Earth, Sea and Sky, Or, the Hand of God in the Works of Nature, Band 1T. Nelson, 1859 - 416 Seiten |
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... FORCE AND MOTION . Force - Gravity - Attraction - Vis Inertia - Projection - Relations of the Earth's Attraction to the Mass and Power of Animals - Gravita- tion - The Motions of the Planets - The Tides - The Pressure of Still Water ...
... FORCE AND MOTION . Force - Gravity - Attraction - Vis Inertia - Projection - Relations of the Earth's Attraction to the Mass and Power of Animals - Gravita- tion - The Motions of the Planets - The Tides - The Pressure of Still Water ...
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... force of its motion tending to carry it away into space , and the force of gravitation tending to draw it on to the sun . It lies obliquely to the plane of its path , or with its axis not straight up , but aslant , and so enjoys the ...
... force of its motion tending to carry it away into space , and the force of gravitation tending to draw it on to the sun . It lies obliquely to the plane of its path , or with its axis not straight up , but aslant , and so enjoys the ...
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... force of gra- vitation and motion which maintains all the orbs in their respective spheres , they distinctly indicate the will and working of the one infinite , almighty Mind , not alone in the origination of the orbs , but through- out ...
... force of gra- vitation and motion which maintains all the orbs in their respective spheres , they distinctly indicate the will and working of the one infinite , almighty Mind , not alone in the origination of the orbs , but through- out ...
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... forces . Its total height is believed to be about forty- five miles . But its density at the bottom is sixty - four times ... force , and works wonders by its action , and is capable of being turned to mighty practical account in human ...
... forces . Its total height is believed to be about forty- five miles . But its density at the bottom is sixty - four times ... force , and works wonders by its action , and is capable of being turned to mighty practical account in human ...
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... force in the wilder- ness ; so that the poet is correct when he speaks of " The red - hot breath of the most lone simoon , Which dwells but in the desert , and sweeps o'er The barren sands which bear no shrubs to blast , And revels o'er ...
... force in the wilder- ness ; so that the poet is correct when he speaks of " The red - hot breath of the most lone simoon , Which dwells but in the desert , and sweeps o'er The barren sands which bear no shrubs to blast , And revels o'er ...
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