The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volum 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... common debt of justice to a worthy and ingenious man , to announce that the Contemplative Philosopher , though hitherto published anonymously , was written by the late Mr. RICHARD LOBB , a gentleman who contributed largely to the public ...
... common debt of justice to a worthy and ingenious man , to announce that the Contemplative Philosopher , though hitherto published anonymously , was written by the late Mr. RICHARD LOBB , a gentleman who contributed largely to the public ...
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... common centre . The size of each of these little stars was equal to the circle presented by dividing a pea into two equal parts . This appearance continued during three hours , in which time no other snow fell , and there was sufficient ...
... common centre . The size of each of these little stars was equal to the circle presented by dividing a pea into two equal parts . This appearance continued during three hours , in which time no other snow fell , and there was sufficient ...
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... common with us , and therefore so little re- garded , is , in itself , a most beautiful spectacle , and is considered by the natives of southern climes , on their arrival here , as the most extraordinary and amazing phenomenon of nature ...
... common with us , and therefore so little re- garded , is , in itself , a most beautiful spectacle , and is considered by the natives of southern climes , on their arrival here , as the most extraordinary and amazing phenomenon of nature ...
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... common towards the poles , and so rare in the temperate regions ; while thunder , which is frequent in the torrid zone , is scarcely ever heard in the polar regions . The disengage- ment of hydrogenons gas is considerable near the ...
... common towards the poles , and so rare in the temperate regions ; while thunder , which is frequent in the torrid zone , is scarcely ever heard in the polar regions . The disengage- ment of hydrogenons gas is considerable near the ...
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... common in all the arctic regions ; and to their lapses is owing the solid mountainous ice which infests those seas . Frost sports also with these icebergs , and gives them majestic as well as other most singular forms . Masses have been ...
... common in all the arctic regions ; and to their lapses is owing the solid mountainous ice which infests those seas . Frost sports also with these icebergs , and gives them majestic as well as other most singular forms . Masses have been ...
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