The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 1R. Wilks for C. Cradock & W. Joy, 1815 |
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... so richly adorned ; and which , they trust , will be found to exalt the GALLERY OF NATURE AND ART above every prior or similar attempt , in no less a degree than the extent , variety , sound judgment , and authority of PREFACE .
... so richly adorned ; and which , they trust , will be found to exalt the GALLERY OF NATURE AND ART above every prior or similar attempt , in no less a degree than the extent , variety , sound judgment , and authority of PREFACE .
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... less ancient in Egypt than in Chaldea , The Egyptians were acquainted , long before the christian æra , with the excess of the year , of one quarter of a day beyond 365 days : on this knowledge , they formed the sothic period of 1460 ...
... less ancient in Egypt than in Chaldea , The Egyptians were acquainted , long before the christian æra , with the excess of the year , of one quarter of a day beyond 365 days : on this knowledge , they formed the sothic period of 1460 ...
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... less than 53.06 , and greater than 52.96 , which gives us a mean * 26.50 , for the obliquity of the ecliptic . Hippar- chus found no reason to alter this result by his observations . But of all the astronomers of antiquity , the science ...
... less than 53.06 , and greater than 52.96 , which gives us a mean * 26.50 , for the obliquity of the ecliptic . Hippar- chus found no reason to alter this result by his observations . But of all the astronomers of antiquity , the science ...
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... depositary of ancient observations , is one of the most precious monuments of antiquity . Ptolemy has not rendered VOL . I. с less service to geography , in collecting all the known ASTRONOMY OF THE SCHOOL OF ALEXANDRIA , 17.
... depositary of ancient observations , is one of the most precious monuments of antiquity . Ptolemy has not rendered VOL . I. с less service to geography , in collecting all the known ASTRONOMY OF THE SCHOOL OF ALEXANDRIA , 17.
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Edward Polehampton. less service to geography , in collecting all the known longitudes and latitudes of different places , and laying the foundation of the method of projections , for the construction of geographical charts . He composed ...
Edward Polehampton. less service to geography , in collecting all the known longitudes and latitudes of different places , and laying the foundation of the method of projections , for the construction of geographical charts . He composed ...
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Page 244 - And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven...
Page 243 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons
Page 329 - They consulted together whether it would be most prudent to trust to the houses, which now shook from side to side with frequent and violent concussions ; or fly to the open fields, where the calcined stones and cinders, though light indeed, yet fell in large showers, and threatened destruction.
Page 329 - ... which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards, or the cloud itself, being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.
Page 329 - Being got at a convenient distance from the houses, we stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out, were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and...
Page 243 - For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Page 329 - ... dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise. He raised himself up with the assistance of two of his servants, and instantly fell down dead — suffocated, as I conjecture, by some gross and noxious vapour, having always had weak lungs, and being frequently subject to a difficulty of breathing.
Page 243 - And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man.
Page 329 - YOUR request that I would send you an account of my uncle's death, in order to transmit a more exact relation of it to posterity, deserves my acknowledgments ; for, if this accident shall be celebrated by your pen, the glory of it, I am well assured, will be rendered forever illustrious.
Page 243 - The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.