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... heat , and the like ; and they call it the " Prime . " It is a thing I do the rather mention , because , computing backwards , I have found some concurrence . Neglecting individual years , it may be stated that for about half this cycle ...
... heat , and the like ; and they call it the " Prime . " It is a thing I do the rather mention , because , computing backwards , I have found some concurrence . Neglecting individual years , it may be stated that for about half this cycle ...
Page 103
... heat as would be received from a standard candle nearly six miles away , even if none of the heat of the candle were absorbed during the passage of the rays through the air . To produce the same heating effect as the brilliant bluish ...
... heat as would be received from a standard candle nearly six miles away , even if none of the heat of the candle were absorbed during the passage of the rays through the air . To produce the same heating effect as the brilliant bluish ...
Page 104
... heat received from the whole of the stars is far too small to have any observable influence upon the atmospheric movements which produce changes of weather . As regards heating effect , the planets are in the same case as the stars ...
... heat received from the whole of the stars is far too small to have any observable influence upon the atmospheric movements which produce changes of weather . As regards heating effect , the planets are in the same case as the stars ...
Page 109
... heat should increase or decrease to suit particular needs , or the earth's rotation be altered from time to time , as to pray that the circulation of the atmosphere should be adapted to the wants of a particular country or district ...
... heat should increase or decrease to suit particular needs , or the earth's rotation be altered from time to time , as to pray that the circulation of the atmosphere should be adapted to the wants of a particular country or district ...
Page 178
... the charge for the trans- formation is very high . The heat produced by the combustion of coal repre- sents energy which is utilised to convert water into steam and thus drive engines . Suppose a Suppose a 178 сн . DISCOVERY.
... the charge for the trans- formation is very high . The heat produced by the combustion of coal repre- sents energy which is utilised to convert water into steam and thus drive engines . Suppose a Suppose a 178 сн . DISCOVERY.
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Page 44 - And Nature, the old nurse, took The child upon her knee, Saying : " Here is a story-book Thy Father has written for thee." " Come, wander with me," she said, " Into regions yet untrod ; And read what is still unread In the manuscripts of God." And he wandered away and away With Nature, the dear old nurse, Who sang to him night and day The rhymes of the universe. And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began to fail, She would sing a more wonderful song, Or tell a more marvellous tale.
Page 277 - And he gave it for his opinion, that whoever could make two ears of corn, or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before, would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to his country, than the whole race of politicians put together.
Page 15 - That man, I think, has had a liberal education, who has been so trained in youth that his body is the ready servant of his will, and does with ease and pleasure all the work, that, as a mechanism, it is capable of...
Page 15 - ... whose passions are trained to come to heel by a vigorous will, the servant of a tender conscience; who has learned to love all beauty, whether of Nature or of art, to hate all vileness, and to respect others as himself.
Page 44 - Science seems to me to teach in the highest and strongest manner the great truth which is embodied in the Christian conception of entire surrender to the will of God. Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion, follow humbly wherever and to whatever abysses nature leads, or you shall learn nothing.
Page 292 - The heavens declare the glory of God : and the firmament sheweth his handy work. One day telleth another: and one night certifieth another. There is neither speech nor language : but their voices are heard among them. Their sound is gone out into all lands : and their words into the ends of the world.
Page 106 - He answered and said unto them, "When it is evening ye say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.
Page 202 - Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.
Page 199 - I have already urged, the practice of that which is ethically best — what we call goodness or virtue — involves a course of conduct which, in all respects, is opposed to that which leads to success in the cosmic struggle for existence.
Page 227 - THIS day relenting God Hath placed within my hand A wondrous thing; and God Be praised. At his command, Seeking His secret deeds With tears and toiling breath, I find thy cunning seeds, O million-murdering Death. I know this little thing A myriad men will save. O Death, where is thy sting? Thy victory, O Grave?