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... vegetables , and the form and localities of mineral substances . The chymist investigates all those phenomena which alter the composition of bodies , and endeavours to de- termine the nature of the elementary substances which enter into ...
... vegetables , and the form and localities of mineral substances . The chymist investigates all those phenomena which alter the composition of bodies , and endeavours to de- termine the nature of the elementary substances which enter into ...
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... vegetable and animal life is effected . But who , in the consideration of this phenomenon , or the almost analogous one of vapour rising from a boiling fluid , could ever imagine , from the knowledge of it , the application of steam as ...
... vegetable and animal life is effected . But who , in the consideration of this phenomenon , or the almost analogous one of vapour rising from a boiling fluid , could ever imagine , from the knowledge of it , the application of steam as ...
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... vegetable life , and in sustaining the present condition of the phenomena around us . An atmosphere is not the necessary appendage of a world ; but we have evidence , both within and without us , to prove that the earth is enveloped by ...
... vegetable life , and in sustaining the present condition of the phenomena around us . An atmosphere is not the necessary appendage of a world ; but we have evidence , both within and without us , to prove that the earth is enveloped by ...
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... vegetable life . It has been ascertained by chymists that no other combination of the gases with which we are acquainted would serve the same purpose as that which has been employed , but would be either instantaneously or pro ...
... vegetable life . It has been ascertained by chymists that no other combination of the gases with which we are acquainted would serve the same purpose as that which has been employed , but would be either instantaneously or pro ...
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... , and prove detrimental to ani- mal life , if there were not some provision for its recom- bination . This provision has been made in the constitutional • arrangements of the vegetable kingdom . The upper sides THE ATMOSPHERE . 69.
... , and prove detrimental to ani- mal life , if there were not some provision for its recom- bination . This provision has been made in the constitutional • arrangements of the vegetable kingdom . The upper sides THE ATMOSPHERE . 69.
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action active agent angle of incidence animals appearance atmosphere atmospheric electricity attraction beds bones called carbonic acid causes centrifugal force character chymical circumstances clouds coal measures colour considerable contains crust deduced deposites depth determine direction distance district diurnal earth earthquakes effects ejected electricity elevation equator eruption evidence existence experiments fact fall feet fluid force formation formed frequently geologists granite heat height hemisphere horizon hyænas ichthyosaurus imagine increase influence instances intensity intumescent islands lakes land lava less light liquid magnetic mass metallic miles mineral moon motion mountain nature northern hemisphere observed ocean opinion parhelia particles passes period phenomena phenomenon philosophers plesiosaurus poles position present principle produced PTERODACTYLUS quantity rays refraction remarkable result rivers sensible heat situated solar sometimes south pole strata stratified rocks substances supposed surface temperature theory tion tricity valleys vapour variation vegetable veins violent volcanic
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