An Astronomical Catechism: Or, Dialogues Between a Mother and Her Daughtersold, 1818 - 400 páginas |
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... all the miseries , for all the wickedness , that exist . This remedy , this antidote , is the Bible ; I wish you , therefore , to have recourse to it as B 2 AN ASTRONOMICAL CATECHISM . 3 The Rise and Progress of Astro-
... all the miseries , for all the wickedness , that exist . This remedy , this antidote , is the Bible ; I wish you , therefore , to have recourse to it as B 2 AN ASTRONOMICAL CATECHISM . 3 The Rise and Progress of Astro-
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... Bible contains ; for between the Old and New Testament , there exists an in- dispensable bond of union . I wish the parts of this inestimable volume to be interwoven with your studies , that each of its divisions being endeared to you ...
... Bible contains ; for between the Old and New Testament , there exists an in- dispensable bond of union . I wish the parts of this inestimable volume to be interwoven with your studies , that each of its divisions being endeared to you ...
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... Bible employ one kind of lan- guage for the priest , and another for the people ? No ; the plan of the Bible is altogether dif- ferent , and I know not a more satisfactory evi- dence of the divine origin of our holy religion , than that ...
... Bible employ one kind of lan- guage for the priest , and another for the people ? No ; the plan of the Bible is altogether dif- ferent , and I know not a more satisfactory evi- dence of the divine origin of our holy religion , than that ...
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... Bible lent their aid , and , as more light broke in upon the inquiring mind , there was difficulty in uniting faith and theory . Did any one attempt to do so ? Yes ; Tycho Brahe , who flourished in the latter end of the sixteenth ...
... Bible lent their aid , and , as more light broke in upon the inquiring mind , there was difficulty in uniting faith and theory . Did any one attempt to do so ? Yes ; Tycho Brahe , who flourished in the latter end of the sixteenth ...
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... Bible which ought to have puzzled him ? I dare say I could refer you to at least two dozen passages which intimate that the sun rises and sets * , and consequently seem to imply that the earth is stationary ; but when we recollect that ...
... Bible which ought to have puzzled him ? I dare say I could refer you to at least two dozen passages which intimate that the sun rises and sets * , and consequently seem to imply that the earth is stationary ; but when we recollect that ...
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An Astronomical Catechism: Or, Dialogues Between a Mother and Her Daughter Catherine Vale Whitwell Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
An Astronomical Catechism, Or, Dialogues Between a Mother and Her Daughter Catherine Vale Whitwell Sin vista previa disponible - 2016 |
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