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In Astronomy , the body and face of the two former on occasion of their buying
commodisun and moon , such as it appears to us on the earth ; ties on the usual
time of credit , with a condition or the body or face of the earth , such as it appears
...
In Astronomy , the body and face of the two former on occasion of their buying
commodisun and moon , such as it appears to us on the earth ; ties on the usual
time of credit , with a condition or the body or face of the earth , such as it appears
...
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One of the books of the not coincide with the plane of the earth's orbit , one Old
Testament , thus called from a Greek word half being about five degrees and a
third above it , signifying preacher ; because the author in it de- and the other half
as ...
One of the books of the not coincide with the plane of the earth's orbit , one Old
Testament , thus called from a Greek word half being about five degrees and a
third above it , signifying preacher ; because the author in it de- and the other half
as ...
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From the very imperfect accounts which have The affinity of the earth to the sun ,
has been more reached us , of the doctrines of the Egyptian phi- strictly asserted
by Buffon , who informs us that the losophers on this subject , we can only learn ...
From the very imperfect accounts which have The affinity of the earth to the sun ,
has been more reached us , of the doctrines of the Egyptian phi- strictly asserted
by Buffon , who informs us that the losophers on this subject , we can only learn ...
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The solid matter of the earth , esearth , and other arrangements of its several com
- pecially of the rocks and high lands , he supposes ponent parts , the crust of
earth acquired a smooth to be perpetually separating by the reiterated action
form ...
The solid matter of the earth , esearth , and other arrangements of its several com
- pecially of the rocks and high lands , he supposes ponent parts , the crust of
earth acquired a smooth to be perpetually separating by the reiterated action
form ...
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By that day and night will be inequal in all places the daily motion of the earth on
its axis , the same except those situated on the equator , where they phenomena
appear as if all the celestial bodies will always be equal . turned round it ; so that
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By that day and night will be inequal in all places the daily motion of the earth on
its axis , the same except those situated on the equator , where they phenomena
appear as if all the celestial bodies will always be equal . turned round it ; so that
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Seite 78 - That very law* which moulds a tear, And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
Seite 232 - And Rizpah the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her upon the rock, from the beginning of harvest until water dropped upon them out of heaven, and suffered neither the birds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night.
Seite 89 - And they sat down to eat bread ; and they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and behold, a company of Ishmaelites came from Gilead with their camels, bearing spicery, and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.
Seite 82 - And he put down the idolatrous priests, whom the kings of Judah had ordained to burn incense in the high places in the cities of Judah, and in the places round about Jerusalem; them also that burned incense unto Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of heaven.
Seite 270 - And he answered and said unto them, "Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
Seite 301 - The extraordinary noise caused by the horses' hoofs, makes the fish issue from the mud, and excites them to combat. These yellowish and livid eels, resembling large aquatic serpents, swim on the surface of the water, and crowd under the bellies of the horses and mules. A contest between animals of so different an organization, furnishes a very striking spectacle.
Seite 181 - The duties of children to their parents arise from a principle of natural justice and retribution. For to those who gave us existence we naturally owe subjection and obedience during our minority, and honour and reverence ever after: they who protected the weakness of our infancy are entitled to our protection in the infirmity of their age; they who by sustenance and education have enabled their offspring to prosper, ought in return to be supported by that offspring, in case they stand in need of...
Seite 117 - Reasons, to which if they consent not, the Difference to be compounded at the General Meeting, which is to be of the chief Persons of each Company, at the end of the work.
Seite 269 - How many merchants and carriers, besides, must have been employed in transporting the materials from some of those workmen to others who often live in a very distant part of the country!
Seite 264 - Discretion has large and extended views, and like a well-formed eye, commands a whole horizon. Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness, that discovers the minutest objects which are near at hand, but is not able to discern things at a distance.
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| Titel | The Family Encyclopedia of Useful Knowledge and General Literature ... |
| Autor/in | John Lauris Blake |
| Verlag | P. Hill, 1834 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 28. Aug. 2007 |
| Länge | 960 Seiten |
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