The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volumen1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... matter contained under it ; and thus gold , the most ponderous of all bodies , when beaten into leaves , will ride upon the least breath of air . The whiteness of snow is owing to the small particles into which it is divided ; for ice ...
... matter contained under it ; and thus gold , the most ponderous of all bodies , when beaten into leaves , will ride upon the least breath of air . The whiteness of snow is owing to the small particles into which it is divided ; for ice ...
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... matter in bodies , and there- fore seems to surpass mere mechanism . But , however various the phenomena which depend on this power , and may be explained by it , no me- chanical principles can account for its effects ; much less ...
... matter in bodies , and there- fore seems to surpass mere mechanism . But , however various the phenomena which depend on this power , and may be explained by it , no me- chanical principles can account for its effects ; much less ...
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... matter ? As well , nay better , and more easily ; might he suppose , that an earthquake might happen to build towns and cities ; or the materials carried down by a flood fit themselves up without hands into a regular fleet . For what ...
... matter ? As well , nay better , and more easily ; might he suppose , that an earthquake might happen to build towns and cities ; or the materials carried down by a flood fit themselves up without hands into a regular fleet . For what ...
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... matter finds Of wonder and delight ! a mighty ring , On each side rising from the horizon's verge , Self - poised in air , with its bright circle round Encompasseth his orb . MALLET . The planet Saturn is surrounded with no fewer than ...
... matter finds Of wonder and delight ! a mighty ring , On each side rising from the horizon's verge , Self - poised in air , with its bright circle round Encompasseth his orb . MALLET . The planet Saturn is surrounded with no fewer than ...
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... the subsequent volumes for 1815 , 1816 , and 1817 , for a History of Astronomy , and other interesting matter on this subject . And all their laboured monuments away . Firm , unremitting 72 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . VII .
... the subsequent volumes for 1815 , 1816 , and 1817 , for a History of Astronomy , and other interesting matter on this subject . And all their laboured monuments away . Firm , unremitting 72 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . VII .
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