The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volum 1R. Wilks for C. Cradock & W. Joy, 1815 |
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Pàgina 46
... miles beyond the moon ; so that consequently there could be no illumination from rays refracted by our atmos- sphere . It is however not improbable , that about the polar regions of the earth there may be refraction enough to bring some ...
... miles beyond the moon ; so that consequently there could be no illumination from rays refracted by our atmos- sphere . It is however not improbable , that about the polar regions of the earth there may be refraction enough to bring some ...
Pàgina 47
... miles on the earth would not be less than 334 miles on the sun , there can be no doubt but that a mountain much higher would stand very firmly . The little density of the solar body seems also to be in favor of the height of its ...
... miles on the earth would not be less than 334 miles on the sun , there can be no doubt but that a mountain much higher would stand very firmly . The little density of the solar body seems also to be in favor of the height of its ...
Pàgina 54
... miles in length . It is true that in our atmosphere the extent of the clouds is limited to a very narrow compass ; but we ought rather to compare the solar ones to the luminous decom- positions which take place in our aurora borealis ...
... miles in length . It is true that in our atmosphere the extent of the clouds is limited to a very narrow compass ; but we ought rather to compare the solar ones to the luminous decom- positions which take place in our aurora borealis ...
Pàgina 55
... miles , produced by these rays , is so considerable , that it may be objected , that the surface of the globe of the suu itself must be scorched up beyond all conception , This may be very substantially answered by many proofs drawn ...
... miles , produced by these rays , is so considerable , that it may be objected , that the surface of the globe of the suu itself must be scorched up beyond all conception , This may be very substantially answered by many proofs drawn ...
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... miles ; from which it follows that the bright point , or what we may admit to be the solid or planetary body of the comet , is about 428 miles in diameter . The Eccentricity and Colour of the planetary Body . The situation of the bright ...
... miles ; from which it follows that the bright point , or what we may admit to be the solid or planetary body of the comet , is about 428 miles in diameter . The Eccentricity and Colour of the planetary Body . The situation of the bright ...
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Pàgina 244 - And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven...
Pàgina 243 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons
Pàgina 329 - They consulted together whether it would be most prudent to trust to the houses, which now shook from side to side with frequent and violent concussions ; or fly to the open fields, where the calcined stones and cinders, though light indeed, yet fell in large showers, and threatened destruction.
Pàgina 329 - ... which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards, or the cloud itself, being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.
Pàgina 329 - Being got at a convenient distance from the houses, we stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out, were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and...
Pàgina 243 - For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Pàgina 329 - ... dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise. He raised himself up with the assistance of two of his servants, and instantly fell down dead — suffocated, as I conjecture, by some gross and noxious vapour, having always had weak lungs, and being frequently subject to a difficulty of breathing.
Pàgina 243 - And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man.
Pàgina 329 - YOUR request that I would send you an account of my uncle's death, in order to transmit a more exact relation of it to posterity, deserves my acknowledgments ; for, if this accident shall be celebrated by your pen, the glory of it, I am well assured, will be rendered forever illustrious.
Pàgina 243 - The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.