 | Neil Arnott - 1829 - 542 pages
...attached constantly to their necks, so that in their frequent falls overboard, they are not in danger. Life-boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in...water, a considerable part still floats above the general surface. Swimming is much easier to quadrupeds than to man, because the common motion of their... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1837 - 374 pages
...their diminished weight. On the same principle, the limbs feel very heavy on leaving a bath. Life boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in their structure ; or of air-tight What is the structure and principle of the Camel? How are sunken ships raised by means of empty hogsheads... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1838 - 376 pages
...weight. On the same principle, the limbs feel very heavy after lying for some time in a bath. Life boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in their structure...considerable part still floats above the surface.$ W •Forj=-j^.'.W=MXs. t Ed. Encyc. X. 722. * Ib. ; Arnott. J When light bodies are attached to heavier... | |
 | Neil Arnott - 1838 - 596 pages
...frequent falls overboard, they are not in danger. Life-boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in theif structure, or of air-tight vessels of thin copper...water, a considerable part still floats above the general surface. Swimming is much easier to quadrupeds than to man, because the ordinary motion of... | |
 | Neil Arnott - 1841 - 560 pages
...attached constantly to their necks, so that in their frequent falls overboard, they are not in danger. Life-boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in...water, a considerable part still floats above the general surface. Swimming is much easier to quadrupeds than to man, because the ordinary motion of... | |
 | 1841 - 444 pages
...attached constantly to their necks, so that in their frequent falls overboard they are not in danger. Life-boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in...copper or tin plate ; so that, even when the boats ore filled with water, a considerable part still floats above the general surface. Swimming is much... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1842 - 384 pages
...their diminished weight. On the same principle, the limbs feel very heavy on leaving a bath. Life boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in their structure...considerable part still floats above the surface. 258. The magnitudes of bodies may frequently be most comveniently and accurately estimated from thc... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1851 - 492 pages
...their diminished weight. On the same principle, the limbs feel very heavy on leaving a bath. Life boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in their structure,...considerable part still floats above the surface. 1 97 . The magnitudes of bodies may frequently be most conveniently and accurately estimated from the... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1853 - 752 pages
...floated by the ice adhering to them, and carried to a great distance from the place of their formation.J 412. Rocks and stones being only a little more than...on account of the tendency of the center of gravity *o seek the lowest point, • For «=^-.-.W=Mx». t Ed. Encyc. X, 722. t Ib. $ Aniott 36 there will... | |
 | Neil Arnott - 1853 - 536 pages
...attached constantly to their necks, so that, in their frequent falls overboard, they are not in danger. Life-boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in...water, a considerable part still floats above the general surface. Swimming is much easier to quadrupeds than to man, because the ordinary motion of... | |
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... to their necks, so that in their frequent falls overboard, they are not in danger. Life-boats have a large quantity of cork mixed in their structure, or of air-tight vessels of thin copper or tin plate; so that, even when the boats are filled with... 
