The Atmosphere and Atmospherical PhenomenaReligious Tract Society, 1799 - 16 pages |
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Page 16
... nearly a mile above the surface of the earth , and descended in a few minutes to the ground , without shock or accident . Perhaps some contrivance of this kind might be useful to prevent accidents in the case of fires in large towns ...
... nearly a mile above the surface of the earth , and descended in a few minutes to the ground , without shock or accident . Perhaps some contrivance of this kind might be useful to prevent accidents in the case of fires in large towns ...
Page 19
... nearly two pounds . If this last number be divided by sixteen , the quotient will be nine hundred and thirteen , which shows that air is nine hundred and thirteen times lighter than water ; or , in other words , that it would require ...
... nearly two pounds . If this last number be divided by sixteen , the quotient will be nine hundred and thirteen , which shows that air is nine hundred and thirteen times lighter than water ; or , in other words , that it would require ...
Page 24
... nearly eight inches higher than the water , as Pascal had previously calculated and predicted . This experiment was decisive ; and , since that period , the figment of " Nature's abhorrence of a vacuum , " along with many other ...
... nearly eight inches higher than the water , as Pascal had previously calculated and predicted . This experiment was decisive ; and , since that period , the figment of " Nature's abhorrence of a vacuum , " along with many other ...
Page 29
... nearly counterpoise each other . So that this invisible fluid , which we are apt to consider as almost a nonentity , when considered as a whole , con- tains a weight which it is difficult for numbers to express . It need only be ...
... nearly counterpoise each other . So that this invisible fluid , which we are apt to consider as almost a nonentity , when considered as a whole , con- tains a weight which it is difficult for numbers to express . It need only be ...
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... nearly exhausted of all the air it contains , and the effects produced in a vacuum , or place void of air , may then be ex- hibited . The following , among other experi- ments , may be shown by the air - pump . If the receiver be open ...
... nearly exhausted of all the air it contains , and the effects produced in a vacuum , or place void of air , may then be ex- hibited . The following , among other experi- ments , may be shown by the air - pump . If the receiver be open ...
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Page 191 - LORD, how manifold are Thy works ! in wisdom hast Thou made them all ; the earth is full of Thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Page 145 - Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain ? or can the heavens give showers ? art not thou he, O Lord our God ? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Page 44 - This will cause the air at the equator to stand more than seven miles higher from the surface of the earth to the top of the atmosphere than at the north pole.
Page 8 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Page 191 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Page 145 - Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen ; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
Page 145 - 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 79 - They shall not build, and another inhabit: they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Page 191 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Page 69 - This was succeeded by a laugh which was involuntary, but highly pleasurable, accompanied by a peculiar thrilling in the extremities— a sensation perfectly new and delightful. For many hours after this experiment, he imagined that his taste and smell were more acute, and is certain that he felt unusually strong and cheerful. In a second experiment, he felt pleasure still superior, and has since poetically remarked that he supposes the atmosphere of the highest of all possible heavens to be composed...