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 - Nature study |
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Page 13
... direction with itself . In our own climate we frequently experience , in calm weather , gentle breezes blowing from the sea to the land , in the heat of the day ; which pheno- menon is very agreeable to the principle laid down above ...
... direction with itself . In our own climate we frequently experience , in calm weather , gentle breezes blowing from the sea to the land , in the heat of the day ; which pheno- menon is very agreeable to the principle laid down above ...
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... directions . If we sup- pose the matter of the system to be accumulated in the centre by its gravity , no mechanical prin- ciples , with the assistance of this power , could se- parate the huge and unwieldy mass into such parts as the ...
... directions . If we sup- pose the matter of the system to be accumulated in the centre by its gravity , no mechanical prin- ciples , with the assistance of this power , could se- parate the huge and unwieldy mass into such parts as the ...
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... directions through the different regions of our planetary system , might , some time or other , meet with our earth in its course ; and it was supposed that some rencounters may have already happened , and produced the re- volutions of ...
... directions through the different regions of our planetary system , might , some time or other , meet with our earth in its course ; and it was supposed that some rencounters may have already happened , and produced the re- volutions of ...
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... direction of its mo- tion , whether toward or from the sun , is thrown off from its dark hemisphere , in a direction oppo- site to the sun , a short time before and after its perihelion , or nearest approach to that luminary . He finds ...
... direction of its mo- tion , whether toward or from the sun , is thrown off from its dark hemisphere , in a direction oppo- site to the sun , a short time before and after its perihelion , or nearest approach to that luminary . He finds ...
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... direction , situation , transpa- parency , and lucid appearance , resembling that of a comet . Abbé Mann , a learned Englishman , long resi- dent at Brussels , has likewise shown , by unan- swerable arguments , that there is a manifest ...
... direction , situation , transpa- parency , and lucid appearance , resembling that of a comet . Abbé Mann , a learned Englishman , long resi- dent at Brussels , has likewise shown , by unan- swerable arguments , that there is a manifest ...
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