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Common terms and phrasesaction appears astronomers atmosphere attraction caloric cause celestial bodies centre centrifugal force chemical decomposition colors comet compression computed consequently degree density diameter diminishes direction disturbing earth ecliptic effect electric currents equal equator equilibrium equinox ether extremely fluid force galvanometer glass globe gravitation heat Herschel increase induction inequalities intensity Jupiter latent heat latitude length liquid longitude lunar magnetic major axis mass mean motion meridian miles moon nearly needle nodes nutation observed ocean opposite optic optic axis orbit oscillations parallax particles passing perigee perihelion period perpendicular phenomena plane plate poles position produce proved quantity ray of light reflected refraction retrograde motion revolution revolve right angles rings rotation satellites sensible Sir Edward Parry solar sound space spheroid substances sun and moon sun's surface temperature terrestrial theory tides tion tourmaline transmitted tricity undulations variation velocity vibrations voltaic waves whence wire Popular passagesPage 20 - That day, as other solemn days, they spent In song and dance about the sacred hill; Mystical dance, which yonder starry sphere Of planets, and of fixed, in all her wheels Resembles nearest, mazes intricate, Eccentrick, intervolved, yet regular Then most, when most irregular they seem ; And in their motions harmony divine So smooths her charming tones, that God's own ear Listens delighted. Page 316 - Bacon, that the words of prophecy are to be interpreted as the words of one 'with whom a thousand years are as one day, and one day as a thousand years. Page 10 - Kepler also deduced from observation, that the squares of the periodic times of the planets, or the times of their revolutions round the sun, are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from... Page 371 - This beautiful little volume can scarcely be perused without affecting and improving the head and the heart ; and to young ladies particularly, would we most earnestly recommend it."— Scots Times. " We have great pleasure in directing the attention of our readers to this very interesting volume. It is written in a style which cannot fail to entertain, and insure the anxious attention of all who peruse its pages, while the moral sentiments conveyed must recommend it to those who wish to combine... Page 367 - GENERAL VIEW OF THE GEOLOGY OF SCRIPTURE, In which the unerring truth of the Inspired Narrative of the early events in the world is exhibited, and distinctly proved, by the corroborative testimony of physical facts, on every part of the earth's surface. By George Fairholme, Esq. Page 28 - His true position is in the diagonal of the parallelogram, whose sides are in the ratio of the velocity of light to the velocity of the earth in its orbit, which is as 190000 to 19. Page 364 - MAN'S OWN BOOK ; a Manual of Politeness, Intellectual Improvement, and Moral Deportment, calculated to form the Character on a solid Basis, and to insure Respectability and Success in Life, one elegantly printed volume, frontispiece, cloth gilt, 2s. Page 298 - Jupiter ; it then gradually diminished in splendour, and, having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished sixteen months after its discovery, without altering its position. It is impossible to imagine anything more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance. Page 296 - The distance of the fixed stars is too great to admit of their exhibiting a sensible disc ; but, in all probability, they are spherical, and must certainly be so if gravitation pervades all space, which it may be presumed to do, since Sir John Herschel has shown that it extends to the binary systems of stars. Page 318 - These formulae, emblematic of Omniscience, condense into a few symbols the immutable laws of the universe. This mighty instrument of human power itself originates in the primitive constitution of the human mind, and rests upon a few fundamental axioms, which have eternally existed in Him who implanted them in the breast of man when He created him after His own image. References to this bookFrom Google ScholarThe Professionalization of Science Studies: Cutting Some SlackDavid L Hull - 2000 - Biology and Philosophy La nueva historia de la ciencia y la sociología del conocimiento ...Oscar Moro Abadía - 2005 - Asclepio Bibliographic information
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