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... tion in the subsequent moment . Law and chance would be only dif ferent names for mechanical necessity . Nay , we may conceive of a degree of natural science wherein the whole process of the universe might be represented by one ...
... tion in the subsequent moment . Law and chance would be only dif ferent names for mechanical necessity . Nay , we may conceive of a degree of natural science wherein the whole process of the universe might be represented by one ...
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... tion of such substances as salts , by the union of an acid and a base ; of a suffocating gas , by the combustion of sulphur ; of the conversion of iron into rust , by the action of water , air , etc. , is very easy up to a certain point ...
... tion of such substances as salts , by the union of an acid and a base ; of a suffocating gas , by the combustion of sulphur ; of the conversion of iron into rust , by the action of water , air , etc. , is very easy up to a certain point ...
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... tion to the ordinary Latin and Greek course ; and that a candidate may take honors in these subjects and in chemistry . I do not know what the requirements of your examiners may be , but I sincerely trust they are not satisfied with a ...
... tion to the ordinary Latin and Greek course ; and that a candidate may take honors in these subjects and in chemistry . I do not know what the requirements of your examiners may be , but I sincerely trust they are not satisfied with a ...
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... tion as a faculty , or branch of study demanding recognition and spe- cial organization , on account of its bearing on the wants of mankind . The faculties of theology , law , and medicine , are technical schools , intended to equip men ...
... tion as a faculty , or branch of study demanding recognition and spe- cial organization , on account of its bearing on the wants of mankind . The faculties of theology , law , and medicine , are technical schools , intended to equip men ...
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... tion , until each of the greater truths of anatomy and physiology has become an organic part of your minds - until you would know them if you were roused and questioned in the middle of the night , as a man knows the geography of his ...
... tion , until each of the greater truths of anatomy and physiology has become an organic part of your minds - until you would know them if you were roused and questioned in the middle of the night , as a man knows the geography of his ...
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Página 771 - The Association contemplates no interference with the ground occupied by other institutions. Its objects are—to give a stronger impulse and a more systematic direction to scientific inquiry ; to promote the intercourse of those who cultivate science in différent parts of the British Empire, with one another, and with foreign
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Página 136 - the bud, Feed on her damask cheek ; she pined in thought, And with a green and yellow melancholy, She sat like patience on a monument, Smiling at grief.'
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Página 112 - Philosophical Transactions ' of 1850, we have the results thus stated : 1. ' The quantity of heat produced by the friction of bodies, whether solid or liquid, is always proportional to the quantity of force expended ; ' 2. ' The quantity of heat capable of increasing the temperature of a pound of water by 1°
Página 771 - parts of the British Empire, with one another, and with foreign philosophers ; to obtain a more general attention to the objects of science, and the removal of any disadvantages of a public kind which impede its progress.
Página 650 - loveliness of perfect deeds, More strong than all poetic thought— " Which he may read that binds the sheaf, Or builds the house, or digs the grave, And those wild eyes that watch the wave, In roarings round the