind of sails for their own Subversion . So likewise they may overturn houses , that are slightly 46.
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... sails of ships . II . Of the motion of the winds , in the sails of ships . WE here chuse , for our example , the largest British ships , which have four and sometimes five masts , all standing erect , in a strait line , one be hind ...
... sails of ships . II . Of the motion of the winds , in the sails of ships . WE here chuse , for our example , the largest British ships , which have four and sometimes five masts , all standing erect , in a strait line , one be hind ...
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