The Reason why: A Careful Collection of Many Hundreds of Reasons for Things Which, Though Generally Believed, are Imperfectly Understood. General Science ...Houlston and Wright, 1860 - 320 sidor |
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... coloured Plates and numerous Wood- cuts . In Three Vols . , fcap . 8vo , price 21s . Each Volume sepa- rately , 7s . 6d . ; morocco , extra , 10s . 6d . Sixpence each , beautifully coloured , TREATISE ON POPULAR FLOWERS . Showing the ...
... coloured Plates and numerous Wood- cuts . In Three Vols . , fcap . 8vo , price 21s . Each Volume sepa- rately , 7s . 6d . ; morocco , extra , 10s . 6d . Sixpence each , beautifully coloured , TREATISE ON POPULAR FLOWERS . Showing the ...
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... colours in the sunshine 828 the 899 Bubbles , why do they burst 829 Blood , what quantity does the human body contain 920 Burning and supporting combus- tion , what is the difference between 733 Blood , how frequently does the whole ...
... colours in the sunshine 828 the 899 Bubbles , why do they burst 829 Blood , what quantity does the human body contain 920 Burning and supporting combus- tion , what is the difference between 733 Blood , how frequently does the whole ...
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... colour 779 780 380 Candle - flame , why does its light 381 diminish as the snuff increases 781 382 Candle - flame , why do currents of cold air flow towards it Candle , why is it necessary to 782 383 apply a flame to light it ... 769 ...
... colour 779 780 380 Candle - flame , why does its light 381 diminish as the snuff increases 781 382 Candle - flame , why do currents of cold air flow towards it Candle , why is it necessary to 782 383 apply a flame to light it ... 769 ...
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... Colours , why are there so many in the various objects of nature Colour , why is a substance red , according to ... Colours , why do they fade or darken when exposed to the sun Cooler of earthenware vessels , why if placed in the sun ...
... Colours , why are there so many in the various objects of nature Colour , why is a substance red , according to ... Colours , why do they fade or darken when exposed to the sun Cooler of earthenware vessels , why if placed in the sun ...
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... colours Flowers , why may wet weather be expected when their perfume is strong Flowers , why if certain close may rain be expected Flying - top , why does it rise on the air Flying - top , why does it return to the earth when its ...
... colours Flowers , why may wet weather be expected when their perfume is strong Flowers , why if certain close may rain be expected Flying - top , why does it rise on the air Flying - top , why does it return to the earth when its ...
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The Reason why: A Careful Collection of Many Hundreds of Reasons for Things ... Robert Kemp Philp Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1857 |
The Reason why: A Careful Collection of Many Hundreds of Reasons for Things ... Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 1856 |
The Reason why: A Careful Collection of Many Hundreds of Reasons for Things ... Robert Kemp Philp Fragmentarisk förhandsgranskning - 1857 |
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Sida 53 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Sida 286 - And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
Sida 191 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest, "Behold, we knew it not;" doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Sida 230 - And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Sida 274 - To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Sida 166 - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Sida 233 - Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
Sida 195 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Sida 42 - And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
Sida 249 - And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that it was good.