The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... particles of hoar - frost , in being crys- tallized , as it were , which they are not . This ap- pears on the examination of a flake of snow by a magnifying glass ; when the whole of it will seem composed of fine shining spicula , or ...
... particles of hoar - frost , in being crys- tallized , as it were , which they are not . This ap- pears on the examination of a flake of snow by a magnifying glass ; when the whole of it will seem composed of fine shining spicula , or ...
Pagina 21
... particles of hail more closely than the more moderate elec- tricity does those of snow , Snow , although it seems to be soft , is really hard , because it is true ice . It seems soft , because , at the first touch of the finger upon its ...
... particles of hail more closely than the more moderate elec- tricity does those of snow , Snow , although it seems to be soft , is really hard , because it is true ice . It seems soft , because , at the first touch of the finger upon its ...
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... most ponderous of all bodies , when beaten into leaves , will ride upon the least breath of air . The whiteness of snow is owing to the small particles into which it is divided ; for ice 22 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . III .
... most ponderous of all bodies , when beaten into leaves , will ride upon the least breath of air . The whiteness of snow is owing to the small particles into which it is divided ; for ice 22 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . III .
Pagina 23
... particles into which it is divided ; for ice , wher pounded , will become equally white . An artificial snow has been made by the following experiment . A tall phial of aqua fortis being placed by the fire till it is warm ; and filings ...
... particles into which it is divided ; for ice , wher pounded , will become equally white . An artificial snow has been made by the following experiment . A tall phial of aqua fortis being placed by the fire till it is warm ; and filings ...
Pagina 50
... particles ; the subtilty of the motions and actions in the internal parts of bodies shows that his influence penetrates the in- most recesses of things , and that he is equally ac- tive and present every where . The simplicity of the ...
... particles ; the subtilty of the motions and actions in the internal parts of bodies shows that his influence penetrates the in- most recesses of things , and that he is equally ac- tive and present every where . The simplicity of the ...
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