The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals, of the Late Dr. Benjamin Franklin: Now First Collected and Arranged: with Memoirs of His Early Life, Written by Himself ; in Three Volumes, Volume 2J. Johnson, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, 1806 - 468 pages |
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... spouts The same subject continued Water - spouts and whirlwinds compared Description of a water - spout at Antigua Shooting stars · Water - spouts and whirlwinds Observations on the meteorological paper ; by a gentleman in Con- necticut ...
... spouts The same subject continued Water - spouts and whirlwinds compared Description of a water - spout at Antigua Shooting stars · Water - spouts and whirlwinds Observations on the meteorological paper ; by a gentleman in Con- necticut ...
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... spouts at sea . A body of water so raised , may be sud- denly let fall , when the motion , & c . has not strength to support it , or the whirling arch is broken so as to admit the air falling in the sea , it ... SPOUTS . 11 On water-spouts.
... spouts at sea . A body of water so raised , may be sud- denly let fall , when the motion , & c . has not strength to support it , or the whirling arch is broken so as to admit the air falling in the sea , it ... SPOUTS . 11 On water-spouts.
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... spout , by carrying off the lower part of the atmosphere as fast as it begins to rarefy ; and yet spouts are frequent here , which strengthens my opinion , that all of them descend . But however this be , I cannot conceive a force pro ...
... spout , by carrying off the lower part of the atmosphere as fast as it begins to rarefy ; and yet spouts are frequent here , which strengthens my opinion , that all of them descend . But however this be , I cannot conceive a force pro ...
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... spouts ; and these , especially , lame and poor things to obtain any certainty by . If you know any thing de ... Spouts , The The sincerity of friendship and esteem were my mo tives WATER - SPOUTS . 13 The same subject continued.
... spouts ; and these , especially , lame and poor things to obtain any certainty by . If you know any thing de ... Spouts , The The sincerity of friendship and esteem were my mo tives WATER - SPOUTS . 13 The same subject continued.
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... spouts , you would uot be unwilling to hear the whole I have to say , and then you will know what I rely upon . What occasioned my thinking all spouts descend , is , that I found some did certainly do so . A difficulty ap- peared ...
... spouts , you would uot be unwilling to hear the whole I have to say , and then you will know what I rely upon . What occasioned my thinking all spouts descend , is , that I found some did certainly do so . A difficulty ap- peared ...
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