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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... nourish- ment and support . In a word , the devout mind may have reason , even in winter , to exclaim with the Psalmist , O Lord , how manifold are thy works ! In wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is full of thy riches . ' Had ...
... nourish- ment and support . In a word , the devout mind may have reason , even in winter , to exclaim with the Psalmist , O Lord , how manifold are thy works ! In wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is full of thy riches . ' Had ...
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... nourishment and wants , are sown from the end of September to the end of December . Several of them germinate before the cold commences its influence upon them , and changes the principle of their life . The snow which covers the rest ...
... nourishment and wants , are sown from the end of September to the end of December . Several of them germinate before the cold commences its influence upon them , and changes the principle of their life . The snow which covers the rest ...
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... nourishment of the respective parts . The sum of the attracting powers of these mutually acting and reacting principles , is , while in this nutritive state , superior to their repelling power ; by which the work of nutrition is ...
... nourishment of the respective parts . The sum of the attracting powers of these mutually acting and reacting principles , is , while in this nutritive state , superior to their repelling power ; by which the work of nutrition is ...
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... nourishment from the air ' . Having thus considered the influence of air on vegetation , I shall now proceed to inquire into the influence of vegetation upon air . Dr. Hales had produced a species of air called nitrous air , from the ...
... nourishment from the air ' . Having thus considered the influence of air on vegetation , I shall now proceed to inquire into the influence of vegetation upon air . Dr. Hales had produced a species of air called nitrous air , from the ...
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... nourishment by their leaves as well as by their roots , it seems to be very probable , that the putrid effluvium is , in some mea- sure , extracted from the air , by means of the leaves of plants ; and , therefore that they render the ...
... nourishment by their leaves as well as by their roots , it seems to be very probable , that the putrid effluvium is , in some mea- sure , extracted from the air , by means of the leaves of plants ; and , therefore that they render the ...
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