Advanced Reading Book, Literary and ScientificT. Laurie, 1859 - 424 pages |
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... earth , when the earth and Jupiter are on opposite sides of the sun , than when they are both on the same side of it . These eight minutes are the time required by the light to travel across the earth's orbit , and as this orbit is 180 ...
... earth , when the earth and Jupiter are on opposite sides of the sun , than when they are both on the same side of it . These eight minutes are the time required by the light to travel across the earth's orbit , and as this orbit is 180 ...
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... earth's surface you feel the weight of the stone , and you know that this feeling is produced by the attraction of the earth for the stone . When you let the stone loose it falls , and thus the mutual attrac- tion of the earth and stone ...
... earth's surface you feel the weight of the stone , and you know that this feeling is produced by the attraction of the earth for the stone . When you let the stone loose it falls , and thus the mutual attrac- tion of the earth and stone ...
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... earth ? What has given to man this dominion over embellished , fruitful , and perfectionated nature ? The benevolent ... earth . — The earth , in climates like ours , produces little without cultivation , and none would be found willing ...
... earth ? What has given to man this dominion over embellished , fruitful , and perfectionated nature ? The benevolent ... earth . — The earth , in climates like ours , produces little without cultivation , and none would be found willing ...
Contents
LESSONS IN NATURAL HISTORY | 1 |
THE MATERIALS USED FOR PERFUMERY | 7 |
THOMSON | 10 |
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