On the Beauties, Harmonies, and Sublimities of Nature: With Notes, Commentaries, and Illustrations |
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... observed in the col- our of the water , and that , too , when no change could be observed in the atmosphere ; sometimes varying from gray to indigo , blue , and the deepest scarlet . The relative depths in some seas have been found ...
... observed in the col- our of the water , and that , too , when no change could be observed in the atmosphere ; sometimes varying from gray to indigo , blue , and the deepest scarlet . The relative depths in some seas have been found ...
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... observed at 12,900 feet ; and at 13.500 he reached the limit of vegetation . Properties of Mountains . - It is curious to observe the effect of the air on mountains in respect to sound . On the top of Etna , the report of a cannon ...
... observed at 12,900 feet ; and at 13.500 he reached the limit of vegetation . Properties of Mountains . - It is curious to observe the effect of the air on mountains in respect to sound . On the top of Etna , the report of a cannon ...
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... observed a spot equal to one and a half of our globe . In 1824 , Pastorff of Frankfort no- ticed spots like eggs , with penumbræ , which he says he could ascertain to be on the surface of the solar globe . May 26 , 1825 , M. Pons observed ...
... observed a spot equal to one and a half of our globe . In 1824 , Pastorff of Frankfort no- ticed spots like eggs , with penumbræ , which he says he could ascertain to be on the surface of the solar globe . May 26 , 1825 , M. Pons observed ...
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