The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Том 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... origin , and situation of the solar spots . It 1 But this conversion of the maculæ , or dark spots , into the faculæ , or luminous ones , has been denied . Hevelius , indeed , supports the opinion ; but Huygens declares , that he was ...
... origin , and situation of the solar spots . It 1 But this conversion of the maculæ , or dark spots , into the faculæ , or luminous ones , has been denied . Hevelius , indeed , supports the opinion ; but Huygens declares , that he was ...
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... origin of the pheno- menon colour . The most popular opinion was long that of Aristotle , who maintained colour to be a property residing in the coloured body , and to exist independently of light . But to this doctrine it was objected ...
... origin of the pheno- menon colour . The most popular opinion was long that of Aristotle , who maintained colour to be a property residing in the coloured body , and to exist independently of light . But to this doctrine it was objected ...
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... origin , and properties of colours , in all their infinite varieties , would afford inexhaustible subjects of contempla- tion ; curious to the speculative inquirer , and in- structive to the virtuous philosopher . The sun's rays , the ...
... origin , and properties of colours , in all their infinite varieties , would afford inexhaustible subjects of contempla- tion ; curious to the speculative inquirer , and in- structive to the virtuous philosopher . The sun's rays , the ...
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... origin in the brain and spinal marrow , their ramifications to all the parts , their inosculations with one another , & c . by which not only the sense of feeling is performed , but also animal motion , and an admirable consent and ...
... origin in the brain and spinal marrow , their ramifications to all the parts , their inosculations with one another , & c . by which not only the sense of feeling is performed , but also animal motion , and an admirable consent and ...
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... origin of metallic insulated conductors , and the first ob- servation of the pencil of rays perceived at their pointed extremities . Electricity , however , did not make any rapid pro- gress till after the year 1743 , when the use of ...
... origin of metallic insulated conductors , and the first ob- servation of the pencil of rays perceived at their pointed extremities . Electricity , however , did not make any rapid pro- gress till after the year 1743 , when the use of ...
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