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 23
... from the cold piercing winds . It has been a vulgar opinion , very generally received , that snow fertilizes the lands on which it falls more than rain , in consequence of the nitrous salts which it is supposed 4 NO . III . 23 On Snow .
... from the cold piercing winds . It has been a vulgar opinion , very generally received , that snow fertilizes the lands on which it falls more than rain , in consequence of the nitrous salts which it is supposed 4 NO . III . 23 On Snow .
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... supposed to acquire by freezing ' . But it ap- pears from the experiments of Margraaf , in the year 1751 , that the chemical difference between rain and snow - water is exceedingly small ; and that the latter , however , is somewhat ...
... supposed to acquire by freezing ' . But it ap- pears from the experiments of Margraaf , in the year 1751 , that the chemical difference between rain and snow - water is exceedingly small ; and that the latter , however , is somewhat ...
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... great Creator ; and shall conclude with that beautiful emblem , under which " I See Gent . Mag . , vol . lxxxiv , part 2 , p . 544 . he is supposed , by the prophet Isaiah , to 26 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . III .
... great Creator ; and shall conclude with that beautiful emblem , under which " I See Gent . Mag . , vol . lxxxiv , part 2 , p . 544 . he is supposed , by the prophet Isaiah , to 26 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . III .
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... supposed , by the prophet Isaiah , to repre- sent the salutary efficacy of his divine word : As the rain cometh down , and the snow from heaven , and returneth not thither , but watereth the earth , and maketh it bring forth and bud ...
... supposed , by the prophet Isaiah , to repre- sent the salutary efficacy of his divine word : As the rain cometh down , and the snow from heaven , and returneth not thither , but watereth the earth , and maketh it bring forth and bud ...
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... supposed the earth to be immoveable , as the centre of the uni- verse , and that all the celestial bodies moved round her . Among these was Claudius Ptolemy , the ce lebrated astronomer and mathematician of Pelu- sium , in Egypt D 6 NO ...
... supposed the earth to be immoveable , as the centre of the uni- verse , and that all the celestial bodies moved round her . Among these was Claudius Ptolemy , the ce lebrated astronomer and mathematician of Pelu- sium , in Egypt D 6 NO ...
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