Readings in Natural Philosophy: Or, A Popular Display of the Wonders of Nature ...Whittaker, Treacher & Company, 1830 - 700페이지 |
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... volcanoes in the moon . By Wm . Herschel , LL . D. 486 Experiments made to determine the positive and relative quantities of moisture absorbed from the at- mosphere by various substances , under similar circumstances . By Sir Benj ...
... volcanoes in the moon . By Wm . Herschel , LL . D. 486 Experiments made to determine the positive and relative quantities of moisture absorbed from the at- mosphere by various substances , under similar circumstances . By Sir Benj ...
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... of the more refrangible solar rays . Mrs. M. Somerville 684 On the nervous circle which con- nects the voluntary muscles with the brain , By C. Bell , Esq . 687 On the phenomena of volcanoes . By Sir H. Davy , Bart . · By 691 XX CONTENTS .
... of the more refrangible solar rays . Mrs. M. Somerville 684 On the nervous circle which con- nects the voluntary muscles with the brain , By C. Bell , Esq . 687 On the phenomena of volcanoes . By Sir H. Davy , Bart . · By 691 XX CONTENTS .
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... volcanoes sufficiently large to be distinguished , especially in the sha- dow and when forests or great towns are on fire , it can hardly be doubted , but these luminous objects would appear , either in an eclipse of the earth , or when ...
... volcanoes sufficiently large to be distinguished , especially in the sha- dow and when forests or great towns are on fire , it can hardly be doubted , but these luminous objects would appear , either in an eclipse of the earth , or when ...
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... and that the lake became wider , the noise was so much the greater , so that they saw no likelihood but VOLCANO AT SOREA . 113 Account of the mischief which befell the inhabitants of the Isle of Sorea, near the Moluccas.
... and that the lake became wider , the noise was so much the greater , so that they saw no likelihood but VOLCANO AT SOREA . 113 Account of the mischief which befell the inhabitants of the Isle of Sorea, near the Moluccas.
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... volcano . In 1427 , in the month of December , this Burnt Island was increased by huge rocks cast up by sub- terraneous fires . In 1650 , in the month of September , the volcano again took fire , and produced the same effects , without ...
... volcano . In 1427 , in the month of December , this Burnt Island was increased by huge rocks cast up by sub- terraneous fires . In 1650 , in the month of September , the volcano again took fire , and produced the same effects , without ...
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155 페이지 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
255 페이지 - One particular only (though it may appear trifling) I will relate. Having often forgot which was the cat, and which the dog, he was ashamed to ask ; but catching the cat (which he knew by feeling) he was observed to look at her steadfastly, and then setting her down, said, so puss ! I shall know you another time.
255 페이지 - ... he could form no judgment of their shape, or guess what it was in any object that was pleasing to him. He knew not the shape of any thing, nor any one thing from another, however different in shape or magnitude ; but upon being told what things were, whose form he before knew from feeling, he would carefully observe, that he might know them again...
491 페이지 - ... its load with a jerk, and quite disengaged it from the nest. It remained in this situation a short time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced whether the business was properly executed, and then dropped into the nest again.
33 페이지 - Prisme at the window, so that the light might pass through a small hole, made in it for the purpose, and fall on the other board, which I placed at about 12...
555 페이지 - By meditating on the results of all these experiments, we are naturally brought to that great question which has so often been the subject of speculation among philosophers, namely, What is heat — is there any such thing as an igneous fluid ? Is there anything that...
491 페이지 - It remained in this situation a short time, feeling about with the extremities of its wings, as if to be convinced whether the business was properly executed, and then dropped into the nest again. With these (the extremities of its wings) I have often seen it examine, as it were, an egg and nestling before it began its operations; and the nice sensibility which these parts appeared to possess seemed sufficiently to compensate the want of sight, which as yet it was destitute of. I afterwards put in...
357 페이지 - AS frequent mention is made in public papers from Europe of the success of the Philadelphia experiment for drawing the electric fire from clouds by means of pointed rods of iron erected on high buildings...
256 페이지 - Epsom Downs, and observing a large prospect, he was exceedingly delighted with it, and called it a new kind of seeing.
555 페이지 - It is hardly necessary to add, that anything which any insulated body, or system of bodies, can continue to furnish 'without limitation, cannot possibly be a material substance; and it appears to me to be extremely difficult, if not quite impossible, to form any distinct idea of...