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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... side of the dish , the smoke will be seen to move toward the plate . Again , if the ambient water be warmed , and the plate filled with cold water , let the smoking wick of the candle be held over the plate , and the very reverse will ...
... side of the dish , the smoke will be seen to move toward the plate . Again , if the ambient water be warmed , and the plate filled with cold water , let the smoking wick of the candle be held over the plate , and the very reverse will ...
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... side ; as the southern current join- ing with the same , on the other side of the equa- tor , forms a south - east wind there . This is to be understood of open seas , and of such parts of them as are distant from the land for near the ...
... side ; as the southern current join- ing with the same , on the other side of the equa- tor , forms a south - east wind there . This is to be understood of open seas , and of such parts of them as are distant from the land for near the ...
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... side the 30th degree of north lati tude , there is generally a west or south - west wind . For , as the inferior air within the limits of those winds is constantly rushing toward the equator , from the north - east point , or nearly so ...
... side the 30th degree of north lati tude , there is generally a west or south - west wind . For , as the inferior air within the limits of those winds is constantly rushing toward the equator , from the north - east point , or nearly so ...
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... side of the deepest yellow , on the other de- clining away till it becomes undistinguished from the sky . They have generally a strong tremulous motion from end to end , which continues till the whole vanishes . In a word , we , who ...
... side of the deepest yellow , on the other de- clining away till it becomes undistinguished from the sky . They have generally a strong tremulous motion from end to end , which continues till the whole vanishes . In a word , we , who ...
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... sides , and rise in the back ground , crag above crag , as far as the eye can reach . At times , immense fragments break off , and tumble into the water with a most alarming dash- ing . A piece of this vivid green substance has fallen ...
... sides , and rise in the back ground , crag above crag , as far as the eye can reach . At times , immense fragments break off , and tumble into the water with a most alarming dash- ing . A piece of this vivid green substance has fallen ...
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