When that sphere is stroked or rubbed not only does it attract all light objects, but it sometimes arbitrarily also repels them before attracting them again.

He does not explicitly acknowledge any anticipation of his demonstration of electrostatic repulsion by the latter but, as he quotes a passage from the same page, could not have been unaware that, in a discussion of the nature of electrical attraction, Cabeo had written ( Philosophia Magnetica p. 192 ): " When we see that small bodies ( corpuscula ) are lifted ( sublevari et attolli ) above the amber and also fall back to the motionless amber, it cannot be said that such erratic behaviour ( talem matum-but if " matum " is taken as a misprint for " motum ", then the translation is simply " such motion ") is an attraction by the gravity of the attracting body.

When Spain revived the Royal Decree of Graces of 1815 with the intention of attracting non-Hispanics to settle in the island hundreds of French ( especially Corsicans ), Germans and Irish immigrants who were affected by Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s immigrated to Puerto Rico.

When the Haulover bridge was completed in 1925, the area became accessible from Miami Beach, attracting developers who widened streams, dug canals and inlets and created islands and peninsulas for building waterfront properties on Biscayne Bay.

When an audio signal is applied to the primary of the transformer, the stators are electrically driven 180 degrees out of phase, alternately attracting and repelling the diaphragm.

When crowds failed to appear in the anticipated numbers — the exposition was attracting on average 13, 000 visitors daily, only 7, 400 of whom paid entrance — the company was able to repay only $ 140, 000 of the million dollar loan.

When the building opened in 1987, Silverstein had difficulties attracting tenants.

When activated at the starting line, the electromagnet would pull the car forward by attracting it to the steel paddle used to start the race.

When it finally debuted in March 2004, Wonderfalls received positive reviews from critics, but had trouble attracting viewers.

When the specialty did begin to evolve, several discoveries were being made linking the respiratory system and the measurement of arterial blood gases, attracting more and more physicians and researchers to the developing field.

When the inflorescence opens, it produces heat and releases a sweet scent attracting its pollinators, dynastine beetles ( Cyclocephala spp .).

When Stagecoach took over the system, it was struggling, both financially and in terms of attracting passengers, but it now an extremely popular and successful operation.

When developing the concept, manga became an ideal solution with the medium being so large and attracting some of the best artists and writers.

When the police arrive to forcibly evict him, he shoots at them, forcing them to take cover and attracting the attention of the media.

When it meets during each project cycle ( approximately every 4 years ), it is a high profile, public, international event attracting delegates from around the world, often from non-developed countries, and includes many heads of state as well as business, community, cultural and scientific leaders.

When Dallas was selected by Methodist Church leaders as the site for Southern Methodist University, the Polytechnic campus was designated the " woman ’ s college for Southern Methodism ," eventually becoming Texas Woman ’ s College in 1914, attracting young women from around Texas and the Southwest.

When the club was formed in 1878 it was among the first football clubs in Lancashire and was well supported, attracting an attendance of 9, 000 for a match against neighbours Burnley in 1884.

When one guest is finished, the mate is returned to the host, who will then prepare one for another guest.

When populations within a species become isolated by geography, feeding strategy, mate selection, or other means, they may start to differ from other populations through genetic drift and natural selection, and over time may evolve into new species.

When Kemp became Dole's running mate in 1996, they appeared on the cover of the August 19, 1996 issue of Time magazine, but the pair barely edged out a story on the reported discovery of extraterrestrial life on Mars, which was so close to being the cover story that Time inset it on the cover and wrote about how difficult the decision was.

When the male springbok is showing off his strength to attract a mate, or to ward off predators, he starts off in a stiff-legged trot, jumping up into the air with an arched back every few paces and lifting the flap along his back.

When trying to find a female with whom to mate, males will bump against a female's abdominal area.

When he experienced pon farr, Tuvok of the USS Voyager made use of a holodeck simulation of a temporary mate which resembled his wife.

When John and Robert Kennedy next saw their father, Joe Kennedy, he told them signing Johnson as running mate was the smartest thing they had ever done.

When flies mate, the male initially flies on top of the female, facing in the same direction, but then turns round to face in the opposite direction.

It has been suggested this idea was strong enough in medieval times to produce an expression, " to mate griffins with horses ", which meant about the same as the modern expression, " When pigs fly ".

When two such cats mate, there is a one in four chance of each offspring being longhaired.

When she and her mate attacked the Olympians, Zeus beat them back and punished Typhon by sealing him under Mount Etna.

When it is time to mate, he spins a companion web alongside the female's.

When a new Weyr is opened the first among the newly assigned gold dragons to rise to mate becomes the first Senior gold at that Weyr and the rider of the bronze that catches her is the new Weyrleader.

When the mate is harvested, the branches are dried sometimes with a wood fire, imparting a smoky flavor.

When shaken, it becomes creamy ( since the foam formed becomes well mixed throughout the beverage and lasts for some time ), known as mate batido.

When persons no longer want to take mate, they say gracias ( thank you ) to the brewer when returning the gourd to signify they do not want any more.

When choosing a mate, young birds will most often select a mate that resembles their parents ' coloring.

When the chicks are about 30 days old, the female stops brooding them and joins her mate to hunt for food.

When the ship was struck by a whale on November 20, 1820, he joined the boat of the first mate, Owen Chase, who later wrote about the incident in the Narrative of the Most Extraordinary and Distressing Shipwreck of the Whale-Ship Essex, the book that would inspire Herman Melville to write Moby-Dick.

When a resistant and a susceptible individual mate with each other, their progeny has an intermediate level of resistance ( more resistant than the susceptible parent, but not as resistant as the resistant parent ).

When Mikako hears the news from her crew mate that that UN is sending help for their rescue, she consults a list of people on the mission, Noboru being one of them.

When a strange horse comes upon the scene, when a horse catches the scent of a predator, or when a horse scents a potential mate, the attention of the horse is naturally aroused and its body prepares for action.

When the babies are about two years old they will leave their mother and find a mate or a new home.

When a doe is ready to mate, she will start a wild chase across the countryside, shaking off following males until only one remains.