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 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study |
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... , which , being condensed in the neighbourhood of that shade , seem to exhibit a light greater than that of the sun . has been imagined , that the maculæ are occasioned by 46 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . XLIII .
... , which , being condensed in the neighbourhood of that shade , seem to exhibit a light greater than that of the sun . has been imagined , that the maculæ are occasioned by 46 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . XLIII .
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... greater numbers , and of different species . In particular , on the river Menam , which runs through Siam , a vast number of those insects , called fire - flies , make a beautiful appearance in the night : On Menam's orient stream ...
... greater numbers , and of different species . In particular , on the river Menam , which runs through Siam , a vast number of those insects , called fire - flies , make a beautiful appearance in the night : On Menam's orient stream ...
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... greater or less thickness of the la- mellæ or thin plates , contributes likewise to the di- versity of colours . Whence proceeds that beautiful azure which tinges the canopy of heaven ? -The ground of the heavens is black ; and this ...
... greater or less thickness of the la- mellæ or thin plates , contributes likewise to the di- versity of colours . Whence proceeds that beautiful azure which tinges the canopy of heaven ? -The ground of the heavens is black ; and this ...
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... greater heat than any of the coloured rays . It has , further , been discovered , as appears both by the ex- periments of Dr. Wollaston and of Mr. Ritter , that beyond the opposite or violet side of the prism , are certain other rays ...
... greater heat than any of the coloured rays . It has , further , been discovered , as appears both by the ex- periments of Dr. Wollaston and of Mr. Ritter , that beyond the opposite or violet side of the prism , are certain other rays ...
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... greater quantity of light into the eye . The iris is variously coloured in different persons , but according to no certain rule . In general , they whose hair and complexion are light - coloured , have the iris blue or gray ; and , on ...
... greater quantity of light into the eye . The iris is variously coloured in different persons , but according to no certain rule . In general , they whose hair and complexion are light - coloured , have the iris blue or gray ; and , on ...
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