Family Magazine: Or Monthly Abstract of General KnowledgeRedfield and Lindsay, 1836 |
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... surface . far above the nodes , or points where her orbit inter- sects the orbit of the earth , that she does not prevent the sun's rays from falling upon the earth , but casts her shadow and penumbra quite in another direc- tion ; and ...
... surface . far above the nodes , or points where her orbit inter- sects the orbit of the earth , that she does not prevent the sun's rays from falling upon the earth , but casts her shadow and penumbra quite in another direc- tion ; and ...
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... surface . Petrifactions and impressions of birds and insects , are rare , and seldom very distinctly marked . We have seen petri- fied insects from Lake George , N. Y. , which were very distinct . The accounts of honey - combs ...
... surface . Petrifactions and impressions of birds and insects , are rare , and seldom very distinctly marked . We have seen petri- fied insects from Lake George , N. Y. , which were very distinct . The accounts of honey - combs ...
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... surface of the river invites them to cross over , the interests of commerce keep up a continual inter- The Turks and Persians have , in modern times , course , the river is early passed , and both banks renewed the ancient contest ...
... surface of the river invites them to cross over , the interests of commerce keep up a continual inter- The Turks and Persians have , in modern times , course , the river is early passed , and both banks renewed the ancient contest ...
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... surface of the world , man has done little to change the decrees of the Almighty Power whose fiat governs the universe . BIOGRAPHY . ROBERT FULTON . We MR . FULTON is acknowledged to have been among the most distinguished men of his His ...
... surface of the world , man has done little to change the decrees of the Almighty Power whose fiat governs the universe . BIOGRAPHY . ROBERT FULTON . We MR . FULTON is acknowledged to have been among the most distinguished men of his His ...
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... surface of the eye , and is in immediate contact with the ramifications of the retina . " Its use , " as Sir Charles Bell has elegantly explained , " is apparently to stifle the rays of light , after they have struck on the sensible surface ...
... surface of the eye , and is in immediate contact with the ramifications of the retina . " Its use , " as Sir Charles Bell has elegantly explained , " is apparently to stifle the rays of light , after they have struck on the sensible surface ...
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