The Sacred History of the World: Attempted to be Philosophically Considered, in a Series of Letters to a Son, Том 1Harper & Bros., 1839 |
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... observation , which seems to prove it to be an impossible hypothesis . If the material world had been one uniform homogeneous mass , its eternal existence would have been always a possibility . It would then not have contained any ...
... observation , which seems to prove it to be an impossible hypothesis . If the material world had been one uniform homogeneous mass , its eternal existence would have been always a possibility . It would then not have contained any ...
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... observations of the heavens , that light comes to us from the sun in about eight minutes . Dr. Brewster remarks , " Light moves with a velocity of 192,500 miles in a second of time . It travels from the sun to the earth in seven minutes ...
... observations of the heavens , that light comes to us from the sun in about eight minutes . Dr. Brewster remarks , " Light moves with a velocity of 192,500 miles in a second of time . It travels from the sun to the earth in seven minutes ...
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... observed , which it requires great talents , en- larged reasoning , and further knowledge to reconcile to them with precision , and to explain what may seem incon- sistent . This , however , additional researches may be ex- pected to ...
... observed , which it requires great talents , en- larged reasoning , and further knowledge to reconcile to them with precision , and to explain what may seem incon- sistent . This , however , additional researches may be ex- pected to ...
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... observation that the annual evaporation from the surface of Great Britain , is equal to 32 inches of But the " mean fall of rain over all Great Britain cannot be es- timated at less than 36 inches . Hence the evaporation is less than ...
... observation that the annual evaporation from the surface of Great Britain , is equal to 32 inches of But the " mean fall of rain over all Great Britain cannot be es- timated at less than 36 inches . Hence the evaporation is less than ...
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... observe that nothing which was of this character , however plausible at the moment of its appearance , has had any du- ration in human estimation , not even among the skeptical . Augmented knowledge has from time to time overthrown the ...
... observe that nothing which was of this character , however plausible at the moment of its appearance , has had any du- ration in human estimation , not even among the skeptical . Augmented knowledge has from time to time overthrown the ...
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