Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural TheologyH.G. Bohn, York Street, Covent Garden, 1862 - 328 pages |
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... means , of preparation and com- pletion , of purpose and provision . This impression is suggested by the contemplation of every part of nature ; but the grounds of it , from the very circumstances of the case , cannot be conveyed in a ...
... means , of preparation and com- pletion , of purpose and provision . This impression is suggested by the contemplation of every part of nature ; but the grounds of it , from the very circumstances of the case , cannot be conveyed in a ...
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... mean time revolves , in an inclined position , upon its own axis in about twenty - four hours , thus producing the succession of appearances and effects which constitute seasons and climates , day and night ; that this globe has its ...
... mean time revolves , in an inclined position , upon its own axis in about twenty - four hours , thus producing the succession of appearances and effects which constitute seasons and climates , day and night ; that this globe has its ...
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... mean depth of the sea , according to the calculations of Laplace , is four or five miles . On this supposition , the addition to the sea of one - fourth of the existing waters would drown the whole of the globe , except a few chains of ...
... mean depth of the sea , according to the calculations of Laplace , is four or five miles . On this supposition , the addition to the sea of one - fourth of the existing waters would drown the whole of the globe , except a few chains of ...
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... mean quantity of moisture distributed upon the land must be diminished , and the character of climates , as to wet and dry , must be materially affected . Similar , but opposite changes would result from the increase of the surface of ...
... mean quantity of moisture distributed upon the land must be diminished , and the character of climates , as to wet and dry , must be materially affected . Similar , but opposite changes would result from the increase of the surface of ...
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... means of a consti- tution quite different from that of almost all organ- ised beings known to us . The state of things upon the earth , in its present condition , is very different from both these supposi- tions . The climate of the ...
... means of a consti- tution quite different from that of almost all organ- ised beings known to us . The state of things upon the earth , in its present condition , is very different from both these supposi- tions . The climate of the ...
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