Chemistry of the Four Seasons, Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter: An Essay, Principally Concerning Natural Phenomena Admitting of Interpretation by Chemical Science, and Illustrating Passages of ScriptureLea and Blanchard, 1846 - 451 pages |
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Page 44
... rise as the plumula from its terrestrial prison , and to meet the air , light immedi- ately becomes essential for its health and growth to- wards maturity . In the second place , the seed requires a due temperature , which must always ...
... rise as the plumula from its terrestrial prison , and to meet the air , light immedi- ately becomes essential for its health and growth to- wards maturity . In the second place , the seed requires a due temperature , which must always ...
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... rise above its ordinary level ; but still it is mere me- , chanical attraction , unaccompanied by chemical change ; the cane and the water are both of the same composition as they were at the outset of the experiment . Sponge is a very ...
... rise above its ordinary level ; but still it is mere me- , chanical attraction , unaccompanied by chemical change ; the cane and the water are both of the same composition as they were at the outset of the experiment . Sponge is a very ...
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... mould , we very frequently pour water into the saucer , and depend , as now shown , upon capillary at- traction for the rise of the liquid to maintain the life of the plant . A porous substance has the power of raising water to 48 SPRING .
... mould , we very frequently pour water into the saucer , and depend , as now shown , upon capillary at- traction for the rise of the liquid to maintain the life of the plant . A porous substance has the power of raising water to 48 SPRING .
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... rising plant . " The moisture in the soil influences its temperature , and the manner in which it is distributed through , or combined with , the earthy materials , is of great import- ance in relation to the nutriment of the plant ...
... rising plant . " The moisture in the soil influences its temperature , and the manner in which it is distributed through , or combined with , the earthy materials , is of great import- ance in relation to the nutriment of the plant ...
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... rise to the soil in the saucer , but the vessel with which it is covered contains air ; this will excite the water to rise in vapor , and become saturated ; a portion of this vapor will be attracted and condensed by the soil ; examine ...
... rise to the soil in the saucer , but the vessel with which it is covered contains air ; this will excite the water to rise in vapor , and become saturated ; a portion of this vapor will be attracted and condensed by the soil ; examine ...
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Page 405 - ... 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 145 - 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 234 - 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 288 - 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 244 - 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 434 - 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 59 - 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 183 - 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 434 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.
Page 158 - They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for he that hath mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall he guide them.