Advanced Reading Book, Literary and ScientificT. Laurie, 1859 - 424 pages |
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... possess different powers of bending the rays of light . Air possesses this power , but glass , or salt , or water , possesses it in a much higher degree , and hence the effect of their mixture . But if two transparent substances possess ...
... possess different powers of bending the rays of light . Air possesses this power , but glass , or salt , or water , possesses it in a much higher degree , and hence the effect of their mixture . But if two transparent substances possess ...
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... possess very different powers in this respect , some allowing the heat to travel through them more readily than ... possess different powers of conduction in different directions ; most crystals possess this power . Wood conducts heat ...
... possess very different powers in this respect , some allowing the heat to travel through them more readily than ... possess different powers of conduction in different directions ; most crystals possess this power . Wood conducts heat ...
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... possess the earth . " Not that the meek shall not also obtain mercy , and see God , and be com- forted , and at last come to the kingdom of heaven ; but in the meantime , he , and he only , possesses the earth , as he goes towards that ...
... possess the earth . " Not that the meek shall not also obtain mercy , and see God , and be com- forted , and at last come to the kingdom of heaven ; but in the meantime , he , and he only , possesses the earth , as he goes towards that ...
Contents
LESSONS IN NATURAL HISTORY | 1 |
THE MATERIALS USED FOR PERFUMERY | 7 |
THOMSON | 10 |
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