On the Improvement of Society by the Diffusion of Knowledge: Or, An Illustration of the Advantages which Would Result from a More General Dissemination of Rational and Scientific Information Among All RanksHarper, 1833 - 442 Seiten |
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... diversify its surface , and of the various tribes of men and animals by which it is inhabited - of the nature and properties of the atmosphere which surrounds them of the discoveries which have been made respecting light , heat ...
... diversify its surface , and of the various tribes of men and animals by which it is inhabited - of the nature and properties of the atmosphere which surrounds them of the discoveries which have been made respecting light , heat ...
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... diversified phenom- ena of the moral world , and for that infinite variety we ob- serve in the dispositions and the destinies of men ; and , in- deed , the single consideration of the immense distancee of the stars from our globe , is ...
... diversified phenom- ena of the moral world , and for that infinite variety we ob- serve in the dispositions and the destinies of men ; and , in- deed , the single consideration of the immense distancee of the stars from our globe , is ...
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... diversified phenomena of the atmosphere , and are still at a loss to explain , on known principles , the causes which operate in producing many atmospherical appearances . We are still in a great measure ignorant of the aurora borealis ...
... diversified phenomena of the atmosphere , and are still at a loss to explain , on known principles , the causes which operate in producing many atmospherical appearances . We are still in a great measure ignorant of the aurora borealis ...
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... diversified with a variety of spots and belts : the belts , which are consider- ably darker than the general surface of the planet , are ob- served to vary in their number , distance , and position . Sometimes only one or two , and ...
... diversified with a variety of spots and belts : the belts , which are consider- ably darker than the general surface of the planet , are ob- served to vary in their number , distance , and position . Sometimes only one or two , and ...
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... diversified phenomena they present , the form of their trajectories , the periods of their revolu- tions , the nature of their tails , and their ultimate destina- tion might be more accurately determined . With respect to the fixed ...
... diversified phenomena they present , the form of their trajectories , the periods of their revolu- tions , the nature of their tails , and their ultimate destina- tion might be more accurately determined . With respect to the fixed ...
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Seite 277 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Seite 275 - For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim: afterward shall the children of Israel return, and seek the Lord their God, and David their king; and shall fear the Lord and his goodness in the latter days.
Seite 276 - The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens : and his kingdom ruleth over all.
Seite 308 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Seite 333 - Nevertheless, he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave them rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling their hearts with food and gladness.
Seite 277 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance...
Seite 261 - There, said they, is mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, the innumerable company of Angels, and the Spirits of just men made perfect.
Seite 281 - But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them -who despitefully use you, and persecute you : that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Seite 276 - Lo, these are parts of his ways; but how little a portion is heard of him?
Seite 308 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! How great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand. When I awake, I am still with thee.