The Heavens, the Earth, and the Sea, Or, The Hand of God in the Works of NatureT. Nelson and Sons, 1860 - 416 pages |
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... curious must it be for the inhabitants of that other hemisphere - assuming the existence of such - to come to the hither side , and see this magnificent world bursting into view ! Most of the earthward hemisphere of the moon has a very ...
... curious must it be for the inhabitants of that other hemisphere - assuming the existence of such - to come to the hither side , and see this magnificent world bursting into view ! Most of the earthward hemisphere of the moon has a very ...
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... curious , and generally astonish or terrify the ignorant , and sometimes attract the earnest attention of the most scientific ; but they are easily understood . An eclipse of the sun is caused by the body of the moon passing direct ...
... curious , and generally astonish or terrify the ignorant , and sometimes attract the earnest attention of the most scientific ; but they are easily understood . An eclipse of the sun is caused by the body of the moon passing direct ...
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... curious , and supposed to have at least one moon , a self - luminous atmosphere , and a ring of similar character to the rings of Saturn . Comets also move round the sun , but are exceedingly numerous and various ; and most of them , on ...
... curious , and supposed to have at least one moon , a self - luminous atmosphere , and a ring of similar character to the rings of Saturn . Comets also move round the sun , but are exceedingly numerous and various ; and most of them , on ...
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... curious properties . Some are rarified or vapourised essential oils the substances which constitute odours . Some are invisible and inconceivably minute reproductive organs of the smallest plants , and of microscopic animals . Some are ...
... curious properties . Some are rarified or vapourised essential oils the substances which constitute odours . Some are invisible and inconceivably minute reproductive organs of the smallest plants , and of microscopic animals . Some are ...
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... curious that , in rainy weather , when sen- sitive persons feel languid , and as if a load were on them , " they really sustain very many pounds less pres- sure than in fair weather , when they feel light and spirited ! This may afford ...
... curious that , in rainy weather , when sen- sitive persons feel languid , and as if a load were on them , " they really sustain very many pounds less pres- sure than in fair weather , when they feel light and spirited ! This may afford ...
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