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History of electric lightAbout the same time Lontin, a Frenchman, improved Serrins arc lamp mechanism by the application of series and shunt magnets. This is the differential principle which was invented by Lacassagne and Thiers in 1855 but which apparently had been forgotten. Several...

NomadGuy Maynard left the Bureau of Exploration Building at Sahara Base and walked right into trouble. It came more or less of a surprise; not the trouble as a condition but the manner and place of its coming was the shocking quality. Guy Maynard...

The 151st Field Artillery BrigadeIn writing this brief sketch of the Brigade from its inception to its final mustering out of the service, it has not been my aim to account in any way for all the days and nights which have elapsed during...

Celtic MSS. in relation to the Macpherson fraud - With a review of Professor Freeman's criticism of [P.B. Du Chaillu's] "The Viking Age," by the author of "Celticism a myth"That portion of this tractate which relates to Celtic manuscripts and the doings of Macpherson,...

The cruise of the Canoe ClubIT is a very easy thing for four boys to make up their minds to get four canoes and to go on a canoe cruise, but it is not always so easy to carry out such a projectas Charley...

Az emberiség képviselőiAz amerikai filozfus-kltnek msodik fordtsktett veszi itt az olvas kezemtl ugyanebben a vllalatban. Az 1850-ben megjelent: Representative Men els magyar tltetje: a nagyrdem Szsz Kroly volt s munkja Az Emberi Szellem Kpviseli cm alatt az Akadmia knyvkiadvllalatban 1894-ben jelent meg. Ez a...

The works of the Rev. John Wesley, Vol. 04 (of 32) This book has illustrated drop-caps at the start of each chapter. These illustrations may adversely affect the pronunciation of the word with screen-readers or not display properly in some handheld devices. This book...

Out of the Briars - An Autobiography and Sketch of the Twenty-ninth Regiment Connecticut VolunteersTo be requested to write an introduction to a book implies some acquaintance with, confidence in, and respect for, the writer thereof, on the part of the author of the...

The provincial American and other papersProduced by: D A Alexander, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries.) I AM a provincial American....

The Cornhill Magazine (Vol. I, No. 4, April 1860) Communications for the Editor should be addressed to the care of Messrs. Smith, Elder and Co., 65, Cornhill, and not to the Editors private residence. The Editor cannot be responsible for the return of rejected...

The Cornhill Magazine (Vol. I, No. 3, March 1860)The above Company has been formed for the purpose of supplying the Nobility, Gentry, and Private Families with PURE WINES of the highest character, at a saving of at least 30 Per Cent. For Commercial Purposes.The...

On chloroform and other anæsthetics: their action and administrationThe most important discovery that has been made in the practice of medicine since the introduction of vaccination, is, undoubtedly, the power of making persons perfectly insensible to the most painful surgical operations, by the inhalation...

Caen démoli: Recueil de notices sur des monuments détruits ou défigurés, et sur l'ancien port de CaenRecueil de notices sur des monuments dtruits ou dfigurs, et sur l'ancien port de Caen, avec 5 gravures, d'aprs des aquarelles de A. Lasne, et des dessins indits...

Meddler's Moon"Please do not be disturbed. Finish dressing," said the stranger. Peter measured him. A few pounds heavier than Peter's one hundred and sixty; an inch taller than Peter's five feet eleven. About the same sandy blond complexion. The face was wreathed in a...

Sous les eaux tumultueusesJe ddie ce livre ceux qui, comme moi, ont fermement espr et esprent encore quaprs la guerre et avec ltablissement de la paix, souvrira pour lhomme une destine meilleure que celle quil a connue jusquici. Ces eaux qui, jadis, couvraient le...

Uit de dierenwereld van het water - Schetsen in woord en beeld van het lever der lagere diersoortenDe fraaie platen van Dr. Aug. Schleyer: Aus der Tiefen der Gewsser geven zulk een uitmuntend beeld van de lagere dierenwereld uit het water, dat ik niet...

The American Red Cross Bulletin (Vol. IV, No. 1, January 1909)With its January issue the Red Cross Bulletin begins its fourth year. The fact that it is becoming of more general interest has led those in charge of the publication to increase its size...

Address of President Roosevelt at Chautauqua, New York, August 11, 1905The Monroe Doctrine is not a part of international law. But it is the fundamental feature of our entire foreign policy so far as the Western Hemisphere is concerned,[2] and it has more and...

The Mexican War diary of George B. McClellanGeorge Brinton McClellan was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on December 3, 1826. He died in Orange, N. J., on October 29, 1885. His life covered barely fifty-nine years, his services of national prominence only eighteen months, but...

Sur la route de Palmyre Je viens de relire vos pages crites Sur la route de Palmyre, par une triste soire d'octobre o le vent chasse la pluie en rafales sur les massifs de ce beau parc de Chantilly, touch dj par l'automne. Cette...