 | Great Britain - 1831 - 502 pages
...receiver of its air, when the animal, who began to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarified atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...any more from passing out of the receiver All the exertion* of the philosopher were now unnvailing ; in vain h« drew the piston ; the cat's paw effectually... | |
 | 1831 - 796 pages
...receiver of its air, when the animal, that had began to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarifled atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...passing out of the receiver. All the exertions of the officer were now unavailing ; in vain he drew the piston; the cat's paw effectually prevented its operation.... | |
 | 1832 - 428 pages
...receiver of its air, when the animal, who began to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarifled atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...let air again into the receiver, which, as soon as (he cat perceived, she withdrew her paw from the'apertnre; but whenever he attempted to exhaust the... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 424 pages
...receiver of its air, when the animal, who began to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarifled atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...unavailing; in vain he drew the piston; the cat's paw ef• From Captain Brown's Sketches and Anee- factually prevented its operation. Hopdote of Quadrupeds.... | |
 | 1833 - 618 pages
...receiver of its air, when the animal, who began to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarilied atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...unavailing ; in vain he drew the piston : the cat's paweffectually prevented its operation. Hoping to eflVct his purpose, he let air again into the receiver,... | |
 | New York (N.Y.) - 1845 - 398 pages
...receiver of its air, when the animal, that had begun to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarefied atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...passing out of the receiver. " All the exertions of the officer were now unavailing; in vain he drew the piston; the cat's paw effectually prevented its operation.... | |
 | 1864 - 726 pages
...the receiver of its air, when the cat, beginning to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarefied atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...prevented its operation. Hoping to effect his purpose, he again let air into the receiver, which, as soon. as the cat perceived, she withdrew her paw from the... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Mammals - 1853 - 332 pages
...receiver of its air, when the animal, who began to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarifled atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...and thus prevented any more from passing out of the ffeceiver. All the exertions of the philosopher were • now unavailing ; in vain he drew the piston... | |
 | John Timbs - Inventions - 1860 - 478 pages
...the receiver of its air, when the cat, who began to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarefied atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...prevented its operation. Hoping to effect his purpose, he again let air into the receiver, which as soon as the cat perceived, she withdrew her paw from the... | |
 | John Timbs - Discoveries in science - 1860 - 432 pages
...the receiver of its air, when the cat, who began to feel herself very uncomfortable in the rarefied atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source...prevented its operation. Hoping to effect his purpose, 32 Theory of the Air-gun. he again let air into the receiver, which, as soon as the cat perceived,... | |
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... atmosphere, was fortunate enough to discover the source from whence her uneasiness proceeded. She placed her paw upon the hole through which the air escaped, and thus prevented any more from passing out of the receiver. All the exertions of the philosopher... 
