The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, المجلد 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... experiment . Fill a large dish with cold water into the middle of this put a water- plate filled with warm water . The first may re- present the ocean , and the other an island rare- fying the air about it . Blow out a wax candle , and ...
... experiment . Fill a large dish with cold water into the middle of this put a water- plate filled with warm water . The first may re- present the ocean , and the other an island rare- fying the air about it . Blow out a wax candle , and ...
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... experiment . A tall phial of aqua fortis being placed by the fire till it is warm ; and filings of pure silver , a few at a time , being put into it ; after a brisk ebullition , the silver will dissolve slowly . The phial then being ...
... experiment . A tall phial of aqua fortis being placed by the fire till it is warm ; and filings of pure silver , a few at a time , being put into it ; after a brisk ebullition , the silver will dissolve slowly . The phial then being ...
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... experiments of Margraaf , in the year 1751 , that the chemical difference between rain and snow - water is exceedingly small ; and that the latter , however , is somewhat less nitrous and contains a somewhat less proportion of earth ...
... experiments of Margraaf , in the year 1751 , that the chemical difference between rain and snow - water is exceedingly small ; and that the latter , however , is somewhat less nitrous and contains a somewhat less proportion of earth ...
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... experiments have proved do not exist . It has also been des monstrated by experiment , that snow is oxyge nated water ; that , in the germination of seeds in particular , the presence and contact of oxygen are absolutely necessary for ...
... experiments have proved do not exist . It has also been des monstrated by experiment , that snow is oxyge nated water ; that , in the germination of seeds in particular , the presence and contact of oxygen are absolutely necessary for ...
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... produces all the phenomena we observe in the tails of the comets , the auroræ boreales , and several electrical experiments ; these phenomena , therefore , have the same cause , and 78 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . VIII .
... produces all the phenomena we observe in the tails of the comets , the auroræ boreales , and several electrical experiments ; these phenomena , therefore , have the same cause , and 78 The Contemplative Philosopher . NO . VIII .
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