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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... direct conduction from the sun . Thus winds are produced by the continued motion of cold air to supply the place of that which ascends in a heated state . Transparent water is heated by the warm air that blows over its surface , and not ...
... direct conduction from the sun . Thus winds are produced by the continued motion of cold air to supply the place of that which ascends in a heated state . Transparent water is heated by the warm air that blows over its surface , and not ...
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... direct- ed to an examination of the manner in which the earth receives and retains water , for the welfare and support of vegetation ; and having ascertained this point , we shall proceed to examine the conditions under which water ...
... direct- ed to an examination of the manner in which the earth receives and retains water , for the welfare and support of vegetation ; and having ascertained this point , we shall proceed to examine the conditions under which water ...
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... direct absorption of the waters of the Spring showers . When this power of attracting aërial moisture is great , the plant is supplied with water even in the absence of rain ; and the effect of the evaporation in the day is counteracted ...
... direct absorption of the waters of the Spring showers . When this power of attracting aërial moisture is great , the plant is supplied with water even in the absence of rain ; and the effect of the evaporation in the day is counteracted ...
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... direct influence of solar light , having the miraculous property of de- composing carbonic acid , and thus restoring the just balance of the atmosphere : this will demand future con- sideration . It must now be remarked , that the ...
... direct influence of solar light , having the miraculous property of de- composing carbonic acid , and thus restoring the just balance of the atmosphere : this will demand future con- sideration . It must now be remarked , that the ...
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... direct influence of solar light ; and it admits of most satisfactory illustration by simple experiments . Provide a quart wide - mouthed stoppered bottle , of flint - glass ; remove the stopper , and apply a slight touch of pomade to ...
... direct influence of solar light ; and it admits of most satisfactory illustration by simple experiments . Provide a quart wide - mouthed stoppered bottle , of flint - glass ; remove the stopper , and apply a slight touch of pomade to ...
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Page 249 - They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; These see the works of the Lord, and his wonders in the deep.
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 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 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 183 - 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. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Page 59 - Thou visitest the earth and waterest it: thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou prepares! them corn, when thou hast so provided for it. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly: thou settlest the furrows thereof: thou makest it soft with showers: thou blessest the springing thereof. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness.
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.
Page 127 - For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of GOD the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water : whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished : but the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
Page 40 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.