Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural TheologyH.G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, 1862 - 328 pages |
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... Length of the Year II . The Length of the Day III . The Mass of the Earth IV . The Magnitude of the Ocean V. The Magnitude of the Atmosphere VI . The Constancy and . Variety of Climates VII . The Variety of Organization corresponding to ...
... Length of the Year II . The Length of the Day III . The Mass of the Earth IV . The Magnitude of the Ocean V. The Magnitude of the Atmosphere VI . The Constancy and . Variety of Climates VII . The Variety of Organization corresponding to ...
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... length of the period which belongs to these func- tions by their construction , appears to be that of the period which belongs to the actual alternations of heat and cold , namely , a year . Plants and animals have again in their ...
... length of the period which belongs to these func- tions by their construction , appears to be that of the period which belongs to the actual alternations of heat and cold , namely , a year . Plants and animals have again in their ...
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... length of either of these periods . might have been different from what it is , according to any grounds of necessity which we can perceive . But a certain length is selected in both instances , and in both instances the same . The length ...
... length of either of these periods . might have been different from what it is , according to any grounds of necessity which we can perceive . But a certain length is selected in both instances , and in both instances the same . The length ...
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... length of the year or interval of recurrence of the seasons is determined by the time which the earth employs in performing its revolution round the sun and we can very easily conceive the solar system ... length C 2 LENGTH OF THE YEAR . 19.
... length of the year or interval of recurrence of the seasons is determined by the time which the earth employs in performing its revolution round the sun and we can very easily conceive the solar system ... length C 2 LENGTH OF THE YEAR . 19.
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... length . If the summer and the autumn were much shorter , the fruit could not ripen ; if these seasons were much longer , the tree would put forth a fresh suit of blossoms , to be cut down by the winter . Or if the year were twice its ...
... length . If the summer and the autumn were much shorter , the fruit could not ripen ; if these seasons were much longer , the tree would put forth a fresh suit of blossoms , to be cut down by the winter . Or if the year were twice its ...
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