| William Whewell - 1837 - 516 páginas
...of the earth hang downwards, and that men there have their feet higher than their heads ? If you ask of them how they defend these monstrosities ? —...the nature of things is such that heavy bodies tend towards the centre, like the spokes of a wheel, while light bodies, as clouds, smoke, fire, tend from... | |
| William Whewell - 1837 - 1048 páginas
...of the earth hang downwards, and that men there have their feet higher than their heads ? If you ask of them how they defend these monstrosities ? —...the nature of things is such that heavy bodies tend towards the centre, like the spokes of a wheel, while light bodies, as clouds, smoke, fire, tend from... | |
| William Whewell - 1847 - 522 páginas
...that side? they reply, that the nature of things is such that heavy bodies tend towards the center, like the spokes of a wheel, while light bodies, as clouds, smoke, fire, tend from the center towards the heavens on all sides. Now I am really at a loss what to say of those who, when they... | |
| William Whewell - 1858 - 622 páginas
...of the earth hang downwards, and that men there have their feet higher than their heads ? If you ask of them how they defend these monstrosities — how...the nature of things is such that heavy bodies tend towards the centre, like the spokes of a wheel, while light bodies, as clouds, smoke, fire, tend from... | |
| William Whewell - 1858 - 582 páginas
...of the earth hang downwards, and that men there have their feet higher than their heads ' If you ask of them how they defend these monstrosities — how...away from the earth on that side — they reply, that thu nature of things is such that heavy bodies tend towards the centre, like the spokes of a wheel,... | |
| John William Draper - 1863 - 680 páginas
...side of the earth hang downward, and that men have their feet higher than their heads ? If you ask them how they defend these monstrosities? how things...light bodies, as clouds, smoke, fire, tend from the centre to the heavens on all sides. Now I am really at a loss what to say of those who, when they have... | |
| John William Draper - 1875 - 418 páginas
...side of the earth hang downward, and that men have their feet higher than their heads ? If you ask them how they defend these monstrosities, how things...light bodies, as clouds, smoke, fire, tend from the centre to the heavens on all sides. Now, I am really at a loss what to say of those who, when they... | |
| Sidney Lanier - 1883 - 312 páginas
...have their feet higher than their heads ? If you ask of them how they defend these monstrosities—how things do not fall away from the earth on that side...the nature of things is such that heavy bodies tend towards the centre, like the spokes of a wheel, while light bodies, as clouds, smoke, fire, tend from... | |
| Charles Tomlinson - 1887 - 204 páginas
...side of the earth hang downwards, and that men have their feet higher than their heads ? If you ask them how they defend these monstrosities, how things...bodies — as clouds, smoke, fire — tend from the centre to the heavens on all sides. Now, I am really at a loss what to say of those who, when they... | |
| Herbert Junius Hardwicke - 1887 - 334 páginas
...side of the earth hang downwards, and that men have their feet higher than their heads ? If you ask them how they defend these monstrosities, how things...the nature of things is such that heavy bodies tend towards the centre, like the spokes of a wheel, while light bodies, as clouds, smoke, fire, tend from... | |
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