The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Zväzok 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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Strana 32
... moon , and all the stars , the life - infusing suns of other worlds , proclaim the Great Omnipo- tent . In the balsamic fragrance of the flowers I behold that incense rise , which , in mingled clouds , they roll soft to thee , whose sun ...
... moon , and all the stars , the life - infusing suns of other worlds , proclaim the Great Omnipo- tent . In the balsamic fragrance of the flowers I behold that incense rise , which , in mingled clouds , they roll soft to thee , whose sun ...
Strana 45
... moon , and half a million of times bigger than that of the earth . His distance from the earth , in round numbers , is about 95 millions of miles ; a distance so prodigious , that a cannon - ball , which moves at the rate of about eight ...
... moon , and half a million of times bigger than that of the earth . His distance from the earth , in round numbers , is about 95 millions of miles ; a distance so prodigious , that a cannon - ball , which moves at the rate of about eight ...
Strana 50
... moon , for instance , and what is applicable to her may , unquestionably , be inferred of the superior planets , and of their moons or satel- lites also . The moon is a secondary planet of considerable magnitude ; its surface is , as we ...
... moon , for instance , and what is applicable to her may , unquestionably , be inferred of the superior planets , and of their moons or satel- lites also . The moon is a secondary planet of considerable magnitude ; its surface is , as we ...
Strana 51
... moon , if those that are to inhabit its regions are fitted to their conditions as well as we on this globe of ours . The analogy already mentioned establishes a high probability that the moon is inhabited . Suppose , then , an ...
... moon , if those that are to inhabit its regions are fitted to their conditions as well as we on this globe of ours . The analogy already mentioned establishes a high probability that the moon is inhabited . Suppose , then , an ...
Strana 53
... moons , by which it appeared , to a demon- stration , that the motion of light is not instanta- neous , but progressive , or such as would carry it through a space equal to the radius , or semi - dia- meter of the earth's annual orbit ...
... moons , by which it appeared , to a demon- stration , that the motion of light is not instanta- neous , but progressive , or such as would carry it through a space equal to the radius , or semi - dia- meter of the earth's annual orbit ...
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