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... probably they are globes of fire ; it is true this magnificent reflector is perpetually changing ; and her orbit heightens , or lowers , in feeming irregularity ; but this irregularity is beneficial ; it is limited fo as never to be in ...
... probably they are globes of fire ; it is true this magnificent reflector is perpetually changing ; and her orbit heightens , or lowers , in feeming irregularity ; but this irregularity is beneficial ; it is limited fo as never to be in ...
Էջ 59
... probably abforb much of it , -in- fomuch that fome perfons think themfelves juftified by ex- periment , in afferting , that to render lunar rays equal to folar , they must be condenfed THREE MILLIONS OF TIMES . No. III . Р LECTURE ...
... probably abforb much of it , -in- fomuch that fome perfons think themfelves juftified by ex- periment , in afferting , that to render lunar rays equal to folar , they must be condenfed THREE MILLIONS OF TIMES . No. III . Р LECTURE ...
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... ; her axis is fomewhat inclined from the plane of her orbit . Her bulk is much the fame as that of the earth , fhe being 7,900 miles in diameter ; her light fplendid ; fplendid ; moft probably has no moon ( though fome [ 66 ]
... ; her axis is fomewhat inclined from the plane of her orbit . Her bulk is much the fame as that of the earth , fhe being 7,900 miles in diameter ; her light fplendid ; fplendid ; moft probably has no moon ( though fome [ 66 ]
Էջ 67
Francis Fitzgerald. fplendid ; moft probably has no moon ( though fome aftrono- mers have imagined they difcovered one ) ; circulates round the fun in 224 days , 16 hours , 49 minutes . Spots have been seen on her furface , whereby fhe ...
Francis Fitzgerald. fplendid ; moft probably has no moon ( though fome aftrono- mers have imagined they difcovered one ) ; circulates round the fun in 224 days , 16 hours , 49 minutes . Spots have been seen on her furface , whereby fhe ...
Էջ 94
... So might we imagine inhabitants of this globe ( choose what extremes you will ) , removed to Jupiter or to Saturn , they would probably lofe the idea of their ori- ginal distance , and claim kindred as fellow - globefmen ginal [ .94 ]
... So might we imagine inhabitants of this globe ( choose what extremes you will ) , removed to Jupiter or to Saturn , they would probably lofe the idea of their ori- ginal distance , and claim kindred as fellow - globefmen ginal [ .94 ]
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Էջ 17 - O thou that, with surpassing glory crowned, Look'st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new World — at whose sight all the stars Hide their diminished heads — to thee I call, But with no friendly voice, and add thy name, 0 Sun, to tell thee how I hate thy beams, That bring to my remembrance from what state 1 fell, how glorious once above thy Sphere, Till pride and worse ambition threw me down, Warring in Heaven against Heaven's matchless King!
Էջ 317 - So much the rather thou, celestial Light, Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers Irradiate ; there plant eyes, all mist from thence Purge and disperse, that I may see and tell Of things invisible to mortal sight.
Էջ 35 - Leaving this seat of desolation, we prosecuted our voyage along the coast ; and the next day came to Rochetta, where we landed, although the earth still continued in violent agitations. But we...
Էջ 281 - Mr. Lemery, as far as I have been able to learn, was the firft perfon who illuftrated, by actual experiment, the origin of fubterraneous fires. He mixed twenty-five pounds of powdered fulphur with an equal weight of iron filings ; and having kneaded the mixture together, by means of a little water, into the confiftence of a pafte, he put it into an iron pot, covered it with a cloth, and buried the whole a foot under ground. In about eight or nine hours...
Էջ 361 - ... houses of the Indians and other poor inhabitants, great numbers of people lost their lives. The river of Latacunga was the channel of this terrible flood, till, being too small for receiving such a prodigious current, it overflowed the adjacent country like a vast lake near the town, and carried away all the buildings within its reach. The inhabitants retired to a...
Էջ 188 - A great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake...
Էջ 347 - In some parts the declivity is so great, that the mules can scarcely keep their footing ; and in others, the acclivity is equally difficult. The trouble of having people going before to mend the road, the pains arising from the many falls and bruises, and the being constantly wet to the skin, might be supported, were not these inconveniences augmented by the sight of such frightful precipices, and deep abysses, as must fill the mind with ceaseless terror.
Էջ 179 - I observed the sea which was raised about it to resume its level by degrees, and the end of the canal that touched it to become as small as if it had been tied round with a cord ; and this continued till the light, striking through the cloud, took away the view. I still...
Էջ 347 - Here, in the centre of the torrid zone, the heat is not only very tolerable, but in some places the cold is even painful.
Էջ 35 - We offered him some victuals, but he seemed to loathe the sight. We still persisted in our offices of kindness ; but he only pointed to the place of the city, like one out of his senses ; and then running up into the woods, was never heard of after. Such was the fate of the city of Euphaemia!