The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study |
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... force and in greater numbers on the same place , than when they come more obliquely ; and by the longer continuance of the sun above the horizon than in winter , a much greater degree of heat is imparted by day than can fly off by night ...
... force and in greater numbers on the same place , than when they come more obliquely ; and by the longer continuance of the sun above the horizon than in winter , a much greater degree of heat is imparted by day than can fly off by night ...
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... force . But , as the Sun is conti- nually shifting to the westward , the part where the air is most rarefied is carried the same way ; and therefore the tendency of all the lower air , taken together , is greater that way than any other ...
... force . But , as the Sun is conti- nually shifting to the westward , the part where the air is most rarefied is carried the same way ; and therefore the tendency of all the lower air , taken together , is greater that way than any other ...
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... frost , With hoary charms on every plant embost ; The ice , whose mighty force pervades the woods , Binds deep the earth , and stops the rapid floods ; Of these , how easy ' tis to trace the 18 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . III .
... frost , With hoary charms on every plant embost ; The ice , whose mighty force pervades the woods , Binds deep the earth , and stops the rapid floods ; Of these , how easy ' tis to trace the 18 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . III .
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... forces the lesser ( if that term can be applied to pieces seve- ral acres square ) out of the water , and adds them to their surface : a second , and often a third , suc- ceeds ; so that the whole forms an aggregate of a tremendous ...
... forces the lesser ( if that term can be applied to pieces seve- ral acres square ) out of the water , and adds them to their surface : a second , and often a third , suc- ceeds ; so that the whole forms an aggregate of a tremendous ...
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... force beneath , Have borne them nearer : and the nearer sight Advantaged more , contemplates them aright . Their lofty summits crested high , they show , With mingled sleet , and long incumbent snow , The rest is ice . Far hence , where ...
... force beneath , Have borne them nearer : and the nearer sight Advantaged more , contemplates them aright . Their lofty summits crested high , they show , With mingled sleet , and long incumbent snow , The rest is ice . Far hence , where ...
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