The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... opinion that the natural secretion of which we have been speaking was intended for the subsistence of ants . Ants present us with several striking analogies to bees . In each of them we distinguish three modifi- cations of sex , the ...
... opinion that the natural secretion of which we have been speaking was intended for the subsistence of ants . Ants present us with several striking analogies to bees . In each of them we distinguish three modifi- cations of sex , the ...
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... culæ , or dark spots , which , by means of a telescope , may be seen on different parts of his surface , it ap- pears that this opinion was ill - founded . The spots consist , in general , of a nucleus , or NÓ . XLIII . 45 On the Sun.
... culæ , or dark spots , which , by means of a telescope , may be seen on different parts of his surface , it ap- pears that this opinion was ill - founded . The spots consist , in general , of a nucleus , or NÓ . XLIII . 45 On the Sun.
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... opinions concerning the nature , origin , and situation of the solar spots . It 1 But this conversion of the maculæ , or dark spots , into the faculæ , or luminous ones , has been denied . Hevelius , indeed , supports the opinion ; but ...
... opinions concerning the nature , origin , and situation of the solar spots . It 1 But this conversion of the maculæ , or dark spots , into the faculæ , or luminous ones , has been denied . Hevelius , indeed , supports the opinion ; but ...
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... opinion , that the use of that great body , which he sees in his neighbourhood , is to carry about his little globe , in order that it may be properly exposed to the light of the sun , so as to enjoy an agreeable and useful variety of ...
... opinion , that the use of that great body , which he sees in his neighbourhood , is to carry about his little globe , in order that it may be properly exposed to the light of the sun , so as to enjoy an agreeable and useful variety of ...
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... opinion , we do not hesitate to infer , that the SUN , also , is richly stored with inhabitants . No. XLIV . ON THE ... opinions have been formed . Light is defined to be that sensation occasioned in the mind by the view of luminous ...
... opinion , we do not hesitate to infer , that the SUN , also , is richly stored with inhabitants . No. XLIV . ON THE ... opinions have been formed . Light is defined to be that sensation occasioned in the mind by the view of luminous ...
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