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... Globe . - Its Nature not yet determined . - Whether the Direction of the Earth's Axis has been altered by a Comet.- Whether the new Planets were disrupted by the shock of a Comet , & c . - On the Orbits of Comets . - Their Form . - How ...
... Globe . - Its Nature not yet determined . - Whether the Direction of the Earth's Axis has been altered by a Comet.- Whether the new Planets were disrupted by the shock of a Comet , & c . - On the Orbits of Comets . - Their Form . - How ...
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... globe , their ideas must have been extremely circumscribed , and their enjoyments extremely imperfect , even although they had been furnished with everything requi- site for their animal subsistence . Could we imagine that such beings ...
... globe , their ideas must have been extremely circumscribed , and their enjoyments extremely imperfect , even although they had been furnished with everything requi- site for their animal subsistence . Could we imagine that such beings ...
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... globe . Were such beings , from their subterranean abodes , to look through a narrow funnel which presented them with a feeble glimpse of our upper world and of a portion of the sky , the view thus obtained would somewhat resemble the ...
... globe . Were such beings , from their subterranean abodes , to look through a narrow funnel which presented them with a feeble glimpse of our upper world and of a portion of the sky , the view thus obtained would somewhat resemble the ...
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... globe ; and there is not a star visible to the unassisted eye , but its precise position can be pointed out , not only during the shades of night , but even during the day , when the sun is shining in all his splendour . In order to ...
... globe ; and there is not a star visible to the unassisted eye , but its precise position can be pointed out , not only during the shades of night , but even during the day , when the sun is shining in all his splendour . In order to ...
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... globe , which is the distance of a place from the equator . The latitude of a heavenly body is its distance north or south of the ecliptic , or apparent path of the sun , which forms an angle of 23 1-2 degrees with the equinoctial ...
... globe , which is the distance of a place from the equator . The latitude of a heavenly body is its distance north or south of the ecliptic , or apparent path of the sun , which forms an angle of 23 1-2 degrees with the equinoctial ...
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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.