 | William Smith - Sermons, American - 1803 - 528 pages
...passing through it, that when collected in the focus of aburn" ing glass, they would scarce kindle brown paper. Of course " their summer effect in heating the earth was exceedingly di" minishcd: Hence the surface was early frozen: Hence th' " first snows remained on it, and received... | |
 | William Smith - Sermons - 1803 - 492 pages
...passing through it, that when collected in the focus of aburn" ing glass, they would scarce kindle brown paper. Of course " their summer effect in heating the earth was exceedingly di" minished : Hence the surface was early frozen : Hence the " first snows remained on it, and received... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - 1818 - 610 pages
...in passing through it, that when collected in the focus of a burning-glass they would scarce kindle brown paper ; of course their summer effect in heating...unmelted, and received continual additions. Hence the air was more chilled, and the winds more severely cold. Hence perhaps the winter of 1783-4 was... | |
 | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - Natural history - 1883 - 780 pages
...in passing through it, that when collected in the focus of a burning glass, they would scarce kindle brown paper. Of course, their summer effect in heating...unmelted, and received continual additions. ' Hence the air was more chilled, and the winds more severely cold. ' Hence perhaps the winter of 1783-4 was... | |
 | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - Great Britain - 1883 - 516 pages
...in passing through it, that when collected in the focus of a burning glass, they would scarce kindle brown paper. Of course, their summer effect in heating...unmelted, and received continual additions. ' Hence the air was more chilled, and the winds more severely cold. ' Hence perhaps the winter of 1783 -4 was... | |
 | Robert Angus Smith - Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society - 1883 - 500 pages
...in passing through it, that when collected in the focus of a burning glass, they would scarce kindle brown paper. Of course, their summer effect in heating...unmelted, and received continual additions. ' Hence the air was more chilled, and the winds more severely cold. ' Hence perhaps the winter of 1783-4 was... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1905 - 496 pages
...passing through it, that when collected in the focus of a burning-glass, they would scarcely kindle brown paper. Of course their summer effect in heating the earth was exceedingly diminished." He conjectured that this strange and persistent fog originated in the consumption by fire of some great... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - Anthropology - 1906 - 466 pages
...passing through it, that, when collected in the focus of a burning-glass, they would scarce kindle brown paper. Of course, their summer effect in heating...the winter of 1783-4, was more severe than any that happened for many years. The cause of this universal fog is not yet ascertained. Whether it was adventitious... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - Anthropology - 1906 - 470 pages
...passing through it, that, when collected in the focus of a burning-glass, they would scarce kindle brown paper. Of course, their summer effect in heating...the winter of 1783-4, was more severe than any that happened for many years. The cause of this universal fog is not yet ascertained. Whether it was adventitious... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - United States - 1906 - 1056 pages
...in passing thro' it, that, when collected in the Focus of a Burning-Glass, they would scarce kindle brown Paper. Of course, their Summer Effect in heating...unmelted, and received continual Additions. Hence the Air was more chilled and the Winds more severely cold. Hence perhaps the Winter of 1783-4, was... | |
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They were indeed rendered so faint in passing through it, that, when collected in the focus of a burning-glass, they would scarce kindle brown paper. Of course, their summer effect in heating the earth was exceedingly diminished. Hence the surface was... 
