Chemistry of the Four Seasons ...: An Essay, Principally Concerning Natural Phenomena Admitting of Interpretation by Chemical Science |
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... direct conduction from the sun . Thus winds are produced by the continued motion of cold air to supply the place of that which ascends in a heated state . Transparent water is heated by the warm air that blows over its surface , and not ...
... direct conduction from the sun . Thus winds are produced by the continued motion of cold air to supply the place of that which ascends in a heated state . Transparent water is heated by the warm air that blows over its surface , and not ...
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... direct absorption of the waters of the Spring showers . When this power of attracting aërial moisture is great , the plant is supplied with water , even in the absence of rain ; and the effect of the evaporation in the day is ...
... direct absorption of the waters of the Spring showers . When this power of attracting aërial moisture is great , the plant is supplied with water , even in the absence of rain ; and the effect of the evaporation in the day is ...
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... direct influence of solar light , having the miraculous property of de- composing carbonic acid , and thus restoring the just balance of the atmosphere : this will demand future consideration . It must now be remarked , that the ...
... direct influence of solar light , having the miraculous property of de- composing carbonic acid , and thus restoring the just balance of the atmosphere : this will demand future consideration . It must now be remarked , that the ...
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... This miraculous process of the analysis , or decom- position of Carbonic acid by the vegetable kingdom , appears to be constantly active , though certainly in the greatest degree , under the direct influence of solar- light 86 SUMMER .
... This miraculous process of the analysis , or decom- position of Carbonic acid by the vegetable kingdom , appears to be constantly active , though certainly in the greatest degree , under the direct influence of solar- light 86 SUMMER .
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... direct influence of solar- light ; and it admits of most satisfactory illustration by simple experiments . Provide a quart wide - mouthed stoppered bottle , of flint - glass ; remove the stopper , and apply a slight touch of pomade to ...
... direct influence of solar- light ; and it admits of most satisfactory illustration by simple experiments . Provide a quart wide - mouthed stoppered bottle , of flint - glass ; remove the stopper , and apply a slight touch of pomade to ...
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Page 443 - ... a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and...
Page 148 - Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens and stretched them out ; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein...
Page 250 - The voice of the Lord is upon the waters: the God of glory thundereth: the Lord is upon many waters. The voice of the Lord is powerful ; the voice of the Lord is full of majesty.
Page 261 - The voice of the Lord is powerful, the voice of the Lord is full of majesty. The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; yea, the Lord breaketh the cedars of Lebanon.
Page 477 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: That bringeth the princes to nothing ; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Page 50 - Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it; thou greatly enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of water: thou preparest them corn when thou hast so provided for it.
Page 310 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks; the valleys also are covered over with corn; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Page 191 - And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say. There cometh a shower; and so it is. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Page 191 - Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
Page 441 - ENLARGED THE RESOURCES OF HIS COUNTRY, INCREASED THE POWER OF MAN, AND ROSE TO AN EMINENT PLACE AMONG THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS FOLLOWERS OF SCIENCE AND THE REAL BENEFACTORS OF THE WORLD.