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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Page iii
... Nature and of Revelation . The time appears to have utterly passed away in which the devout believer could see , in the investigations of the laws of Nature , any ground for apprehension that the basis of faith in the economy of ...
... Nature and of Revelation . The time appears to have utterly passed away in which the devout believer could see , in the investigations of the laws of Nature , any ground for apprehension that the basis of faith in the economy of ...
Page v
... Nature and Laws of Light - The Spectrum - Refraction in the Atmo- sphere - The Tints of Sky and Landscape - Colours - The Rainbow- Halos - Mocksuns and Mockmoons - Spectral Illusions - Fata Mor- gana - Enchanted Coasts - The Mirage ...
... Nature and Laws of Light - The Spectrum - Refraction in the Atmo- sphere - The Tints of Sky and Landscape - Colours - The Rainbow- Halos - Mocksuns and Mockmoons - Spectral Illusions - Fata Mor- gana - Enchanted Coasts - The Mirage ...
Page vi
... Natural " Fields of Fire " and Burning Springs - Ignis Fatuus - Phosphor- escence , ........ Page 94 CHAPTER VI . SOUND , The Nature and Laws of Sound - Two Sounds producing Silence - The Calls and Songs of Birds - The Music of Nature ...
... Natural " Fields of Fire " and Burning Springs - Ignis Fatuus - Phosphor- escence , ........ Page 94 CHAPTER VI . SOUND , The Nature and Laws of Sound - Two Sounds producing Silence - The Calls and Songs of Birds - The Music of Nature ...
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... nature . It turns on its axis in a period corresponding to upwards of twenty - five of our days . A luminous atmosphere of great depth seems to form its outer envelope , and probably con- tains all the apparatus of light and heat ...
... nature . It turns on its axis in a period corresponding to upwards of twenty - five of our days . A luminous atmosphere of great depth seems to form its outer envelope , and probably con- tains all the apparatus of light and heat ...
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action aloft ammonites animalcules animals aphides appearance atmosphere basalt beautiful birds body called carbonic acid carpel cells character chemical chemical affinity clouds colour combination comprise constitute creatures curious dark distance earth electric exist fall flowers fluid force gases glory grand grand agent ground heat heaven height hundred feet inhabitants insects instances island kinds lake land larvæ leaves less light liquid living lofty look magnificent mammals masses metamorphic rocks miles mineral minute molluscs moon mountains move multitudes nature nearly occur ocean organic organised oxygen peculiar phosphorescence plants possess pre-adamite prodigious produce pupa quadrupeds quantity racters rain regions remarkable resembling rise rivers rocks sedimentary rocks seeds shells similar snow soil sometimes sound species sporules stem stupendous sublime substances surface temperature things thousand thunder tion trees tropics vapour varieties vast vegetable volcanoes wind wings winter wonderful zoophytes