The Sacred History of the World: Attempted to be Philosophically Considered, in a Series of Letters to a Son, Volum 1Harper & Bros., 1839 |
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Pàgina 32
... inches of But the " mean fall of rain over all Great Britain cannot be es- timated at less than 36 inches . Hence the evaporation is less than the rain by 4 inches . This excess must be supplied from the neighbouring seas . The 4 inches ...
... inches of But the " mean fall of rain over all Great Britain cannot be es- timated at less than 36 inches . Hence the evaporation is less than the rain by 4 inches . This excess must be supplied from the neighbouring seas . The 4 inches ...
Pàgina 48
... inches distance , and the light of one of these , at this distance , to correspond with that of 144 moons . He therefore inferred the sun to exceed the moon in brilliancy 801,072 times . - Feruss . B. U. Sept. 1830 , p . 179 . La Place ...
... inches distance , and the light of one of these , at this distance , to correspond with that of 144 moons . He therefore inferred the sun to exceed the moon in brilliancy 801,072 times . - Feruss . B. U. Sept. 1830 , p . 179 . La Place ...
Pàgina 49
... inch reflecting mirror opposed to the light of a full moon , the liquor sank in half a minute eight degrees !! " Men on board a ship , while lying in the moonlight with their faces exposed to the beams , often have their muscles ...
... inch reflecting mirror opposed to the light of a full moon , the liquor sank in half a minute eight degrees !! " Men on board a ship , while lying in the moonlight with their faces exposed to the beams , often have their muscles ...
Pàgina 90
... inches long . The stones adhered strongly to the substance of the stomach , and were cut out from it . - Quart . Journ . Scien . No. 10 , p . 443 . † Smith's Introd . 99. Germination will sometimes begin without either earth or water ...
... inches long . The stones adhered strongly to the substance of the stomach , and were cut out from it . - Quart . Journ . Scien . No. 10 , p . 443 . † Smith's Introd . 99. Germination will sometimes begin without either earth or water ...
Pàgina 91
... inches . A ray of small globular leaves , of the most deli- cate and lovely whiteness , are enclosed by others of a deep orange colour . " - Macclesfield Courier . || Dobreener put - earth sowed with barley under two glass vessels , in ...
... inches . A ray of small globular leaves , of the most deli- cate and lovely whiteness , are enclosed by others of a deep orange colour . " - Macclesfield Courier . || Dobreener put - earth sowed with barley under two glass vessels , in ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 34 - But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Pàgina 261 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Pàgina 118 - With charm of earliest Birds ; pleasant the Sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful Evening mild, then silent Night With this her solemn Bird and this fair Moon, And these the gems of Heaven, her starry train...
Pàgina 120 - Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
Pàgina 42 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Pàgina 38 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Pàgina 118 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams...
Pàgina 120 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, That the spices thereof may flow out.
Pàgina 330 - ... walks elate, and as it were on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness in a morning, so sure will it rain before night. It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark. The tortoise...
Pàgina 407 - How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man!