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 25
... miles in a second of time . It travels from the sun to the earth in seven minutes and a half . " - Treat . Opt . p . 2. Mr. J. W. Herschel also mentions that " a ray of light travels over 192,000 miles in one beat of the pendulum of a ...
... miles in a second of time . It travels from the sun to the earth in seven minutes and a half . " - Treat . Opt . p . 2. Mr. J. W. Herschel also mentions that " a ray of light travels over 192,000 miles in one beat of the pendulum of a ...
Pàgina 26
... miles an hour , or above 16 miles every minute , a stupendous celerity for a massy globe nearly 8000 miles in diameter ! A greater velocity would make The distinction between the day made by the time of the earth's roll- ing round ...
... miles an hour , or above 16 miles every minute , a stupendous celerity for a massy globe nearly 8000 miles in diameter ! A greater velocity would make The distinction between the day made by the time of the earth's roll- ing round ...
Pàgina 33
... miles ; and that of the PACIFIC , four miles . - Lect . p . 47 But the European seas are less profound . " The greatest depth of the ADRIATIC , between Dalmatia and the mouths of the Po , is twenty - two fathoms . " - Lyell's Geol . p ...
... miles ; and that of the PACIFIC , four miles . - Lect . p . 47 But the European seas are less profound . " The greatest depth of the ADRIATIC , between Dalmatia and the mouths of the Po , is twenty - two fathoms . " - Lyell's Geol . p ...
Pàgina 41
... miles , and that of Pallas but 80. He called them asteroids . 1 La Place gives an astounding idea of the distance of our system from the great host of the heavens ; for he says , " Those stars which , from their great brilliancy ...
... miles , and that of Pallas but 80. He called them asteroids . 1 La Place gives an astounding idea of the distance of our system from the great host of the heavens ; for he says , " Those stars which , from their great brilliancy ...
Pàgina 43
... miles ; and that his creations accom- pany and abound in all this marvellous extent , which , dis- playing no boundary , no terminating ends , may be justly called infinite . It is an ocular reality , which gives us a sensitive idea of ...
... miles ; and that his creations accom- pany and abound in all this marvellous extent , which , dis- playing no boundary , no terminating ends , may be justly called infinite . It is an ocular reality , which gives us a sensitive idea of ...
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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!