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... NATURAL SCIENCE . " The heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firmament showeth his handiwork . " - PSALM XIX , I. A. S. BARNES & COMPANY , NEW YORK , CHICAGO , AND NEW ORLEANS . 8407 .876 BY THE SAME AUTHOR . PHYSIOLOGY . ZOOLOGY ...
... NATURAL SCIENCE . " The heavens declare the glory of God ; and the firmament showeth his handiwork . " - PSALM XIX , I. A. S. BARNES & COMPANY , NEW YORK , CHICAGO , AND NEW ORLEANS . 8407 .876 BY THE SAME AUTHOR . PHYSIOLOGY . ZOOLOGY ...
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... Natural Science is full of fas- cination , he has sought to weave the story of those far - distant worlds into a form that may attract the attention and kindle the enthusiasm of the pupil . The work is not written for the information of ...
... Natural Science is full of fas- cination , he has sought to weave the story of those far - distant worlds into a form that may attract the attention and kindle the enthusiasm of the pupil . The work is not written for the information of ...
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... Nature in all her varied phases , they may come to understand somewhat of the wis- dom , power , beneficence , and grandeur displayed in the Divine harmony of the Universe . " One God , one law , one element , And one far - off Divine ...
... Nature in all her varied phases , they may come to understand somewhat of the wis- dom , power , beneficence , and grandeur displayed in the Divine harmony of the Universe . " One God , one law , one element , And one far - off Divine ...
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... nature . To enjoy this fully , a night must be chosen when the air is clear , and the moon is absent . We then gaze upon a deep blue , an immense expanse studded with stars of varied color and brilliancy . Some shine with a vivid light ...
... nature . To enjoy this fully , a night must be chosen when the air is clear , and the moon is absent . We then gaze upon a deep blue , an immense expanse studded with stars of varied color and brilliancy . Some shine with a vivid light ...
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... nature within us . Those far - off lights seem full of meaning to us , could we but read their holy message ; they become real and sentient , and , like the soft eyes in pictures , look lov- ingly and inquiringly upon us . We come into ...
... nature within us . Those far - off lights seem full of meaning to us , could we but read their holy message ; they become real and sentient , and , like the soft eyes in pictures , look lov- ingly and inquiringly upon us . We come into ...
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ancients Andromeda angle aphelion appearance Aries astronomers atmosphere axis body Boötes bright brilliant Canis Minor Capricornus Cassiopeia celestial centre Cepheus circle color comet conjunction constellation Cor Caroli dark density Describe diameter disk Draco earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars full moon globe heat heavens Hercules Herschel horizon inclined inferior inferior conjunction inferior planet Jupiter latitude length light lunar Lyra magnitude Mars mean distance Mercury meridian meteors miles moon moon's motion move naked eye nearly nebula Neptune node north pole orbit Orion parallax pass path penumbra perihelion Perseus Pisces planet Polaris precession rays revolve ring rising Saturn seasons seen shadow shines shower sidereal sidereal day solar day solar system space spots summer sun's superior planet surface synodic revolution tance Taurus telescope theory tion Uranus Ursa Major Ursa Minor varies velocity Venus vernal equinox visible zodiac