Chemistry of the Four Seasons ...: An Essay, Principally Concerning Natural Phenomena Admitting of Interpretation by Chemical ScienceJ. Churchill, 1846 - 451 pages |
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... heat , 25. Habitudes of various forms of matter with heat , more particularly Earth , Air , and Water , 26. Electricity constantly present throughout Nature ; its X CONTENTS .
... heat , 25. Habitudes of various forms of matter with heat , more particularly Earth , Air , and Water , 26. Electricity constantly present throughout Nature ; its X CONTENTS .
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... heat by the surface of the earth , where it is most needed for the welfare of the animated creation , 69 . The earth has no great power of conducting heat ; hence springs of water are not materially affected during the Sea- sons , 70 ...
... heat by the surface of the earth , where it is most needed for the welfare of the animated creation , 69 . The earth has no great power of conducting heat ; hence springs of water are not materially affected during the Sea- sons , 70 ...
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... heat that a medium can impart , and not the actual quantity of heat that such medium contains , ib . Substances of the same tem- perature contain different quantities of heat , ib . Experi- mental illustrations regarding the capacity of ...
... heat that a medium can impart , and not the actual quantity of heat that such medium contains , ib . Substances of the same tem- perature contain different quantities of heat , ib . Experi- mental illustrations regarding the capacity of ...
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... heat from the earth , 150 . Experiments concerning radiation 151. Influence of mere alteration of surfaces upon the reception and retention of heat , 152- 157. Colour of surfaces affects their absorption of solar radiant heat , 158. The ...
... heat from the earth , 150 . Experiments concerning radiation 151. Influence of mere alteration of surfaces upon the reception and retention of heat , 152- 157. Colour of surfaces affects their absorption of solar radiant heat , 158. The ...
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... heat , 461 . Latent heat of the vapour of water , 471. Miraculous ad- justments of temperature during the thawing of ice , 474 . The magnitude of the earth as compared with the size of man , 476. The study of chemistry and of all the ...
... heat , 461 . Latent heat of the vapour of water , 471. Miraculous ad- justments of temperature during the thawing of ice , 474 . The magnitude of the earth as compared with the size of man , 476. The study of chemistry and of all the ...
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Page 443 - ... a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and...
Page 148 - Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens and stretched them out ; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein...
Page 250 - The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful ; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Page 261 - The voice of the Lord is powerful, the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
Page 477 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes to nothing ; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 50 - Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it; thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn when thou hast so provided for it.
Page 310 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 191 - And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say. There cometh a shower; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Page 191 - Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
Page 441 - ENLARGED THE RESOURCES OF HIS COUNTRY, INCREASED THE POWER OF MAN, AND ROSE TO AN EMINENT PLACE AMONG THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS FOLLOWERS OF SCIENCE AND THE REAL BENEFACTORS OF THE WORLD.