| 1785 - 552 страници
...heard of the fact. I fuppofe, it will be generally allowed, on a little confideration of the fubject, that fcarce any drop of water was, when it began to...the earth ; the fame of the feveral pieces of hail ; becauie they are often fo large and weighty, that we cannot conceive a polTibility of their being... | |
| 1786 - 510 страници
...heard of the faft. * I fappofe it will be generally allowed, on a little confideratioii bf the fubjeft, that fcarce any drop of water was, when it began to fall from the clouds, of a magnitude equal to thit it has acquired when it arrives at the earth i the lame of the feveral pieces of hail ; becaufe... | |
| Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - 1794 - 538 страници
...precipitated and congealed again. I suppose it will be generally allowed, says Doctor Franklin, that scarce any drop of water was, when it began to fall from the clouds, of a. magnitude equal to that which it has acquired when it arrives at the earth ; the same of the several pieces of hail ; because... | |
| 512 страници
...firft heard the fad. I fuppofe it will be generally allowed, on a little coniideration of the fubjeft, that fcarce any drop of water was, when it began to...acquired when it arrives at the earth : the fame of the fcveial pieces of hail ; becaufe they are often fo large and weighty, that we cannot conceive a poffibility... | |
| Robert Dundas Thomson, Thomas Thomson - 1836 - 504 страници
...observes, " I suppose it will be generally allowed, on a little consideration of the subject, that scarce any drop of water was, when it began to fall from...it has acquired when it arrives at the earth ; the same of the several pieces of hail ; because they are often so large, and so weighty, that we cannot... | |
| 1836 - 950 страници
...matter: "V suppose it will be generally allowed, on a little consideration of the subject, that scarce any drop of water was, when it began to fall from the c\oud$, of a magnitude equal to that it has acquired, when it arrives at the earth; the same of the... | |
| 1836 - 1042 страници
...«alter: •'1 suppose it will be generally allowed, on a little consideration of the "bJKt, that scarce any drop of water was, when it began to fall from the :«ids, of a magnitude equal to that it has acquired, when it arrives at the «rth; the same of the... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1838 - 632 страници
...fact. I suppose it will be generally allowed, on a little consideration of the subject, that scarce any drop of water was, when it began to fall from...it has acquired, when it arrives at the earth ; the same of the several pieces of hail ; because they are often so large and so weighty, that we cannot... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 640 страници
...fact. I suppose it will be generally allowed, on a little consideration of the subject, that scarce any drop of water was, when it began to fall from...it has acquired, when it arrives at the earth ; the same of the several pieces of hail ; because they are often so large and so weighty, that we cannot... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1906 - 592 страници
...having been communicated to the society by Dr. Percival, and read on the 21st of January, 1784. — S. it began to fall from the clouds, of a magnitude equal...it has acquired, when it arrives at the earth ; the same of the several pieces of hail ; because they are often so large and so weighty, that we cannot... | |
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