The Atmosphere and Atmospherical PhenomenaReligious Tract Society, 1799 - 16 páginas |
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... specific gravity - Fatal to all animals that breathe it- Grotto del Cani - Hints and cautions in reference to iv CONTENTS .
... specific gravity - Fatal to all animals that breathe it- Grotto del Cani - Hints and cautions in reference to iv CONTENTS .
Página v
... specific gravity of these gases - And in the process for supplying the waste of oxygen , and promoting the renovation of the atmosphere - Concluding reflections -Folly of denying the reality of a future and invisible state of existence ...
... specific gravity of these gases - And in the process for supplying the waste of oxygen , and promoting the renovation of the atmosphere - Concluding reflections -Folly of denying the reality of a future and invisible state of existence ...
Página 74
... specific gravity is 0.9748 , that of common air being 1.0000 ; and one hundred cubic inches of it weigh about thirty grains . It slightly tinges delicate blue colours with green . The other ingredient mentioned as forming a small ...
... specific gravity is 0.9748 , that of common air being 1.0000 ; and one hundred cubic inches of it weigh about thirty grains . It slightly tinges delicate blue colours with green . The other ingredient mentioned as forming a small ...
Página 75
... specific gravity is 1-5123 , that of common air being reckoned 1.0000 , so that its gravity is more than one and a half that of atmospheric air . One hun- dred cubic inches of oxygen weigh nearly thirty - four grains , while one hundred ...
... specific gravity is 1-5123 , that of common air being reckoned 1.0000 , so that its gravity is more than one and a half that of atmospheric air . One hun- dred cubic inches of oxygen weigh nearly thirty - four grains , while one hundred ...
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... specific gravity is 3.5 , water being 1. Its hardness is extreme , so that it can be worn down only by rubbing one diamond against another , and is polished only by the finer diamond powder . The diamond , by being intensely heated with ...
... specific gravity is 3.5 , water being 1. Its hardness is extreme , so that it can be worn down only by rubbing one diamond against another , and is polished only by the finer diamond powder . The diamond , by being intensely heated with ...
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Página 191 - 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 145 - Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain ? or can the heavens give showers ? art not thou he, O Lord our God ? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Página 44 - This will cause the air at the equator to stand more than seven miles higher from the surface of the earth to the top of the atmosphere than at the north pole.
Página 8 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Página 191 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Página 145 - Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen ; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
Página 145 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Página 79 - 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 191 - 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 69 - This was succeeded by a laugh which was involuntary, but highly pleasurable, accompanied by a peculiar thrilling in the extremities— a sensation perfectly new and delightful. For many hours after this experiment, he imagined that his taste and smell were more acute, and is certain that he felt unusually strong and cheerful. In a second experiment, he felt pleasure still superior, and has since poetically remarked that he supposes the atmosphere of the highest of all possible heavens to be composed...