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Pagina 42
... miles , is almost nothing to the distance of a fixed star . And because of the difficulty in making observations for this purpose , in the common ways , he therefore proposes a new method of his own for this purpose , which he also ...
... miles , is almost nothing to the distance of a fixed star . And because of the difficulty in making observations for this purpose , in the common ways , he therefore proposes a new method of his own for this purpose , which he also ...
Pagina 47
... miles on the earth would not be less than 334 miles on the sun , there can be no doubt but that a mountain much higher would stand very firmly . The little density of the solar body seems also to be in favor of the height of its ...
... miles on the earth would not be less than 334 miles on the sun , there can be no doubt but that a mountain much higher would stand very firmly . The little density of the solar body seems also to be in favor of the height of its ...
Pagina 54
... miles in length . It is true that in our atmosphere the extent of the clouds is limited to a very narrow compass ; but we ought rather to compare the solar ones to the luminous decom- positions which take place in our aurora borealis ...
... miles in length . It is true that in our atmosphere the extent of the clouds is limited to a very narrow compass ; but we ought rather to compare the solar ones to the luminous decom- positions which take place in our aurora borealis ...
Pagina 55
... miles , produced by these rays , is so considerable , that it may be objected , that the surface of the globe of the sun itself must be scorched up beyond all conception . This may be very substantially answered by many proofs drawn ...
... miles , produced by these rays , is so considerable , that it may be objected , that the surface of the globe of the sun itself must be scorched up beyond all conception . This may be very substantially answered by many proofs drawn ...
Pagina 117
... miles ; from which it follows that the bright point , or what we may admit to be the solid or planetary body of the comet , is about 428 miles in diameter . The Eccentricity and Colour of the planetary Body . The situation of the bright ...
... miles ; from which it follows that the bright point , or what we may admit to be the solid or planetary body of the comet , is about 428 miles in diameter . The Eccentricity and Colour of the planetary Body . The situation of the bright ...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 1 Edward Polehampton Volledige weergave - 1815 |
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Populaire passages
Pagina 246 - 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; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
Pagina 245 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with' violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Pagina 245 - 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 335 - There my uncle, having drunk a draught or two of cold water, threw himself down upon a cloth which was spread for him, when immediately the flames, and a strong smell of sulphur, which was the forerunner of them, 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...
Pagina 334 - ... mountain, that the cinders, which grew thicker and hotter the nearer he approached, fell into the ships, together with pumice-stones, and black pieces of burning rock : they were likewise in danger, not only of being aground by the sudden retreat of the sea, but also from the vast fragments which rolled down from the mountain, and obstructed all the shore. Here he stopped to consider whether he should return back again ; to which the pilot advising him, ' Fortune,' said he, ' befriends the brave...
Pagina 334 - ... 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 338 - ... when there is no moon, but of a room when it is shut up and all the lights extinct. Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men, some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate...
Pagina 334 - As he was coming out of the house he received a note from Rectina, the wife of Bassus, who was in the utmost alarm at the imminent danger which threatened her ; for, her villa being situated at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, there was no way to escape but by sea ; she earnestly entreated him, therefore, to come to her assistance.
Pagina 338 - Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing to die from the very fear of dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods ; but, the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy the gods and the world...
Pagina 245 - 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.