The Christian philosopherE.C. Biddle, 1840 |
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... Stars . Procedure of the mind in acquiring the most impressive conceptions of such august objects . Reflections . Rapid Motions of the Celestial Bodies . How we acquire the ideas of relative velocities - weight of the Earth - immense ...
... Stars . Procedure of the mind in acquiring the most impressive conceptions of such august objects . Reflections . Rapid Motions of the Celestial Bodies . How we acquire the ideas of relative velocities - weight of the Earth - immense ...
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... Stars and planets seen in the day - time , and with what powers of the telescope they may be distinguished . Apparent revolution of the celestial vault indicates Almighty power . Stars never shift their relative positions . Solar System ...
... Stars and planets seen in the day - time , and with what powers of the telescope they may be distinguished . Apparent revolution of the celestial vault indicates Almighty power . Stars never shift their relative positions . Solar System ...
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... stars unnumbered shine , and planets and comets run their solemn rounds . Instead of contrasting the one department of knowledge with the other , with a view of depreciating the science of nature , our duty is , to derive from both as ...
... stars unnumbered shine , and planets and comets run their solemn rounds . Instead of contrasting the one department of knowledge with the other , with a view of depreciating the science of nature , our duty is , to derive from both as ...
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... stars are known to be placed , proves that they are bodies of a prodigi- ous size , not inferior to our sun , and ... star is , therefore , with good reason , con- cluded to be a sun , no less spacious than ours , surrounded by a host of ...
... stars are known to be placed , proves that they are bodies of a prodigi- ous size , not inferior to our sun , and ... star is , therefore , with good reason , con- cluded to be a sun , no less spacious than ours , surrounded by a host of ...
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... stars , and these were continued for many minutes : so that " in one quar- ter of an hour's time there passed no less than one hundred and sixteen thousand stars through the field of view of his telescope . " It has been computed , that ...
... stars , and these were continued for many minutes : so that " in one quar- ter of an hour's time there passed no less than one hundred and sixteen thousand stars through the field of view of his telescope . " It has been computed , that ...
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Pasajes populares
Página 168 - Thou coveredst it with the deep as with a garment: The waters stood above the mountains. At thy rebuke they fled ; At the voice of thy thunder they hasted away.
Página 320 - Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
Página 319 - I do not know what I may appear to the world ; but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Página 53 - The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Página 268 - 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 hands.
Página 241 - I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made : marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
Página 56 - Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Página 296 - Kings of the earth, and all people; princes, and all judges of the earth: Both young men, and maidens; old men, and children: Let them praise the name of the Lord: for his name alone is excellent; his glory is above the earth and heaven.
Página 24 - All thy works shall praise thee, O 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.
Página 72 - He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. They give drink to every beast of the field : the wild asses quench their thirst.