The Atmosphere and Atmospherical PhenomenaReligious Tract Society, 1799 - 16 sider |
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Side 33
... glass will be broken into a number of pieces by the external pressure of the atmosphere . But as comparatively few ... glass , and fill it with water ; take a smooth piece of writing paper , and press it firmly against the edges of the ...
... glass will be broken into a number of pieces by the external pressure of the atmosphere . But as comparatively few ... glass , and fill it with water ; take a smooth piece of writing paper , and press it firmly against the edges of the ...
Side 34
... glass . In this experiment , the burn- ing of the paper rarefies the air , and nearly expels it from the glass , and then the atmo- sphere presses with its whole weight upon the hand . 3. Take a glass tube , two or three feet long , of ...
... glass . In this experiment , the burn- ing of the paper rarefies the air , and nearly expels it from the glass , and then the atmo- sphere presses with its whole weight upon the hand . 3. Take a glass tube , two or three feet long , of ...
Side 35
... glass and burn in it a piece of paper ; then invert the glass , while the paper is burning , over a saucer full of water , the water will rush up into the wine - glass , in consequence of the air being rarefied or driven out by the ...
... glass and burn in it a piece of paper ; then invert the glass , while the paper is burning , over a saucer full of water , the water will rush up into the wine - glass , in consequence of the air being rarefied or driven out by the ...
Side 38
... glass is then suddenly placed on the part of the body to be cupped , and adheres to the flesh by the external pressure of the air . The flesh rises in the glass , and the blood and serosities are forced from the wounded vessels into the ...
... glass is then suddenly placed on the part of the body to be cupped , and adheres to the flesh by the external pressure of the air . The flesh rises in the glass , and the blood and serosities are forced from the wounded vessels into the ...
Side 40
... glass to the brim with water , and , having covered it with a piece of thin wet leather , place it upon a table , and it will be found to require a very considerable force to pull it straight upward . But , if we place a snail adhering ...
... glass to the brim with water , and , having covered it with a piece of thin wet leather , place it upon a table , and it will be found to require a very considerable force to pull it straight upward . But , if we place a snail adhering ...
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Side 191 - LORD, how manifold are Thy works ! in wisdom hast Thou made them all ; the earth is full of Thy riches. So is this great and wide sea, wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts.
Side 145 - Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain ? or can the heavens give showers ? art not thou he, O Lord our God ? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things.
Side 44 - This will cause the air at the equator to stand more than seven miles higher from the surface of the earth to the top of the atmosphere than at the north pole.
Side 8 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Side 191 - My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
Side 145 - Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen ; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished.
Side 145 - Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness. They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, they also sing.
Side 79 - They shall not build, and another inhabit: they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
Side 191 - How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them. If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.
Side 69 - This was succeeded by a laugh which was involuntary, but highly pleasurable, accompanied by a peculiar thrilling in the extremities— a sensation perfectly new and delightful. For many hours after this experiment, he imagined that his taste and smell were more acute, and is certain that he felt unusually strong and cheerful. In a second experiment, he felt pleasure still superior, and has since poetically remarked that he supposes the atmosphere of the highest of all possible heavens to be composed...