The Contemplative Philosopher: Or Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year;: With Poetical Illustrations and Moral Reflections on Each Subject. In Two Volumes..G. G. and J. Robinson, F. and C. Rivington, W. Bent, Longman and Rees, and J. Mawman. 1800. M. Brown, printer, 1800 - Nature |
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... observed , that nothing is properly an evil , which it is con- fiftent with the perfections of the Deity to permit or appoint , but what deferves that character upon the whole . This we can never prefume to fay of any thing that we are ...
... observed , that nothing is properly an evil , which it is con- fiftent with the perfections of the Deity to permit or appoint , but what deferves that character upon the whole . This we can never prefume to fay of any thing that we are ...
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... observations on the Divine Benevolence , by a celebrated author , which admirably illuftrate my prefent fubject : " When God ( fays he ) created the human fpecies , either he wished their happiness , or he wifhed their mifery , or he ...
... observations on the Divine Benevolence , by a celebrated author , which admirably illuftrate my prefent fubject : " When God ( fays he ) created the human fpecies , either he wished their happiness , or he wifhed their mifery , or he ...
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... observed , that fince the gravity of bodies is by fo much the lefs powerful as thofe bodies are further removed from the centre of the earth , the region of the equator muft abfolutely be much more elevated than that of France ; and ...
... observed , that fince the gravity of bodies is by fo much the lefs powerful as thofe bodies are further removed from the centre of the earth , the region of the equator muft abfolutely be much more elevated than that of France ; and ...
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... observed , moreover , that the motion of falling bodies is increafed in the proportion of odd numbers , 1 , 3 , 5 ... observation of which our immortal Newton de- duced his fublime theory of the universe . It may be pleafing to the ...
... observed , moreover , that the motion of falling bodies is increafed in the proportion of odd numbers , 1 , 3 , 5 ... observation of which our immortal Newton de- duced his fublime theory of the universe . It may be pleafing to the ...
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... OBSERVED , in my preceding paper , that air is very inftrumental in the production and growth of vegetables . All vegetable bodies are provided with certain canals 114 CONTEMPLATIVE PHILOSOPHER . On the Influence of Air on Vegetation ...
... OBSERVED , in my preceding paper , that air is very inftrumental in the production and growth of vegetables . All vegetable bodies are provided with certain canals 114 CONTEMPLATIVE PHILOSOPHER . On the Influence of Air on Vegetation ...
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