Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest: Being an Attempt to Implant in the Young Mind the First Principles of Natural Philosophy by the Aid of the Popular Toys and Sports of Youth, Issues 1-4 |
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... asked his father whether he remembered the promise he had made him on quitting home for school , that of furnishing him with some new amusements during the holidays . " I perfectly remember , " said his father , " the promise to which ...
... asked his father whether he remembered the promise he had made him on quitting home for school , that of furnishing him with some new amusements during the holidays . " I perfectly remember , " said his father , " the promise to which ...
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... asked Mr. Seymour . " There is Tom Plank , the carpenter , " said the vicar , " soliciting subscriptions for the establishment of a philo- sophical society - a ' Mechanics ' Institute , ' I believe they call it . I understand that this ...
... asked Mr. Seymour . " There is Tom Plank , the carpenter , " said the vicar , " soliciting subscriptions for the establishment of a philo- sophical society - a ' Mechanics ' Institute , ' I believe they call it . I understand that this ...
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... asked her father : " you perceive that , by placing the paper in con- tact with the coin , I screened it from the action of the air , and the result is surely conclusive . " " Many thanks to you , dear рара ; I am perfectly satis- fied ...
... asked her father : " you perceive that , by placing the paper in con- tact with the coin , I screened it from the action of the air , and the result is surely conclusive . " " Many thanks to you , dear рара ; I am perfectly satis- fied ...
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... asked Mr. Seymour . " I shall drop the stone , " replied Tom , " into the well , and observe how many seconds it will be before it touches the water , and I shall then set down the number of feet it will fall in each second , and add up ...
... asked Mr. Seymour . " I shall drop the stone , " replied Tom , " into the well , and observe how many seconds it will be before it touches the water , and I shall then set down the number of feet it will fall in each second , and add up ...
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... asked Mrs. Seymour . " Say legend , Madam , if you please ; the words are ' Domine , salvum fac regem , ' the date 1494. The coin is supposed to have been struck by the order of the Duchess of Burgundy for Perkin Warbeck , when he set ...
... asked Mrs. Seymour . " Say legend , Madam , if you please ; the words are ' Domine , salvum fac regem , ' the date 1494. The coin is supposed to have been struck by the order of the Duchess of Burgundy for Perkin Warbeck , when he set ...
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