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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... vessel of water , will dissolve therein , and its parts move every way , till equally diffused in the water ; therefore there is a mutual attraction between water and salt . Every particle of water assumes as many of salt as can adhere ...
... vessel of water , will dissolve therein , and its parts move every way , till equally diffused in the water ; therefore there is a mutual attraction between water and salt . Every particle of water assumes as many of salt as can adhere ...
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... vessel at sea . I suppose too , that there have been no salt rains ; these would make the case clear . I suppose it is from some unhappy effects of these dangerous creatures of nature , that sailors have an uni- versal dread on them of ...
... vessel at sea . I suppose too , that there have been no salt rains ; these would make the case clear . I suppose it is from some unhappy effects of these dangerous creatures of nature , that sailors have an uni- versal dread on them of ...
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... me that three of their vessels , which were out in search of whales , happening to be becalmed , lay in sight of each other , at about a league € 3 league distance , if I remember right , nearly forming WATER - SPOUTS AND WHIRLWINDS . 21.
... me that three of their vessels , which were out in search of whales , happening to be becalmed , lay in sight of each other , at about a league € 3 league distance , if I remember right , nearly forming WATER - SPOUTS AND WHIRLWINDS . 21.
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... vessel made sail ; and then it ap- peared to them all , by the setting of the sails , and the course each vessel stood , that the spout was to the lee- ward of every one of them ; and they all declared it to have been so , when they ...
... vessel made sail ; and then it ap- peared to them all , by the setting of the sails , and the course each vessel stood , that the spout was to the lee- ward of every one of them ; and they all declared it to have been so , when they ...
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... vessels were so near , that their crews could not avoid knowing something remarkable with respect to the matters in ... vessel , and passed away from him . The water came down in such quan- tity that the present Captain Melling , who ...
... vessels were so near , that their crews could not avoid knowing something remarkable with respect to the matters in ... vessel , and passed away from him . The water came down in such quan- tity that the present Captain Melling , who ...
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