 | William Nicholson - 1790 - 412 pagina’s
...When the cloud has ac* quired a fufficient extent, the lightning ftrikes the earth in two oppofire places ; the path of the lightning lying 'through the whole body of the cloud and its branches. That thunder-clouds frequently do nothing more than conduct the electric matter from one place to another,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1796 - 416 pagina’s
...uncertaifi directions beneath it. When the cloud has acquired a fufficient exterjt, the lightning ftrikes the earth in two oppofite places; the path of the...through the whole body of the cloud and its branches. That thunder-clouds frequently do nothing more than conduct the electric matter from one place to another,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pagina’s
...acquired a sufficient extent, the lightning strikes between the cloud and the earth, in two opposite places, the path of the lightning lying through the...branches. The longer this lightning continues, the less dense does the cloud become, and the less dark its appearance ; till at length it breaks in different... | |
 | Benjamin Workman - 1809 - 218 pagina’s
...mafs. When the cloud has acquired a fufficient extent, the lightning. ftrikes the earth in two oppoflte places ; the path of the lightning lying through the whole body of the cloud and its branchesThe rainbow is formed in general by the reflection of the rays of the fun's light from the... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 356 pagina’s
...acquired a sufficient extent, the lightning strikes between the cloud and the earth, in two opposite places, the path of the lightning lying through the...branches. The longer this lightning continues, the less dense does the cloud become, and the less dark its appearance ; till at length it breaks in different... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - 356 pagina’s
...acquired a sufficient extent, the lightning strikes between the cloud and the earto, in two opposite places, the path of the lightning lying through the...branches The longer this lightning continues, the less dense does the cloud become, and the less dark its appearance ; till at length it breaks in different... | |
 | 1822 - 440 pagina’s
...acquired a sufficient extent, the lightning strikes between the cloud and the earth, in two opposite places, the path of the lightning lying through the whole body of the cloud and branches. The longer this lightning continues the more rare the cloud grows, and the less dark is its... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1825 - 1250 pagina’s
...sufficient extent, the lightning strikes between the cloud and the earth, in two opposite places; tltc parti of the lightning lying through the whole body of the...branches. The longer this lightning continues, the less dense does the cloud become, and the less dark its appearance ; till at length it breaks in different... | |
 | John Claudius Loudon - 1826 - 1252 pagina’s
...acquired a sufficient extent, the lightning strikes between the cloud and the earth, in two opposite places; the path of the lightning lying through the...branches. The longer this lightning continues, the less dense does the cloud become, and the less dark its appearance ; till at length it breaks in different... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1828 - 468 pagina’s
...acquired a sufficient extent, the lightning strikes between the cloud and the earth, in two opposite places, the path of the lightning lying through the whole body of the cloud and its branches. .The electrical explosion generally takes place in the air, and at a considerable height ; but in many instances... | |
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... over a large tract of country, the lightning is seen to dart from one part of it to another, and often to illuminate its whole mass. When the cloud has acquired a sufficient extent, the lightning strikes between the cloud and the earth, in two opposite... 
