First Steps in General Knowledge, Volumes 1-2Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1847 - Astronomy |
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... caused by the sun and moon . ' 99 " Besides these tides , there are currents , or regular motions of the waters , in particular parts of the ocean , which are very remarkable . Some of these are so strong and rapid , that they resemble ...
... caused by the sun and moon . ' 99 " Besides these tides , there are currents , or regular motions of the waters , in particular parts of the ocean , which are very remarkable . Some of these are so strong and rapid , that they resemble ...
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... caused partly by the winds , and partly by the rapid diurnal motion of the earth , already explained to you , and which is greatest at the equator . " " I suppose , when ships fall in with this current , " said Mary , " they go along ...
... caused partly by the winds , and partly by the rapid diurnal motion of the earth , already explained to you , and which is greatest at the equator . " " I suppose , when ships fall in with this current , " said Mary , " they go along ...
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... or is so completely separate from the rest of the waters , therefore it is rightly named from it . You may easily see the cause of the warmth of the Gulf- stream . It is supplied from the tropical seas , THE GULF - STREAM . 37.
... or is so completely separate from the rest of the waters , therefore it is rightly named from it . You may easily see the cause of the warmth of the Gulf- stream . It is supplied from the tropical seas , THE GULF - STREAM . 37.
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... caused by the volcanic ashes , which act as manure . All seeds spring up more readily in this soil than in any other , and vines flourish so abundantly on the outer slopes of volcanoes , that people are tempted to settle there in great ...
... caused by the volcanic ashes , which act as manure . All seeds spring up more readily in this soil than in any other , and vines flourish so abundantly on the outer slopes of volcanoes , that people are tempted to settle there in great ...
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... cause total darkness in the places built near the foot of the mountain . And more than this , they were carried to the distance of sixteen miles , and caused darkness and great terror among the towns and villages where they fell ...
... cause total darkness in the places built near the foot of the mountain . And more than this , they were carried to the distance of sixteen miles , and caused darkness and great terror among the towns and villages where they fell ...
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appear Arctic ocean ashes Asia asked Henry asked Mary asked Robert atmosphere avalanches Azores basin beautiful bitumen blow burning mountains called Caspian sea cataracts clouds cold colours continent course crater danger deep desert distance earth earthquakes eruption extinct volcano fall flow frequently Geyser glacier grass ground Gulf Gulf of Mexico Gulf-stream hills hollow icebergs immense kind of lake land live Llanos look mamma marsh masses miles long mists moun mountain chains North ocean papa told pitch pitch lake plains quantity racter rain rainbow rapid regions remarked Henry replied his father rise river salt sand seen ships showers side sink slope snow soil sometimes soon South America springs storm stream SUBMARINE VOLCANO Sumbawa suppose surface tains tell trade-winds valleys vapour vast Vesuvius walk waves weight wind wonderful
Popular passages
Page 9 - Thou coveredst it with the deep As with a garment : The waters stood above the mountains. At Thy rebuke They fled ; At the voice of Thy thunder They hasted away.
Page 11 - Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
Page 191 - O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee ? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee ? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
Page 7 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear : and it was so.
Page 200 - Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Page 10 - Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
Page 14 - All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Page 9 - They go up by the mountains; They go down by the valleys Unto the place which thou hast founded for them. Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; That they turn not again to cover the earth.
Page 29 - They that go down to the sea in ships : and occupy their business in great waters ; These men see the works of the LORD : and His wonders in the deep.
Page 201 - In his days shall the righteous flourish ; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.