Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural TheologyH.G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, 1862 - 328 pages |
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... Heat with respect to the Earth IX . The Laws of Heat with respect to Water . X. The Laws of Heat with respect to Air XII . The Laws of Magnetism XIII . The Properties of Light with regard to Vegetation XIV . Sound 14 18 28 35 44 45 47 ...
... Heat with respect to the Earth IX . The Laws of Heat with respect to Water . X. The Laws of Heat with respect to Air XII . The Laws of Magnetism XIII . The Properties of Light with regard to Vegetation XIV . Sound 14 18 28 35 44 45 47 ...
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... heat upon air and moisture , land and sea ; and though in this case we cannot trace the particular events to their general causes , as we can trace the motions of the sun and moon , no philosophical mind will doubt the generality and ...
... heat upon air and moisture , land and sea ; and though in this case we cannot trace the particular events to their general causes , as we can trace the motions of the sun and moon , no philosophical mind will doubt the generality and ...
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... heat , moisture , air , and the like elements are treated of , including , among other subjects , all that we know of the causes of the weather ( meteorology ) is a far more imperfect science than astronomy . Yet , with regard to these ...
... heat , moisture , air , and the like elements are treated of , including , among other subjects , all that we know of the causes of the weather ( meteorology ) is a far more imperfect science than astronomy . Yet , with regard to these ...
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... - nishing alternately , in a perpetual succession of equal intervals of time . This is the case with the heat at the earth's surface , which has a period of 14 TERRESTRIAL ADAPTATIONS . BOOK I TERRESTRIAL ADAPTATIONS.
... - nishing alternately , in a perpetual succession of equal intervals of time . This is the case with the heat at the earth's surface , which has a period of 14 TERRESTRIAL ADAPTATIONS . BOOK I TERRESTRIAL ADAPTATIONS.
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... heat , air , moisture , and probably many other apparently conflicting agents , join to produce our weather , which never deviates very far from a certain average standard . Now a general fact , which we shall endeavour to exemplify in ...
... heat , air , moisture , and probably many other apparently conflicting agents , join to produce our weather , which never deviates very far from a certain average standard . Now a general fact , which we shall endeavour to exemplify in ...
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