The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... , the meteorologist , the entomologist , and the metaphysician , are , in their turns , laid under contribution ; and all made to yield information and plea- sure to the ingenious youthful inquirer . In a word iv PREFACE .
... , the meteorologist , the entomologist , and the metaphysician , are , in their turns , laid under contribution ; and all made to yield information and plea- sure to the ingenious youthful inquirer . In a word iv PREFACE .
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... turn of heat in the short days ; and , on both these ac- counts , the cold must necessarily increase . In summer , on the contrary , the rays of the sun fall more perpendicularly upon us , and therefore strike with greater force and in ...
... turn of heat in the short days ; and , on both these ac- counts , the cold must necessarily increase . In summer , on the contrary , the rays of the sun fall more perpendicularly upon us , and therefore strike with greater force and in ...
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... turn about , and blow on the opposite point of the compass . From the solution of the general trade winds , we may see the reason why , in the Atlantic ocean , a little on this side the 30th degree of north lati tude , there is ...
... turn about , and blow on the opposite point of the compass . From the solution of the general trade winds , we may see the reason why , in the Atlantic ocean , a little on this side the 30th degree of north lati tude , there is ...
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... turns to ice . Philips , in his Epistle from Copenhagen , has given a beautiful description of such a scene : a description which forms as fine a winter piece as we have ever had from the schools of the most exquisite painters : Ere yet ...
... turns to ice . Philips , in his Epistle from Copenhagen , has given a beautiful description of such a scene : a description which forms as fine a winter piece as we have ever had from the schools of the most exquisite painters : Ere yet ...
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... turns his thoughts toward the polar regions , and con- siders the nations to whom a great portion of the year is darkness , and who are condemned to pass weeks and months amid mountains of snow , he will soon recover his tranquillity ...
... turns his thoughts toward the polar regions , and con- siders the nations to whom a great portion of the year is darkness , and who are condemned to pass weeks and months amid mountains of snow , he will soon recover his tranquillity ...
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