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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... greater height above the horizon . There comes , more- over , a greater degree of cold in the long winter nights , than can be compensated for by the re- turn of heat in the short days ; and , on both these ac- counts , the cold must ...
... greater height above the horizon . There comes , more- over , a greater degree of cold in the long winter nights , than can be compensated for by the re- turn of heat in the short days ; and , on both these ac- counts , the cold must ...
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... greater that way than any other . Thus the tendency of the air toward the west be- comes general ; and its parts impelling one another , and continuing to move till the next return of the sun , so much of its motion as was lost by his ...
... greater that way than any other . Thus the tendency of the air toward the west be- comes general ; and its parts impelling one another , and continuing to move till the next return of the sun , so much of its motion as was lost by his ...
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... greater degree of heat into the air above them ; which being thus rendered lighter than the air which is over the sea , the wind continually rushes in upon the land , to restore the equilibrium . That part of the ocean which is called ...
... greater degree of heat into the air above them ; which being thus rendered lighter than the air which is over the sea , the wind continually rushes in upon the land , to restore the equilibrium . That part of the ocean which is called ...
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... greater or less de THOMSON falls into this popular error . Thro ' the blue serene , For sight too fine , th ' etherial NITRE flies ; Killing infectious damps , and the spent air Storing afresh with elemental life . gree . There are some ...
... greater or less de THOMSON falls into this popular error . Thro ' the blue serene , For sight too fine , th ' etherial NITRE flies ; Killing infectious damps , and the spent air Storing afresh with elemental life . gree . There are some ...
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... greater cold ; of supplying them with continual moisture ; of preventing a great number perishing , and still more from languishing ; and , consequently , of im parting more strength and vigour to vegetation . It appears , then , that ...
... greater cold ; of supplying them with continual moisture ; of preventing a great number perishing , and still more from languishing ; and , consequently , of im parting more strength and vigour to vegetation . It appears , then , that ...
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