The Christian Philosopher;or, The Connection of Science and Philosophy with Religion, Volume 1W. Collins, 1846 |
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Page 151
... coruscations cover , as they sometimes do , the whole face of the sky . When it first began to exhibit its more splendid aspect , as in March 1716 , it attracted universal attention , and , among the vulgar , it excited no small degree ...
... coruscations cover , as they sometimes do , the whole face of the sky . When it first began to exhibit its more splendid aspect , as in March 1716 , it attracted universal attention , and , among the vulgar , it excited no small degree ...
Page 152
... coruscations first began to appear a little before 9 o'clock , when the sky which had been previously darkened by a variety of clouds floating over its concave , assumed in a short time all the brightness which usually appears in a moon ...
... coruscations first began to appear a little before 9 o'clock , when the sky which had been previously darkened by a variety of clouds floating over its concave , assumed in a short time all the brightness which usually appears in a moon ...
Page 156
... coruscations were hid by a few interposing clouds ; their outskirts , however , pre- sented the appearance of an irregular luminous zone , and the sky appeared to be as much illuminated as when the moon is about six days old , and above ...
... coruscations were hid by a few interposing clouds ; their outskirts , however , pre- sented the appearance of an irregular luminous zone , and the sky appeared to be as much illuminated as when the moon is about six days old , and above ...
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ON THE NATURAL ATTRIBUTES OF THE DEITY | 25 |
His Power as interesting a subject as his Mercy 27Illustrated in | 32 |
than the supernatural facts recorded in Scripture 33 Immense quantity | 42 |
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