The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, LL. D. ... Eleven Volumes in Two..., Volume 1Edwards & Bushnell, 1857 |
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... heavens - to impress their minds with the existence of a Supreme Being , of their continual dependence upon hin , of his Goodness , Power , and Omnipresence , and of the duties they owe him - to teach them the fundamental maxims and ...
... heavens - to impress their minds with the existence of a Supreme Being , of their continual dependence upon hin , of his Goodness , Power , and Omnipresence , and of the duties they owe him - to teach them the fundamental maxims and ...
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... heavens : Properties of air - weight and pressure of the atmosphere , with descrip- tions of a few simple ... heavenly bodies of the more interesting phenomena connected with the earth , and the other bodies 6. Il- which compose the ...
... heavens : Properties of air - weight and pressure of the atmosphere , with descrip- tions of a few simple ... heavenly bodies of the more interesting phenomena connected with the earth , and the other bodies 6. Il- which compose the ...
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... heavens in which she appears , immediately after sunset , when she * In order to understand the object of such an exercise , it may not be improper to state , that im- mediately after sunset , the moon , when in a cres- cent phase ...
... heavens in which she appears , immediately after sunset , when she * In order to understand the object of such an exercise , it may not be improper to state , that im- mediately after sunset , the moon , when in a cres- cent phase ...
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... heavens , from the North pole to the South , on whatever portion of the cylindrical surface we were supposed to be placed . This might be illustrated by sur- rounding a terrestrial globe , or any other ball , with a large hoop or circle ...
... heavens , from the North pole to the South , on whatever portion of the cylindrical surface we were supposed to be placed . This might be illustrated by sur- rounding a terrestrial globe , or any other ball , with a large hoop or circle ...
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... HEAVENS . APPARENT MUTIONS OF THE. * SECTION VIII . - Astronomy . Astronomy is a science which has for its object to explain the motions of the heavenly bodies , their various aspects , and the facts which have been ascertained in the ...
... HEAVENS . APPARENT MUTIONS OF THE. * SECTION VIII . - Astronomy . Astronomy is a science which has for its object to explain the motions of the heavenly bodies , their various aspects , and the facts which have been ascertained in the ...
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