The Extractor; or Universal repertorium of literature, science, and arts. Vol. 1, 2, [vol. 1, no. 1 is of the 1nd ed. Continued as The Polar star.]., Volume 21829 |
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... equally in all directions , or , in other words , has a ten- dency to move in all directions ; and , conse- quently , rushes in and fills every place not previously occupied by a more solid sub- stance . Hence , we find that every cave ...
... equally in all directions , or , in other words , has a ten- dency to move in all directions ; and , conse- quently , rushes in and fills every place not previously occupied by a more solid sub- stance . Hence , we find that every cave ...
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... equally on all sides in the same manner through life , and because our organization has been adapted for this state of things . Nay , our nerves soon cease to convey a sensation of any thing which has acted on them uniformly , and for a ...
... equally on all sides in the same manner through life , and because our organization has been adapted for this state of things . Nay , our nerves soon cease to convey a sensation of any thing which has acted on them uniformly , and for a ...
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... equally in the sunshine . But this is not the only cause of the temperature of a place . Although it is of great advantage for a district to lie fairly to the sun , and low , that ( other things being equal ) it may have a dense ...
... equally in the sunshine . But this is not the only cause of the temperature of a place . Although it is of great advantage for a district to lie fairly to the sun , and low , that ( other things being equal ) it may have a dense ...
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... equally efficient in purifying the whole atmosphere , by bearing it successively over the ocean , the absorbing power of which probably de- stroys its putrescent particles . This carrying to the ocean is not conducted with much ...
... equally efficient in purifying the whole atmosphere , by bearing it successively over the ocean , the absorbing power of which probably de- stroys its putrescent particles . This carrying to the ocean is not conducted with much ...
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... equally all around , if the herbage be cold , the contiguous strata of air will cool themselves to warm it ; and if it send off its heat again , they will be cooled still more , and so on . Now this is just what happens in clear nights ...
... equally all around , if the herbage be cold , the contiguous strata of air will cool themselves to warm it ; and if it send off its heat again , they will be cooled still more , and so on . Now this is just what happens in clear nights ...
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