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... termed " Nature " ; i.e. , God's creation . From the earliest ages man has sought to read the open leaves of the Book of Nature , and even now , with all our attainments , we cannot grasp all , or nearly all . One discovery only leads ...
... termed " Nature " ; i.e. , God's creation . From the earliest ages man has sought to read the open leaves of the Book of Nature , and even now , with all our attainments , we cannot grasp all , or nearly all . One discovery only leads ...
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... termed a body or object . The general properties of Matter are Magnitude , Form , Impenetrability , Inertia , ' Divisi- bility , Porosity , Elasticity , Compressibility , Expansibility . Matter is present in Nature in three conditions ...
... termed a body or object . The general properties of Matter are Magnitude , Form , Impenetrability , Inertia , ' Divisi- bility , Porosity , Elasticity , Compressibility , Expansibility . Matter is present in Nature in three conditions ...
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... termed Solids . There are other substances whose particles can easily be divided , or their position altered . These are called Fluids . A third class seem to have little or no cohesion at all . These are termed Gases . Adhesion is also ...
... termed Solids . There are other substances whose particles can easily be divided , or their position altered . These are called Fluids . A third class seem to have little or no cohesion at all . These are termed Gases . Adhesion is also ...
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... termed Action , and Reaction , which are always equal forces acting in opposite directions . This is Newton's law , and may be explained by a " weight " on a table , which presses against the table with the same force with which the ...
... termed Action , and Reaction , which are always equal forces acting in opposite directions . This is Newton's law , and may be explained by a " weight " on a table , which presses against the table with the same force with which the ...
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... termed incompressible . The chemical composition of water will be considered hereafter , but at present we may state that water is composed of oxygen and hydrogen , and proportions of eight of the former to one of the latter by weight ...
... termed incompressible . The chemical composition of water will be considered hereafter , but at present we may state that water is composed of oxygen and hydrogen , and proportions of eight of the former to one of the latter by weight ...
Términos y frases comunes
acetic acid ammonia angles animals antimony apparatus appear atmosphere attraction axis ball balloon battery body called carbonic acid carpel cause cells centre chemical clouds colour combination compound contains copper crustacea crystals cylinder disc distance earth effect electricity equal experiment feet flowers fluid force give glass globe gravity heat hydrogen illustration fig infusoria instrument iron known lamp Leyden jar light lime liquid machine magnet means mercury metal miles minerals moon motion movement nature needle nitric acid nitrogen object observed obtained oxide oxygen paper particles pass perceived phenomena phosphorescent piece pistil plants plate platinum pole portion position possess Praxinoscope pressure produced rays retina rocks rotation round salt seen silver sound specific gravity stamens stars substances sulphate sulphuric acid surface temperature termed tion tube turn vapour vegetable vibrations weight wheel wind wire zinc
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Página 447 - The squares of the periods of revolution of any two planets are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the sun.
Página 311 - There is a place for everything and everything is in its place.
Página 533 - He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names.
Página 549 - There rolls the deep where grew the tree; Oh, Earth, what changes hast thou seen ! There, where the long street roars, has been The stillness of the central sea. The hills are shadows, and they flow From form to form, and nothing stands ; They melt like mists, the solid lands — Like clouds, they shape themselves and go...
Página 466 - ... 430 feet ; Mars, a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet ; Juno, Ceres, Vesta, and Pallas, grains of sand, in orbits of from...
Página 446 - Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied, for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests, Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant* sung; Silence was pleased: now...
Página 492 - Saw the moon rise from the water Rippling, rounding from the water, Saw the flecks and shadows on it, Whispered, "What is that, Nokomis?" And the good Nokomis answered : " Once a warrior, very angry, Seized his grandmother, and threw her Up into the sky at midnight; Right against the moon he threw her ; "Tis her body that you see there." Saw the rainbow in the heaven, In the eastern sky the rainbow, Whispered,
Página 630 - Her silver crescent tipped with sable clouds, Conclude she bodes a tempest on the main, And brews for fields impetuous floods of rain.
Página 593 - Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord ; at the presence of the God of Jacob ; 8 Who turned the hard rock into a standing water, and the flint-stone into a springing well.
Página 449 - The Axis OF THE EARTH is an imaginary line passing through the centre of it...