The Gallery of Nature; a Pictorial and Descriptive Tour Through Creation, Illustrative of the Wonders of Astronmy, Physical Geography, and Geology |
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... equal areas are described in equal times , to accomplish which the velocity of the planet cannot be uniform . Previous observation discovered the want of uniformity ; but Keppler found the rule which governed the phenomena , and thus ...
... equal areas are described in equal times , to accomplish which the velocity of the planet cannot be uniform . Previous observation discovered the want of uniformity ; but Keppler found the rule which governed the phenomena , and thus ...
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... equal in volume to a cone 5820 feet in height , and 11,640 feet in breadth , or nearly four times larger than Vesuvius . Fourteen such eruptions would produce a mass equal to Mont Blanc , reckoning from the level of the sea , and twenty ...
... equal in volume to a cone 5820 feet in height , and 11,640 feet in breadth , or nearly four times larger than Vesuvius . Fourteen such eruptions would produce a mass equal to Mont Blanc , reckoning from the level of the sea , and twenty ...
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... equal to 32 inches of water . Now , water extended over the surface of the island to the depth of one inch , would amount to 309,696,038,000,000 cubic inches , which is equal to 1,116,931,402,691 imperial gallons , or 4,432,267,441 tons ...
... equal to 32 inches of water . Now , water extended over the surface of the island to the depth of one inch , would amount to 309,696,038,000,000 cubic inches , which is equal to 1,116,931,402,691 imperial gallons , or 4,432,267,441 tons ...
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Illustrated TitleAstronomy | 14 |
Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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