Essays on the Wisdom of Godauthor, 1818 - 512 pages |
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... appear rude , shape- less , and uncouth ; yet , when we analyse their parts , and develop their physical properties , we ... appears in the formation of these objects , so suitable to their respec- tive ends ! —Animals require vegetables ...
... appear rude , shape- less , and uncouth ; yet , when we analyse their parts , and develop their physical properties , we ... appears in the formation of these objects , so suitable to their respec- tive ends ! —Animals require vegetables ...
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... appear to be the only elementary substances em- ployed in the constitution of the whole universe ; and nature , in her simple progress , works the most infinitely diversified effects by the slightest modifica- tion in the means she ...
... appear to be the only elementary substances em- ployed in the constitution of the whole universe ; and nature , in her simple progress , works the most infinitely diversified effects by the slightest modifica- tion in the means she ...
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... appears in the nice adjustment of their proportions , and the combination of the whole ! The oxygen gas , which is secreted by vegetables , -is detained in the lower regions of the air , that it may combine with the nitrogen gas ...
... appears in the nice adjustment of their proportions , and the combination of the whole ! The oxygen gas , which is secreted by vegetables , -is detained in the lower regions of the air , that it may combine with the nitrogen gas ...
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... appear to be heated by the rays of the sun passing through it ; but when they meet with an opaque body like the earth , heat is produced , and diffused through the surrounding atmosphere . This accounts for the fact , that the further ...
... appear to be heated by the rays of the sun passing through it ; but when they meet with an opaque body like the earth , heat is produced , and diffused through the surrounding atmosphere . This accounts for the fact , that the further ...
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... appear in vivid lightnings , the roar of thunder , the rending of trees , the destruction of houses and their astonished inhabitants . The Aurora Borealis , as well as thunder and lightning , and various other meteorological pha- nomena ...
... appear in vivid lightnings , the roar of thunder , the rending of trees , the destruction of houses and their astonished inhabitants . The Aurora Borealis , as well as thunder and lightning , and various other meteorological pha- nomena ...
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