The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 1R. Wilks for C. Cradock & W. Joy, 1815 |
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... space , being themselves centres of planetary systems . These philosophic views should , from their grandeur and justness , have obtained the suffrages of antiquity ; but having been taught with systematic speculations , such as the har ...
... space , being themselves centres of planetary systems . These philosophic views should , from their grandeur and justness , have obtained the suffrages of antiquity ; but having been taught with systematic speculations , such as the har ...
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... space , while the sun carries with it the planets in which it is in- cluded ? How could the distance from the earth to the sun , which agrees so well with the duration of its revolution in the hypothesis of the motion of the earth ...
... space , while the sun carries with it the planets in which it is in- cluded ? How could the distance from the earth to the sun , which agrees so well with the duration of its revolution in the hypothesis of the motion of the earth ...
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... spaces , whence he concludes it would be 25 years passing to the sun from the earth , 125 from 24 , and 250 from H. Then he proceeds to consider the body of the sun , where he is nonplus'd , as about the moon ; for he is not satisfied ...
... spaces , whence he concludes it would be 25 years passing to the sun from the earth , 125 from 24 , and 250 from H. Then he proceeds to consider the body of the sun , where he is nonplus'd , as about the moon ; for he is not satisfied ...
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... space , and forcibly claims his notice . Now , if we are convinced that an inquiry into the nature and properties of the sun is highly worthy of our notice , we may also with great satisfaction reflect on the considerable progress that ...
... space , and forcibly claims his notice . Now , if we are convinced that an inquiry into the nature and properties of the sun is highly worthy of our notice , we may also with great satisfaction reflect on the considerable progress that ...
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... space of two or three thousand miles deep , filled with such coruscations as we see now and then in our atmosphere , their apparent intensity , when viewed at the distance of the sun , might not be much inferior to that of the lucid ...
... space of two or three thousand miles deep , filled with such coruscations as we see now and then in our atmosphere , their apparent intensity , when viewed at the distance of the sun , might not be much inferior to that of the lucid ...
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Populaire passages
Pagina 244 - And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven...
Pagina 243 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons
Pagina 329 - They consulted together whether it would be most prudent to trust to the houses, which now shook from side to side with frequent and violent concussions ; or fly to the open fields, where the calcined stones and cinders, though light indeed, yet fell in large showers, and threatened destruction.
Pagina 329 - ... which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards, or the cloud itself, being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.
Pagina 329 - Being got at a convenient distance from the houses, we stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out, were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and...
Pagina 243 - For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Pagina 329 - ... dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise. He raised himself up with the assistance of two of his servants, and instantly fell down dead — suffocated, as I conjecture, by some gross and noxious vapour, having always had weak lungs, and being frequently subject to a difficulty of breathing.
Pagina 243 - And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man.
Pagina 329 - YOUR request that I would send you an account of my uncle's death, in order to transmit a more exact relation of it to posterity, deserves my acknowledgments ; for, if this accident shall be celebrated by your pen, the glory of it, I am well assured, will be rendered forever illustrious.
Pagina 243 - The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.