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Excerpt from Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural PhilosophyThe pleasures of fancyand imagination, and social con. Verse, man is constituted a speculative being, be con templates the world, and the objects around him, not with a passive, indifferent gaze, as a set of pheno mena in which he has no further interest than as they affect his immediate situation, and can be ren dered subservient to his comfort, but as a system disposed with...

Excerpt from Preliminary Discourse on the Study of Natural PhilosophyThe pleasures of fancyand imagination, and social con. Verse, man is constituted a speculative being, be con templates the world, and the objects around him, not with a passive, indifferent gaze, as a set of pheno mena in which he has no further interest than as they affect his immediate situation, and can be ren dered subservient to his comfort, but as a system disposed with...

Excerpt from Outlines of AstronomyIf proof were wanted of the inexhaustible fertility of astro nomical science in points of novelty and interest, it would suffice to adduce the addition to the list of members of our system of no less than eight new planets and satellites during the prepara tion of these sheets for the press. Among them is one whose discovery must ever be regarded as one of the noblest triumphs of theory. In the account here gi...

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Excerpt from Vom LichtEiner tlebung bad größte $ergnügc'n. ©eeru wir und) alle 9iücf: m auf Melid¿de Bei ®eite, fo (ft fd, on bie bloße EURmpfinbnng ¿ Eid)! Eine Quelle von 2fnnel, mlid¿eieen. Ü)2an bat ®dfpieie genug ml 3nhnihnen, bmen feit ibrir Rinbbcit hard) einen natürlid>en Mke ®ebrand> ber fingen neefagt war, unb beren größe 38er sen ned, in been fd)mad)en ®lan, Befinnb', ben' ein fdmodm ®on= TW in ibren nnempfiirbiid$ön Organen erregte...

Excerpt from A Manual of Scientific Enquiry: Prepared for the Use of Officers in Her Majesty's Navy, and Travellers in GeneralEvidence of slow sinking of the land to be sought for on reefs and atolls, 274 - Valne of the description of a thick and widely-extended mass of coral rock, 275 Concluding instructions, 275.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comTh...

Excerpt from Physical Geography: From the Encyclopedia BritannicaThe present work is one of a series of articles written, at the request of the editors of the Encylopeedia Bria tannica, for publication in the new edition of that digest, Where it accordingly first appeared in 1859. Being desirous of publishing it in a separate form they have obligingly afforded the author an opportunity during the passing of the sheets through the press, of rev...

Excerpt from Physical Geography: From the Encyclopedia BritannicaThe present work is one of a series of articles written, at the request of the editors of the Encylopeedia Bria tannica, for publication in the new edition of that digest, Where it accordingly first appeared in 1859. Being desirous of publishing it in a separate form they have obligingly afforded the author an opportunity during the passing of the sheets through the press, of rev...

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Excerpt from Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline HerschelHer own recollections go back to the Great Earth quake at Lisbon, she lived through the American War, the old French Revolution, the rise and fall of Napoleon, and all manner of lesser events and wars. She saw all the improvements and inventions, from the lumbering post waggon in which she made her first journey from Hanover, to the railroads and electric telegraphs which have intersec...

About the Book Books on Aeronautics and Astronautics discuss the development of aircraft and spacecraft, and the study of space. Titles include: Elements of Astronomy with Numerous Examples and Examination Papers, On the stability of the motion of Saturn's rings, Recent Adventures in Astronomy, Problems in Astronomy, Surveying, and Navigation: With Their Solutions, The monster telescopes, erected by the Earl of Rosse, Parsonstown, and, The Sta...

Excerpt from Meteorology: From the Encyclopædia Britannica Where anything beyond mere numerical cor rections and slight alteration of expressions has been introduced, the interpolations have been. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to di...

Excerpt from Vom Licht2lut hi'efe? Sdhigleit, hie hie Shrpee hefihen, hat Sicht aufgufa erfahren wie, hat? Hie'. Utittheilung beifelben in geraba 2inieu sefe fiir lhnnen nicht hurch eine gebogene metallene 9ihhrr fehen nicht hen geringftrn 2iehtfieahl hurch hrei Oeffnungen erhalten, hrei Metallplatten, welche in einiger jEURntfernung hinter eittcrnh4 hen angebracht fmh, autgenornnreei in bein 8all, hai} alle brei nungen in graber 2inie liegen....

Excerpt from Review: Outlines of AstronomyThe introduction is reprinted with but slight change from the former work. It is a beautiful chapter, clear and con cise, informing beginners in astronomy what they have a right to expect from an elementary work on this science.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important hist...

Memoir and Correspondence of Caroline Herschel is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1876. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hans...

Excerpt from Outlines of Astronomy If proof were wanted of the inexhaustible fertility of astro nomical science in points of novelty and interest, it would suffice to adduce the addition to the list of members of our system of no less than eight new planets and satellites during the prepara tion of these sheets for the press. Among them is one whose discovery must ever be regarded as one of the noblest triumphs of theory. In the account here ...