Cosmos: A Sketch of a Physical Description of the Universe, Volume 5H.G. Bohn, 1858 |
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... means which man has invented to augment his powers of vision , and at the same time enlarge the horizon of his observation . A certain impression of peace and calm- ness blends with the impression of the incomprehensible in the universe ...
... means which man has invented to augment his powers of vision , and at the same time enlarge the horizon of his observation . A certain impression of peace and calm- ness blends with the impression of the incomprehensible in the universe ...
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... means of in- creasing in the most marvellous manner the splendour of the higher forms of analysis , and has equally enlarged the limits of the extensive domain of optics ; our earthly sphere , on the other hand , by its heterogeneity of ...
... means of in- creasing in the most marvellous manner the splendour of the higher forms of analysis , and has equally enlarged the limits of the extensive domain of optics ; our earthly sphere , on the other hand , by its heterogeneity of ...
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... means of that which they move , blend together , and again dissever ; and which they in part deve- lope into organic tissues ( living organisms ) , which have the power of re - producing like structures . The appreciation of nature is ...
... means of that which they move , blend together , and again dissever ; and which they in part deve- lope into organic tissues ( living organisms ) , which have the power of re - producing like structures . The appreciation of nature is ...
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... mean density of the earth ) is that of 7296 geographical cubic miles . However large the volume of this transposed mass may appear to us when we compare it with the volume of Mont Blanc , or Chimborazo , or Kintschindjinga , our ...
... mean density of the earth ) is that of 7296 geographical cubic miles . However large the volume of this transposed mass may appear to us when we compare it with the volume of Mont Blanc , or Chimborazo , or Kintschindjinga , our ...
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... mean value of the dimensions of our planet was , according to a careful investigation of ten mea early death has proved a severe loss to science , in Poggendorff's Annalen der Physik und Chemie . Bd . xxxiii , 1834 , s . 229–233 . 7 The ...
... mean value of the dimensions of our planet was , according to a careful investigation of ten mea early death has proved a severe loss to science , in Poggendorff's Annalen der Physik und Chemie . Bd . xxxiii , 1834 , s . 229–233 . 7 The ...
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Abich according acid active volcanoes America andesite Annalen appear ascended Asia Asie Centrale augite basaltic Boussingault chain Chimborazo coast cones conical mountain contain Cordilleras Cosmos Cotopaxi crater declination depth direction distance earth earthquakes east eastern Eifel elevation eruption expedition feet felspar fissures formation fragments geognostic geographical miles geological granite Gunung Gustav Rose heat height hemisphere Hobarton horary hornblende hornitos Humboldt inclination intensity interior investigations island Java Jorullo Junghuhn lake latitude lava lava-streams Leopold von Buch leucite magnetic force masses measurement meridian Mexico needle northern observations obsidian Ocean oligoclase olivine parallel period phenomena phenomenon Phil Poggend points portion pumice pumice-stone Quito remarkable rise rock Sabine scoriæ Sir James Ross southern springs Strabo strata subterranean sulphur summit surface temperature terrestrial magnetism tion toises trachytic Transact upheaval vapours variation Vesuvius volcanic activity Voyage western whilst