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... greater portion of the mass of the nebula outside the central aggregation becomes gathered , even as Jupiter contains the greater portion of the mass of the solar system outside the central sun . * Next we see a second subordinate ...
... greater portion of the mass of the nebula outside the central aggregation becomes gathered , even as Jupiter contains the greater portion of the mass of the solar system outside the central sun . * Next we see a second subordinate ...
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... greater and greater velocity the nearer the masses were to the central aggregation , each distance indicating certain limits between which the velocities must inevitably lie . For example , in our solar system , supposing the central ...
... greater and greater velocity the nearer the masses were to the central aggregation , each distance indicating certain limits between which the velocities must inevitably lie . For example , in our solar system , supposing the central ...
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... greater than that which still exists within the solar domain , appears to me not a mere fanciful speculation , nor even a theoretical considera- tion , but as nearly a certainty as anything not admitting of mathematical demonstration ...
... greater than that which still exists within the solar domain , appears to me not a mere fanciful speculation , nor even a theoretical considera- tion , but as nearly a certainty as anything not admitting of mathematical demonstration ...
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... greater and greater depth , the shell thus becoming thicker , the space within the shell becoming less , the whole earth contracting until it became entirely liquid ; or rather these changes would progress until no considerable portion ...
... greater and greater depth , the shell thus becoming thicker , the space within the shell becoming less , the whole earth contracting until it became entirely liquid ; or rather these changes would progress until no considerable portion ...
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... greater in number and size than at present , I mentioned as a consideration not to be overlooked the probability that some of the meteoric matter falling on the moon having hitherto cooled more rapidly than the interior , be- 18 Our ...
... greater in number and size than at present , I mentioned as a consideration not to be overlooked the probability that some of the meteoric matter falling on the moon having hitherto cooled more rapidly than the interior , be- 18 Our ...
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Сторінка 48 - Thou makest thine appeal to me: I bring to life, I bring to death: The spirit does but mean the breath: I know no more.
Сторінка 48 - Are God and Nature then at strife, That Nature lends such evil dreams? So careful of the type she seems, So careless of the single life...
Сторінка 288 - Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, Even to make the poor of the land to fail, Saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell corn? And the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, Making the ephah small, and the shekel great, And falsifying the balances by deceit?
Сторінка 28 - Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection? It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know? The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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Сторінка 285 - If I beheld the sun when it shined, Or the moon walking in brightness; And my heart hath been secretly enticed, Or my mouth hath kissed my hand; This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: For I should have denied the God that is above.
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