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... tion .. 566-568 .683 His conviction of the universal possibili- ties of electricity . . Hebrew development , two periods of . Earliest form of Hebrew Bible . 1688 .690 684 Earliest Bible idea . 691 On electricity in all matter . .862 ...
... tion .. 566-568 .683 His conviction of the universal possibili- ties of electricity . . Hebrew development , two periods of . Earliest form of Hebrew Bible . 1688 .690 684 Earliest Bible idea . 691 On electricity in all matter . .862 ...
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... tion . The early schooling which he had , until 11 years of age , carried him through a course of mensuration , surveying , nav- igation , etc. Teacher and Stu- dent of Nature The school of which the Quaker youth was prin- cipal at ...
... tion . The early schooling which he had , until 11 years of age , carried him through a course of mensuration , surveying , nav- igation , etc. Teacher and Stu- dent of Nature The school of which the Quaker youth was prin- cipal at ...
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... tion with glycogen . Leucomaines [ alkaloid poisons ] are formed in the tissues generally , and an increase of glycogen in the blood [ from food , as milk , supplying it ] may combine with poisonous products in the nerves and muscles ...
... tion with glycogen . Leucomaines [ alkaloid poisons ] are formed in the tissues generally , and an increase of glycogen in the blood [ from food , as milk , supplying it ] may combine with poisonous products in the nerves and muscles ...
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... tion and delusion , of pious fraud and pious falsehood , he found his place with Spain at her worst , and achieved a mis- sion , perhaps the worst for failure in suc- cess and shame amid glory , in all human history . " " N Boone's ...
... tion and delusion , of pious fraud and pious falsehood , he found his place with Spain at her worst , and achieved a mis- sion , perhaps the worst for failure in suc- cess and shame amid glory , in all human history . " " N Boone's ...
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... tion . Dr. Goode , appointed on the committee by Dr. Langley , is Dr. Langley's official assistant . Dr. Billings is assistant Surgeon - General . Prof. Harrington was , during his time of service on the committee , the head of the ...
... tion . Dr. Goode , appointed on the committee by Dr. Langley , is Dr. Langley's official assistant . Dr. Billings is assistant Surgeon - General . Prof. Harrington was , during his time of service on the committee , the head of the ...
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Page 623 - I held it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves to higher things.
Page 562 - I thank God, there are no free schools nor printing, and I hope we shall not have these hundred years. For learning has brought disobedience and heresy, and sects into the world, and printing has divulged them, and libels against the best government. God keep us from both"!
Page 565 - ... knowledge in the principles of politics and good government, and, as a matter of infinite importance in my judgment, by associating with each other, and forming friendships in juvenile years, be enabled to free themselves in a proper degree from, those local prejudices and habitual jealousies which have just been mentioned, and which, when carried to excess, are never-failing sources of disquietude to the public mind, and pregnant of mischievous consequences to this country.
Page 879 - My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea : and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
Page 880 - Woe unto them that join house to house, That lay field to field, till there be no place, That they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
Page 879 - And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom.
Page 680 - That gravity should be innate, inherent, and essential to matter, so that one body may act upon another at a distance through a vacuum, without the mediation of anything else, by and through which their action and force may be conveyed from one to another, is to me so great an absurdity, that I believe no man, who has in philosophical matters a competent faculty of thinking, can ever fall into it.
Page 434 - The second * day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to' be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
Page 913 - All this may be ; the people's voice is odd ; It is, and it is not, the voice of God.
Page 690 - And like unto him was there no king before him, that turned to the LORD with all his heart, and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses ; neither after him arose there any like him.