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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... Motion of the Earth 93 11. On Gravity 103 12. On the Clouds : including the Theory of Eva- poration 112 13. On the Divine Wisdom and Goodness in the Wonders of the Air ..... ........ 126 14. On the mechanical Properties and Effects of ...
... Motion of the Earth 93 11. On Gravity 103 12. On the Clouds : including the Theory of Eva- poration 112 13. On the Divine Wisdom and Goodness in the Wonders of the Air ..... ........ 126 14. On the mechanical Properties and Effects of ...
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... motion as was lost by his ab- sence is again restored ; and , therefore , the easterly wind becomes perpetual . On each side of the equator , to about the 30th degree of latitude , the wind is found to vary B 6 NO . II . On Winds and ...
... motion as was lost by his ab- sence is again restored ; and , therefore , the easterly wind becomes perpetual . On each side of the equator , to about the 30th degree of latitude , the wind is found to vary B 6 NO . II . On Winds and ...
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... motion ; after which they break out into streams of stronger light , spreading into columns , and altering slowly into ten thousand different shapes , varying their colours from all the tints of yellow to the most obscure russet . They ...
... motion ; after which they break out into streams of stronger light , spreading into columns , and altering slowly into ten thousand different shapes , varying their colours from all the tints of yellow to the most obscure russet . They ...
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... motions , at these times , are most amazingly quick ; and they astonish the spectator with the rapid change of their ... motion from end to end , which continues till the whole vanishes . In a word , we , who only see the extremities of ...
... motions , at these times , are most amazingly quick ; and they astonish the spectator with the rapid change of their ... motion from end to end , which continues till the whole vanishes . In a word , we , who only see the extremities of ...
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... motion may be assisted by a north wind . Sometimes they rise , as if to the zenith of the spectator , and then de ... motions taken by the aurora bo realis , or its several parts . Lastly , the detona tions which are sometimes heard ...
... motion may be assisted by a north wind . Sometimes they rise , as if to the zenith of the spectator , and then de ... motions taken by the aurora bo realis , or its several parts . Lastly , the detona tions which are sometimes heard ...
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