First Steps in General Knowledge, Volumes 1-2Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1847 - Astronomy |
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Page 110
... coral necklace . " Ah ! now I understand it , " said Henry . " I have heard about some place- Where the rocks of coral grow , ' and I wondered how there could be rocks of coral , . and thought it could not be true ; yet , 110 FIRST ...
... coral necklace . " Ah ! now I understand it , " said Henry . " I have heard about some place- Where the rocks of coral grow , ' and I wondered how there could be rocks of coral , . and thought it could not be true ; yet , 110 FIRST ...
Page 111
... coral ! " said Mary . " How wonderful ! how beautiful ! Is it red coral or white coral ? Do , papa , tell us more about them . You spoke as if some one was always at work building them . Who is it ? and where does he get the coral from ...
... coral ! " said Mary . " How wonderful ! how beautiful ! Is it red coral or white coral ? Do , papa , tell us more about them . You spoke as if some one was always at work building them . Who is it ? and where does he get the coral from ...
Page 112
... coral palaces . " Little Robert saw that his papa was smiling , and it suddenly came into his head that the archi- tects of the coral rocks might not be men after all . Oh , papa , " he said , " I do not think you mean a real architect ...
... coral palaces . " Little Robert saw that his papa was smiling , and it suddenly came into his head that the archi- tects of the coral rocks might not be men after all . Oh , papa , " he said , " I do not think you mean a real architect ...
Page 113
... coral , resembling a fan and a pen . " " I wonder the rough waves of the sea do not wash away the stones , and the builders too , and so put an end to their work , " said Henry . " It is one of the most astonishing facts in nature ...
... coral , resembling a fan and a pen . " " I wonder the rough waves of the sea do not wash away the stones , and the builders too , and so put an end to their work , " said Henry . " It is one of the most astonishing facts in nature ...
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... coral - insects begin building at the bottom of the sea , and work on till they get to the top ? " said Henry . 66 By asking that question , Henry , you have started a difficulty , " said his father . " Coral islands are found in seas ...
... coral - insects begin building at the bottom of the sea , and work on till they get to the top ? " said Henry . 66 By asking that question , Henry , you have started a difficulty , " said his father . " Coral islands are found in seas ...
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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.