The Christian Philosopher, Or, The Connection of Science and Philosophy with Religion, Illustrated with EngravingsG. & C. Carvill, 1826 - 397 páginas |
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... specific gravity is nearly five times denser than water , or about twice as dense as the mass of earth and rocks which compose its surface . Though we cannot dig into its bowels beyond a mile in perpendicular depth , to explore its ...
... specific gravity is nearly five times denser than water , or about twice as dense as the mass of earth and rocks which compose its surface . Though we cannot dig into its bowels beyond a mile in perpendicular depth , to explore its ...
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... specific gravity , which the Creator has given to its constituent parts . Had it been much more rarified than it is , it would have been altogether unfit to answer the purposes now specified ; the whole face of the earth would have been ...
... specific gravity , which the Creator has given to its constituent parts . Had it been much more rarified than it is , it would have been altogether unfit to answer the purposes now specified ; the whole face of the earth would have been ...
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... any one of the compo- nent parts of the atmosphere , or the alteration of their respective proportions , but even the slightest increase or diminution of their specific gravity , would be attended with ATMOSPHERE . 83.
... any one of the compo- nent parts of the atmosphere , or the alteration of their respective proportions , but even the slightest increase or diminution of their specific gravity , would be attended with ATMOSPHERE . 83.
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... specific gravity , it would have accumulated on the surface of the earth , and particu- larly in our apartments , to such a degree as to have produ- ced diseases , pestilence , and death , in rapid succession . But being a little ...
... specific gravity , it would have accumulated on the surface of the earth , and particu- larly in our apartments , to such a degree as to have produ- ced diseases , pestilence , and death , in rapid succession . But being a little ...
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... specific gravity increased by the application of cold ; water , on the contrary , when con- gealed into ice , is increased in bulk , and becomes of a less specific gravity than the surrounding water , and , therefore , swims upon its ...
... specific gravity increased by the application of cold ; water , on the contrary , when con- gealed into ice , is increased in bulk , and becomes of a less specific gravity than the surrounding water , and , therefore , swims upon its ...
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Página 58 - It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: that bringeth the princes to nothing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vanity.
Página 311 - And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. They shall not build and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of My people, and Mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their ha'nds.
Página 95 - O Lord, how manifold are, thy works ! In wisdom hast thou made them all : The earth is full of thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
Página 63 - Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Página 280 - I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Página 344 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone: thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Página 172 - All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
Página 310 - When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place? For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him.
Página 114 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! How great is the sum of them ! If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand : When I awake, I am still with thee.
Página 344 - I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.