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 6
... surface of the earth ? Nearly two- thirds of the surface of the earth are covered with water . What is the diameter of the earth ? About eight thousand miles . What do you mean by its di- ameter ? The line which passes through the ...
... surface of the earth ? Nearly two- thirds of the surface of the earth are covered with water . What is the diameter of the earth ? About eight thousand miles . What do you mean by its di- ameter ? The line which passes through the ...
Pàgina 9
... surface of the earth . How do you know that there is water in the clouds above the atmosphere ? From the rain , snow , hail , and dew , which are full of watery particles . How are these waters produced ? They are formed by the ascent ...
... surface of the earth . How do you know that there is water in the clouds above the atmosphere ? From the rain , snow , hail , and dew , which are full of watery particles . How are these waters produced ? They are formed by the ascent ...
Pàgina 10
... surface of the earth ? They are usually called oceans , seas , lakes , rivers , and springs . What is the ocean ? It is the origin and fountain of all the other waters which occur in whatever form on the face of the earth . How is the ...
... surface of the earth ? They are usually called oceans , seas , lakes , rivers , and springs . What is the ocean ? It is the origin and fountain of all the other waters which occur in whatever form on the face of the earth . How is the ...
Pàgina 11
... surface , but in some places it is very shallow . What changes are observable respect- ing the mass of waters in the ocean ? The flow and ebb of the tide . How long therefore does the whole flow and ebb last ? Six hours twelve minutes ...
... surface , but in some places it is very shallow . What changes are observable respect- ing the mass of waters in the ocean ? The flow and ebb of the tide . How long therefore does the whole flow and ebb last ? Six hours twelve minutes ...
Pàgina 15
... surface of the earth , the winged tribes in the regions of the air , and the fishes in the ocean , the lakes , and rivers . What are the distinguish- ing characters of fishes ? Fishes inhabit the water , have fins , and are covered ...
... surface of the earth , the winged tribes in the regions of the air , and the fishes in the ocean , the lakes , and rivers . What are the distinguish- ing characters of fishes ? Fishes inhabit the water , have fins , and are covered ...
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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,...