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... extend his survey to other sublime scenes connected with the science of astronomy . The chief object of the work alluded to was to illustrate , more fully than had previously been attempted , the scenes connected with the planetary ...
... extend his survey to other sublime scenes connected with the science of astronomy . The chief object of the work alluded to was to illustrate , more fully than had previously been attempted , the scenes connected with the planetary ...
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... extended nebula , that show the progress of condensation ib . 68. Nebula of an almost uniform light ib . 69. The four figures towards the right are specimens of plan- etary nebulæ ib . 70. Stellar nebulæ ib . 71. Views of the gradual ...
... extended nebula , that show the progress of condensation ib . 68. Nebula of an almost uniform light ib . 69. The four figures towards the right are specimens of plan- etary nebulæ ib . 70. Stellar nebulæ ib . 71. Views of the gradual ...
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... extended the bounda- ries of our vision thousands of times beyond its natural limits , and collected the scattered rays of light from numerous dis- tant orbs , which , without its assistance , would never have en- tered our eyes . It ...
... extended the bounda- ries of our vision thousands of times beyond its natural limits , and collected the scattered rays of light from numerous dis- tant orbs , which , without its assistance , would never have en- tered our eyes . It ...
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... extended our views of the si- dereal system . This department of astronomical science may be considered as still in its infancy . Years , and even centuries , must roll on , and the number of astronomical observers must be in- creased a ...
... extended our views of the si- dereal system . This department of astronomical science may be considered as still in its infancy . Years , and even centuries , must roll on , and the number of astronomical observers must be in- creased a ...
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... extended , new objects and new regions of creation have appeared rising to our view , in boundless per- spective , in every direction , without the least indication of a boundary to the operations of Omnipotence ; leaving us no room to ...
... extended , new objects and new regions of creation have appeared rising to our view , in boundless per- spective , in every direction , without the least indication of a boundary to the operations of Omnipotence ; leaving us no room to ...
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Страница 37 - Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name: that strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Страница 324 - 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.
Страница 281 - Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth...
Страница 278 - Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Страница 274 - He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Страница 43 - The sun had long since, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn...
Страница 322 - By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Страница 87 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Страница 276 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone ; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all ; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Страница 273 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, And are counted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.