The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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... earth . From these dreadful openings are fre- quently thrown up to an immense height , torrents of fire and smoke , clouds of ashes and cinders , and red - hot stones , together with torrents of melted lava , which roll down the ...
... earth . From these dreadful openings are fre- quently thrown up to an immense height , torrents of fire and smoke , clouds of ashes and cinders , and red - hot stones , together with torrents of melted lava , which roll down the ...
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... earth is round like a globe ? Is there more land or water on the surface of the earth ? What is meant by the atmosphere ? Has the air any weight ? By what experiments can you prove that the air presses upon our bodies , and upon all ...
... earth is round like a globe ? Is there more land or water on the surface of the earth ? What is meant by the atmosphere ? Has the air any weight ? By what experiments can you prove that the air presses upon our bodies , and upon all ...
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... earth was covered with a flood of water , which reached more than twenty feet above the tops of the highest ... earth . " " The sun is ninety . five millions of miles distant ; and is more than twelve hundred thousand times larger than ...
... earth was covered with a flood of water , which reached more than twenty feet above the tops of the highest ... earth . " " The sun is ninety . five millions of miles distant ; and is more than twelve hundred thousand times larger than ...
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Thomas Dick. FIGURE OF THE EARTH . MAGNITUDE OF THE EARTH . gion and the duties of a Christian , to remain in indifference with regard to geographical knowledge , for " the field " of Christian labour and benevolence is " the world ...
Thomas Dick. FIGURE OF THE EARTH . MAGNITUDE OF THE EARTH . gion and the duties of a Christian , to remain in indifference with regard to geographical knowledge , for " the field " of Christian labour and benevolence is " the world ...
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... earth falling on the moon is the cause of an eclipse of that orb , and if this shadow , so far as it is seen , is always a por- tion of a circle , the earth , as a whole , must be nearly of a globular figure . In order to render such ...
... earth falling on the moon is the cause of an eclipse of that orb , and if this shadow , so far as it is seen , is always a por- tion of a circle , the earth , as a whole , must be nearly of a globular figure . In order to render such ...
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