The Atmosphere and Atmospherical PhenomenaReligious Tract Society, 1799 - 16 Seiten |
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... mass of blood through every part of the body ten times every hour - when we consider these adaptations and arrangements throughout the vegetable and the animal kingdoms , we perceive the marks of a Divine intelligence and skill , which ...
... mass of blood through every part of the body ten times every hour - when we consider these adaptations and arrangements throughout the vegetable and the animal kingdoms , we perceive the marks of a Divine intelligence and skill , which ...
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... mass of fluid matter gravitates towards the earth , presses upon its surface with a certain force , revolves with it in its diurnal rotation , and is carried along with it in its course round the sun , at the rate of sixty- eight ...
... mass of fluid matter gravitates towards the earth , presses upon its surface with a certain force , revolves with it in its diurnal rotation , and is carried along with it in its course round the sun , at the rate of sixty- eight ...
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... mass . The circumstances now stated prove , that there is a certain material substance , though invisible , around us , which offers a sensible resistance to any body having a large surface when it is pushed rapidly through it . 3. That ...
... mass . The circumstances now stated prove , that there is a certain material substance , though invisible , around us , which offers a sensible resistance to any body having a large surface when it is pushed rapidly through it . 3. That ...
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... mass of vapours , which he compares to a sea of cotton , tufted here and there by the action of the air , and , soon after , the whole became an extended pavement of white cloud . The reason of all this is obvious : the clouds are ...
... mass of vapours , which he compares to a sea of cotton , tufted here and there by the action of the air , and , soon after , the whole became an extended pavement of white cloud . The reason of all this is obvious : the clouds are ...
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... mass of society in every land . But , to return from this digression , it may be further remarked , that it is highly probable that the component parts of the atmosphere , in the ages before the flood , were very different from what ...
... mass of society in every land . But , to return from this digression , it may be further remarked , that it is highly probable that the component parts of the atmosphere , in the ages before the flood , were very different from what ...
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Seite 191 - LORD, how manifold are Thy works ! in wisdom hast Thou made them all ; the earth is full of Thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Seite 145 - Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain ? or can the heavens give showers ? art not thou he, O Lord our God ? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Seite 44 - This will cause the air at the equator to stand more than seven miles higher from the surface of the earth to the top of the atmosphere than at the north pole.
Seite 8 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Seite 191 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Seite 145 - Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen ; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
Seite 145 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Seite 79 - They shall not build, and another inhabit: they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Seite 191 - 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.
Seite 69 - This was succeeded by a laugh which was involuntary, but highly pleasurable, accompanied by a peculiar thrilling in the extremities— a sensation perfectly new and delightful. For many hours after this experiment, he imagined that his taste and smell were more acute, and is certain that he felt unusually strong and cheerful. In a second experiment, he felt pleasure still superior, and has since poetically remarked that he supposes the atmosphere of the highest of all possible heavens to be composed...