The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, A Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 1R. Wilks, 1815 - Astronomy |
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... least rectified in modern times . Nevertheless , the ancient reputation of the Indians does not permit us to doubt , that they have always cultivated astronomy , and the remarkable exactness of the mean motions which they have assigned ...
... least rectified in modern times . Nevertheless , the ancient reputation of the Indians does not permit us to doubt , that they have always cultivated astronomy , and the remarkable exactness of the mean motions which they have assigned ...
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... least with regard to the internal construction of the sun . The various conjectures , which have been formed on this subject , are evident marks of the uncertainty under which we have hitherto laboured . The dark spots in the sun , for ...
... least with regard to the internal construction of the sun . The various conjectures , which have been formed on this subject , are evident marks of the uncertainty under which we have hitherto laboured . The dark spots in the sun , for ...
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... least of the shelving sides to be elevated above the surface of the sun ; and observed that , contrary to what usually happens , the margin of that side of the spot , which was farthest from the limb , was the broadest . The luminous ...
... least of the shelving sides to be elevated above the surface of the sun ; and observed that , contrary to what usually happens , the margin of that side of the spot , which was farthest from the limb , was the broadest . The luminous ...
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... least 5 or 6 hundred miles high ; but considering the great attraction exerted by the sun on bodies at its surface , and the slow revolution it has on its axis , we may readily admit in- equalities to that amount . From the centrifugal ...
... least 5 or 6 hundred miles high ; but considering the great attraction exerted by the sun on bodies at its surface , and the slow revolution it has on its axis , we may readily admit in- equalities to that amount . From the centrifugal ...
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... least appearance of any solid nucleus , and seemed to be mere collections of vapours condensed about a centre . Five more , that I have also observed , were nearly of the same nature . This throws a mystery over their destination ...
... least appearance of any solid nucleus , and seemed to be mere collections of vapours condensed about a centre . Five more , that I have also observed , were nearly of the same nature . This throws a mystery over their destination ...
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Page 246 - And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
Page 245 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with' violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Page 245 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons
Page 335 - There my uncle, having drunk a draught or two of cold water, threw himself down upon a cloth which was spread for him, when immediately the flames, and a strong smell of sulphur, which was the forerunner of them, dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise. He raised himself up with the assistance of two of his servants, and instantly fell down dead ; suffocated, as I conjecture, by some gross and noxious vapour, having always had weak lungs, and being frequently subject to a difficulty...
Page 334 - ... mountain, that the cinders, which grew thicker and hotter the nearer he approached, fell into the ships, together with pumice-stones, and black pieces of burning rock : they were likewise in danger, not only of being aground by the sudden retreat of the sea, but also from the vast fragments which rolled down from the mountain, and obstructed all the shore. Here he stopped to consider whether he should return back again ; to which the pilot advising him, ' Fortune,' said he, ' befriends the brave...
Page 334 - ... which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards, or the cloud itself, being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.
Page 338 - ... when there is no moon, but of a room when it is shut up and all the lights extinct. Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men, some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate...
Page 334 - As he was coming out of the house he received a note from Rectina, the wife of Bassus, who was in the utmost alarm at the imminent danger which threatened her ; for, her villa being situated at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, there was no way to escape but by sea ; she earnestly entreated him, therefore, to come to her assistance.
Page 338 - Nothing then was to be heard but the shrieks of women, the screams of children, and the cries of men ; some calling for their children, others for their parents, others for their husbands, and only distinguishing each other by their voices ; one lamenting his own fate, another that of his family ; some wishing to die from the very fear of dying ; some lifting their hands to the gods ; but, the greater part imagining that the last and eternal night was come, which was to destroy the gods and the world...
Page 245 - For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.