The Life of Sir Humphry Davy: Late President of the Royal Society Foreign Associate of the Royal Institute of FranceHenry Colburnan and Richard Bentley, 1831 - 547 pages |
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Page 48
... surface of the earth he supposes will rise until it comes into contact with this luminated Phos - oxygen , when , by its attracting the oxygen to form water , the light will be set free , and give origin to the phenomena of fiery ...
... surface of the earth he supposes will rise until it comes into contact with this luminated Phos - oxygen , when , by its attracting the oxygen to form water , the light will be set free , and give origin to the phenomena of fiery ...
Page 83
... surfaces , seemed inexhaustible , and when we had arrived at the spot he appeared absolutely entranced . " During these excursions his conversation was most romantic and poetical . His views of Nature , and her sublime operations , were ...
... surfaces , seemed inexhaustible , and when we had arrived at the spot he appeared absolutely entranced . " During these excursions his conversation was most romantic and poetical . His views of Nature , and her sublime operations , were ...
Page 87
... his wants , or the gratification of his wishes . Not contented with what is to be found on the surface of the earth , he describes him as penetrating into her bosom , and even of searching the depths of the SIR HUMPHRY DAVY . 87.
... his wants , or the gratification of his wishes . Not contented with what is to be found on the surface of the earth , he describes him as penetrating into her bosom , and even of searching the depths of the SIR HUMPHRY DAVY . 87.
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... surface of the ground , was filled with beautiful clouds , while the atmosphere around the summit on which we stood was perfectly clear , and the sky above us of a deep blue colour . The clouds in the valley were in irregular , gentle ...
... surface of the ground , was filled with beautiful clouds , while the atmosphere around the summit on which we stood was perfectly clear , and the sky above us of a deep blue colour . The clouds in the valley were in irregular , gentle ...
Page 107
... surface thus prepared is placed behind a painting on glass , exposed to the solar light , the rays transmitted through the differently coloured surfaces produce distinct tints of brown or black , sensibly differing in intensity ...
... surface thus prepared is placed behind a painting on glass , exposed to the solar light , the rays transmitted through the differently coloured surfaces produce distinct tints of brown or black , sensibly differing in intensity ...
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