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 |
Från bokens innehåll
Resultat 1-5 av 32
Sida viii
... mile apart Arterial blood , what is it Atmosphere , to what extent of 947 949 691 730 variation is the weight of liable 668 Atmosphere , still , why does it feel warm in summer 101 Atmosphere , agitated with the wind , why cool 102 ...
... mile apart Arterial blood , what is it Atmosphere , to what extent of 947 949 691 730 variation is the weight of liable 668 Atmosphere , still , why does it feel warm in summer 101 Atmosphere , agitated with the wind , why cool 102 ...
Sida 2
... miles an hour , and the steam - hammer beating blocks of iron into useful shapes , are evidences of the power which man acquires through knowledge of mechanics . Knowledge of Electricity enables man to stand in comparative safety amid ...
... miles an hour , and the steam - hammer beating blocks of iron into useful shapes , are evidences of the power which man acquires through knowledge of mechanics . Knowledge of Electricity enables man to stand in comparative safety amid ...
Sida 55
... miles in a second through our atmo- sphere ; and 192,500 miles in a second through a vacuum . 269. How long does light take to travel from the sun to the earth ? Eight minutes and thirteen seconds . 270. What is the constitution of the ...
... miles in a second through our atmo- sphere ; and 192,500 miles in a second through a vacuum . 269. How long does light take to travel from the sun to the earth ? Eight minutes and thirteen seconds . 270. What is the constitution of the ...
Sida 59
... miles ) in a little more than eight minutes . 297. How long would it take a cannon ball to reach the sun ? A cannon ball , flying at the rate of about a mile in eight seconds , would occupy thirty - two years in going over the sun's ...
... miles ) in a little more than eight minutes . 297. How long would it take a cannon ball to reach the sun ? A cannon ball , flying at the rate of about a mile in eight seconds , would occupy thirty - two years in going over the sun's ...
Sida 69
... objects reflect light in every direction ? Because if we prick a hole in a card with a pin , and then look through that small hole upon a landscape , we can see some miles ' Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it THE REASON WHY . 69.
... objects reflect light in every direction ? Because if we prick a hole in a card with a pin , and then look through that small hole upon a landscape , we can see some miles ' Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it THE REASON WHY . 69.
Andra upplagor - Visa alla
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 |
Vanliga ord och fraser
absorbed actinism amount animal aorta arteries atmosphere atoms attraction barometer beautiful become birds blood body bones brain breath burning called caloric candle carbonic acid gas cause CHAPTER chemical chemical affinity chyle clouds cold colours combustion condensed conductor convey cool degree diffused earth effect electricity enable evaporation excited exist fall feel feet fire flame flowers fluid force frequently gases glass grass heart heat hoar frost hydrogen impart insects leaves Lord lungs mastication matter mercury mercury rises miles moisture motion mouth muscles nature nerves nitrogen olfactory nerve optic nerve organs oxygen particles pass phenomena plants produced proportion radiation rain rays of light reflection refraction retina rise seeds snow sound species stomach substances sun's rays supply surface temperature thou trees tricity tube ulnar canal unto vapour various vegetable vessels vibrations warm warmth weather weight wind wings wood
Populära avsnitt
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.