The Intellectual Rise in Electricity: A HistoryLongmans, Green & Company, 1895 - 611 páginas |
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... became immortal , and moved downward through generation after generation to us ; even as our thoughts , joining theirs , will pass through the ages to the generations yet to come . ' Emerson : Natural History of Intellect . CHAPTER I ...
... became immortal , and moved downward through generation after generation to us ; even as our thoughts , joining theirs , will pass through the ages to the generations yet to come . ' Emerson : Natural History of Intellect . CHAPTER I ...
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... became added the fancies of the poets . Amber is gathered , so ran one fable , by the maiden guardians of the golden Hesper- ides as it falls from the poplars into Lake Electrum ; it is the slime of drear Lake Cephisis , the sweat of ...
... became added the fancies of the poets . Amber is gathered , so ran one fable , by the maiden guardians of the golden Hesper- ides as it falls from the poplars into Lake Electrum ; it is the slime of drear Lake Cephisis , the sweat of ...
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... became electrified , as amber always does when rubbed , so that on nearing the ground , it drew to itself the dust or bits of leaves or chaff lying there , or sometimes at- tracted the light fringe of clothing . The spinner easily saw ...
... became electrified , as amber always does when rubbed , so that on nearing the ground , it drew to itself the dust or bits of leaves or chaff lying there , or sometimes at- tracted the light fringe of clothing . The spinner easily saw ...
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... became called after him , the " Magnes Stone , " or " Magnet . " This legend , in various forms , retained its vitality up to comparatively recent times . As masses of magnetite were discovered in various parts of the world , the ...
... became called after him , the " Magnes Stone , " or " Magnet . " This legend , in various forms , retained its vitality up to comparatively recent times . As masses of magnetite were discovered in various parts of the world , the ...
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... became their main abode ) , they dug into the earth and brought out the iron ore ; and when the people saw them heat this , and melt it and produce the black , hard ringing metal , they believed them to be gods , and their art a mystery ...
... became their main abode ) , they dug into the earth and brought out the iron ore ; and when the people saw them heat this , and melt it and produce the black , hard ringing metal , they believed them to be gods , and their art a mystery ...
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