The Sacred History of the World: Attempted to be Philosophically Considered, in a Series of Letters to a Son, Том 1Harper & Bros., 1839 |
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... half . " - Treat . Opt . p . 2. Mr. J. W. Herschel also mentions that " a ray of light travels over 192,000 miles in one beat of the pendulum of a clock . " - Disc . p . 23. Yet La Place states that light employs 571 seconds in coming ...
... half . " - Treat . Opt . p . 2. Mr. J. W. Herschel also mentions that " a ray of light travels over 192,000 miles in one beat of the pendulum of a clock . " - Disc . p . 23. Yet La Place states that light employs 571 seconds in coming ...
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... half that space . And so might any have done . Our earth might have rolled round in twelve hours , or in twenty , or might have taken thirty or forty to have com- pleted its rotation . For purposes unrevealed to us , but most probably ...
... half that space . And so might any have done . Our earth might have rolled round in twelve hours , or in twenty , or might have taken thirty or forty to have com- pleted its rotation . For purposes unrevealed to us , but most probably ...
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... surprises us by its amount ; but it is only half of that which will be noticed in Note p . 32 , as Dr. Thomson's apparently well - founded calculation . FROM THE CREATION TO THE DELUGE . 31 . been 30 SACRED HISTORY OF THE WORLD :
... surprises us by its amount ; but it is only half of that which will be noticed in Note p . 32 , as Dr. Thomson's apparently well - founded calculation . FROM THE CREATION TO THE DELUGE . 31 . been 30 SACRED HISTORY OF THE WORLD :
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... half of his light by the reflection , then that of Sirius , one of the brightest stars we know , is not one 20,000 millionth part of the solar light . But that of the smaller star Vega , he computed to be only one - ninth part of the ...
... half of his light by the reflection , then that of Sirius , one of the brightest stars we know , is not one 20,000 millionth part of the solar light . But that of the smaller star Vega , he computed to be only one - ninth part of the ...
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... half . These spots are almost always comprised in a particular zone of its surface . His diameter has been * La Place mentions of Venus that it becomes at times so brilliant as to be seen in full daylight with the naked eye . The ...
... half . These spots are almost always comprised in a particular zone of its surface . His diameter has been * La Place mentions of Venus that it becomes at times so brilliant as to be seen in full daylight with the naked eye . The ...
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Стр. 34 - But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Стр. 261 - Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times ; and the turtle, and the crane, and the swallow, observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Стр. 118 - With charm of earliest Birds ; pleasant the Sun When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams, on herb, tree, fruit, and flower, Glistering with dew ; fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers; and sweet the coming on Of grateful Evening mild, then silent Night With this her solemn Bird and this fair Moon, And these the gems of Heaven, her starry train...
Стр. 120 - Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the field; let us lodge in the villages. Let us get up early to the vineyards; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegranates bud forth: there will I give thee my loves.
Стр. 42 - And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them : and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
Стр. 38 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Стр. 118 - Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds; pleasant the sun, When first on this delightful land he spreads His orient beams...
Стр. 120 - Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; Blow upon my garden, That the spices thereof may flow out.
Стр. 330 - ... walks elate, and as it were on tiptoe, feeding with great earnestness in a morning, so sure will it rain before night. It is totally a diurnal animal, and never pretends to stir after it becomes dark. The tortoise...
Стр. 407 - How poor, how rich, how abject, how august, How complicate, how wonderful, is man!