The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volumul 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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Pagina 29
... colour , approaching to yel- low ; sometimes continuing in that state for se- veral hours , without any apparent ... colours from all the tints of yellow to the most obscure russet . They often cover the whole hemisphere , and c 3 NO ...
... colour , approaching to yel- low ; sometimes continuing in that state for se- veral hours , without any apparent ... colours from all the tints of yellow to the most obscure russet . They often cover the whole hemisphere , and c 3 NO ...
Pagina 30
... colours rich as gold , rubies , and emeralds ; but the attendant phenomena strike the beholders with horror ; for they crackle , sparkle , hiss , make a whistling sound , and a noise even equal to artificial fire - works . The idea of ...
... colours rich as gold , rubies , and emeralds ; but the attendant phenomena strike the beholders with horror ; for they crackle , sparkle , hiss , make a whistling sound , and a noise even equal to artificial fire - works . The idea of ...
Pagina 31
... colours over the whole concave of the sky , not to be defaced even by the splendour of the full moon ; and the stars are of a fiery redness . Mock suns and halos are not in- frequent ; they are very bright , and richly tinged with all ...
... colours over the whole concave of the sky , not to be defaced even by the splendour of the full moon ; and the stars are of a fiery redness . Mock suns and halos are not in- frequent ; they are very bright , and richly tinged with all ...
Pagina 32
... colour will vary according to the quantity and proportion of those different substances which are generated . These vapours are carried towards the south where the air is most dilated , so that they approach more and more towards the ...
... colour will vary according to the quantity and proportion of those different substances which are generated . These vapours are carried towards the south where the air is most dilated , so that they approach more and more towards the ...
Pagina 35
... colour : cataracts of melted snow precipitate down various parts ; and black spiring mountains , streaked with white , bound the sides , and rise in the back ground , crag above crag , as far as the eye can reach . At times , immense ...
... colour : cataracts of melted snow precipitate down various parts ; and black spiring mountains , streaked with white , bound the sides , and rise in the back ground , crag above crag , as far as the eye can reach . At times , immense ...
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