Good Words, Volume 6Alexander Strahan and Company, 1865 - English periodicals |
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Page 131
... called the " primaries : " those which form the middle of the vane are called the " secondaries ; " and those which are next the body of the bird are called the " tertiaries . " The motion of a bird's wing increases from its minimum at ...
... called the " primaries : " those which form the middle of the vane are called the " secondaries ; " and those which are next the body of the bird are called the " tertiaries . " The motion of a bird's wing increases from its minimum at ...
Page 326
... called opake , the reflected is the only portion which can be rendered sensible to sight or otherwise traced . But if trans- parent , a very remarkable phenomenon occurs . The incident ray is , as it were , split or subdivided at the ...
... called opake , the reflected is the only portion which can be rendered sensible to sight or otherwise traced . But if trans- parent , a very remarkable phenomenon occurs . The incident ray is , as it were , split or subdivided at the ...
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... called the code of honour ; some one not usually weak has been pierced between the joints of the harness , by an arrow from some bow drawn almost at a venture by the foe of man : he has fallen , and the world itself cries shame . We ...
... called the code of honour ; some one not usually weak has been pierced between the joints of the harness , by an arrow from some bow drawn almost at a venture by the foe of man : he has fallen , and the world itself cries shame . We ...
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