The parent's guide to a liberal ... education; containing a selection of questions. [With] Prospectus of the course of education pursued by ... Robert Simson ... at Colebrooke house academy |
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Pàgina 85
... mechanical powers . If he succeed , it will give him some idea of the native strength of his own mind ; if he fail by this method , and succeed by using a , b , x , plus , minus , & c . , it will show him the powers of the mighty ...
... mechanical powers . If he succeed , it will give him some idea of the native strength of his own mind ; if he fail by this method , and succeed by using a , b , x , plus , minus , & c . , it will show him the powers of the mighty ...
Pàgina 117
... mechanical powers are there ? Six : the lever , wheel and axle , pulley , inclined plane , wedge , and screw . What is a lever ? An inflexible bar either of wood or metal , which turns on a joint or fulcrum , placed either at one end of ...
... mechanical powers are there ? Six : the lever , wheel and axle , pulley , inclined plane , wedge , and screw . What is a lever ? An inflexible bar either of wood or metal , which turns on a joint or fulcrum , placed either at one end of ...
Pàgina 119
... mechanical power ? By its supporting a portion of the weight laid upon it , the remainder being kept from sliding down the plane by the power which is applied in the contrary direction . What portion of the weight upon the plane must the ...
... mechanical power ? By its supporting a portion of the weight laid upon it , the remainder being kept from sliding down the plane by the power which is applied in the contrary direction . What portion of the weight upon the plane must the ...
Pàgina 120
... mechanical advantage of a wedge determined ? The power applied to the back is to the resistance applied to the two faces as the height is to the length or as the whole back is to the sum of the faces . Is the wedge a machine of great ...
... mechanical advantage of a wedge determined ? The power applied to the back is to the resistance applied to the two faces as the height is to the length or as the whole back is to the sum of the faces . Is the wedge a machine of great ...
Pàgina 123
... mechanical power ? A contrivance to increase or diminish the velocity of a force or prime mover . Whether does a level of the first or second kind increase or diminish the velocity ? It diminishes it . Does a screw . mechanical power ...
... mechanical power ? A contrivance to increase or diminish the velocity of a force or prime mover . Whether does a level of the first or second kind increase or diminish the velocity ? It diminishes it . Does a screw . mechanical power ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 12 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Pàgina 15 - And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Pàgina 17 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
Pàgina 7 - And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night: and the evening and the morning were the first day.
Pàgina 9 - And GOD made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament, from the waters, which were above the firmament, and it was so. And GOD called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
Pàgina 13 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Pàgina 26 - Syllaba longa brevi subjecta vocatur Iambus ; Pes citus ; unde etiam trimetris accrescere jussit Nomen lambeis, quum senos redderet ictus, Primus ad extremum similis sibi : non ita pridem, Tardior ut paulo graviorque veniret ad aures, 255 Spondees stabiles in jura paterna recepit Commodus et patiens ; non ut de sede secunda Cederet aut quarta socialiter.
Pàgina 7 - Let there be light : and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good : and God divided the light from the darkness.
Pàgina 105 - To find the area of a trapezoid, multiply half the sum of the parallel sides by the perpendicular distance between them ; the product will be the area.
Pàgina 110 - ... it is so pleasing, that you would give something out of your pocket to obtain it, and would forego some bodily enjoyment for its sake. The pleasure derived from Science is exactly of the like nature, or, rather, it is the very same. For what has just been spoken of is, in fact, Science, which in its most comprehensive sense only means Knowledge, and in its ordinary sense means Knowledge reduced to a System ; that is, arranged in a regular order, so as to be conveniently taught, easily remembered,...