The Complete Works of Thomas Dick, Volume 3A.C. Goodman, 1850 |
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Page 353
... appear in motion , while others appear at rest ; whether the whole celes- tial canopy appears to stand still , or is carried round with some general motion ; whether all the stars which are seen at six o'clock in the evening are also ...
... appear in motion , while others appear at rest ; whether the whole celes- tial canopy appears to stand still , or is carried round with some general motion ; whether all the stars which are seen at six o'clock in the evening are also ...
Page 356
... appear considerably to the eastward of the north point , and consi- derably more elevated than before , while the three o'clock next morning the pointers will stars in the tail appear much lower . About appear nearly due east from the ...
... appear considerably to the eastward of the north point , and consi- derably more elevated than before , while the three o'clock next morning the pointers will stars in the tail appear much lower . About appear nearly due east from the ...
Page 357
... appear near the upper part of the heavens , and the pointers not far from the zenith . Their position at this time is shown in the following figure . West Fig . 3 . North East Here the pointers appear elevated a great way above the pole ...
... appear near the upper part of the heavens , and the pointers not far from the zenith . Their position at this time is shown in the following figure . West Fig . 3 . North East Here the pointers appear elevated a great way above the pole ...
Page 358
... appear to describe small semicircles above the horizon during the same time , and their motion would appear much slower . The Great Bear , which never sets in our latitude , would be above the horizon only during the one half of its ...
... appear to describe small semicircles above the horizon during the same time , and their motion would appear much slower . The Great Bear , which never sets in our latitude , would be above the horizon only during the one half of its ...
Page 360
... appear as if they moved towards the west ; just as the trees and houses on the side of a narrow river appear to move to the west when we are sailing down its current in a steamboat towards the east . 2. Because it is impossible to ...
... appear as if they moved towards the west ; just as the trees and houses on the side of a narrow river appear to move to the west when we are sailing down its current in a steamboat towards the east . 2. Because it is impossible to ...
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Page 655 - Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Page 654 - Let them praise the name of the LORD; For his name alone is exalted: His glory is above the earth and heaven.
Page 550 - And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Page 653 - He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings for the rain ; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Page 571 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Page 675 - By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Page 652 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Page 786 - Besides, the Jews and other ancient nations as well as modern Europeans have adopted the division of the week into seven days, and have named them from the seven planets : now if we increase the number of the planets this whole system falls to the ground.
Page 730 - Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite.
Page 653 - 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.