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 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... Gravity 103 12. On the Clouds : including the Theory of Eva- poration 112 13. On the Divine Wisdom and Goodness in the Wonders of the Air ..... ........ 126 14. On the mechanical Properties and Effects of the Air , and the beneficial ...
... Gravity 103 12. On the Clouds : including the Theory of Eva- poration 112 13. On the Divine Wisdom and Goodness in the Wonders of the Air ..... ........ 126 14. On the mechanical Properties and Effects of the Air , and the beneficial ...
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... gravity is so much diminished thereby , that it is not able to sup- port the vapour it contains , but lets it fall in con tinual rain ; and hence this part of the ocean re- ceives its name . There is a species of winds observable in ...
... gravity is so much diminished thereby , that it is not able to sup- port the vapour it contains , but lets it fall in con tinual rain ; and hence this part of the ocean re- ceives its name . There is a species of winds observable in ...
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... Gravity could not have de- termined the planets to move , from west to east , in orbits nearly circular , almost in the same plane ; nor could this power have projected the comets with all the variety of their directions . If we sup ...
... Gravity could not have de- termined the planets to move , from west to east , in orbits nearly circular , almost in the same plane ; nor could this power have projected the comets with all the variety of their directions . If we sup ...
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... gravity of the system ' . Such an exquisite struc ture of things could arise from the contrivance and powerful influences only of an intelligent , free , and omnipotent Agent . The same powers , therefore , which , at present , govern ...
... gravity of the system ' . Such an exquisite struc ture of things could arise from the contrivance and powerful influences only of an intelligent , free , and omnipotent Agent . The same powers , therefore , which , at present , govern ...
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... gravity , or the natural tendency of bodies toward their cen- tre ; and , in consequence of Richer's discovery , it was observed , that since the gravity of bodies is by so much the less powerful as those bodies are farther removed from ...
... gravity , or the natural tendency of bodies toward their cen- tre ; and , in consequence of Richer's discovery , it was observed , that since the gravity of bodies is by so much the less powerful as those bodies are farther removed from ...
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