Scholarship examinations of 1846/47 (-1853/54). |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 36
Página 7
... observe , make up for a small pecu- niary gain in some employments and counterbalance a great one in others . " State as fully as you can the five circumstances , and give examples of each . 10. In Smith's opinion are the lower ranks in ...
... observe , make up for a small pecu- niary gain in some employments and counterbalance a great one in others . " State as fully as you can the five circumstances , and give examples of each . 10. In Smith's opinion are the lower ranks in ...
Página 10
... observation , so that any errors arising from the axis of rotation of the vertical circle of the instrument not coinciding exactly with the centre of graduation may be avoided . 19. Prove that in a spherical triangle whose sides are a ...
... observation , so that any errors arising from the axis of rotation of the vertical circle of the instrument not coinciding exactly with the centre of graduation may be avoided . 19. Prove that in a spherical triangle whose sides are a ...
Página 13
... observe two defects in the objects as seen through the glass - Distortion and Confusion . Explain distinctly and separately the causes of these . 14. The Astronomical Telescope , in its most simple form , consists of two - glasses - one ...
... observe two defects in the objects as seen through the glass - Distortion and Confusion . Explain distinctly and separately the causes of these . 14. The Astronomical Telescope , in its most simple form , consists of two - glasses - one ...
Página 28
... observations which are not used in any of the especial sciences , but belong to a higher and larger science . As examples of such axioms he gives that of mathematics , " things which are equal to the same are equal to one another ...
... observations which are not used in any of the especial sciences , but belong to a higher and larger science . As examples of such axioms he gives that of mathematics , " things which are equal to the same are equal to one another ...
Página 39
... observe the signs he displayed of his after life , while playing as an infant with the companions of his childhood . We retrace the days he spent in his College or School . We anxiously note down the studies that he liked - the friends ...
... observe the signs he displayed of his after life , while playing as an infant with the companions of his childhood . We retrace the days he spent in his College or School . We anxiously note down the studies that he liked - the friends ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Pasajes populares
Página 3 - Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise, Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer...
Página 54 - O Cromwell, Cromwell, Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies.
Página 5 - ... as if there were sought in knowledge a couch whereupon to rest a searching and restless spirit, or a terrace for a wandering and variable mind to walk up and down with a fair prospect, or a tower of state for a proud mind to raise itself upon, or a fort or commanding ground for strife and contention, or a shop for profit and sale ; and not a rich store-house for the glory of the Creator and the relief of man's estate.
Página 6 - Deign on the passing world to turn thine eyes, And pause awhile from letters, to be wise; There mark what ills the scholar's life assail, Toil, envy, want, the patron, and the jail.
Página 1 - O poor hapless nightingale, thought I, How sweet thou sing'st, how near the deadly snare ! Then down the lawns I ran with headlong...
Página 13 - In any right-angled triangle, the square which is described upon the side subtending the right angle, is equal to the squares described upon the sides which contain the right angle.
Página 37 - There is only one cure for the evils which newly acquired freedom produces; and that cure is freedom. When a prisoner first leaves his cell he cannot bear the light of day ; he is unable to discriminate colors or recognize faces.
Página 29 - Tis greatly wise to talk with our past hours ; And ask them, what report they bore to heaven : And how they might have borne more welcome news.