 | John Mason Good - 1819 - 742 pages
...aurora borealis, in order to produce the effects with which we are acquainted. The similarity of the sun to the other globes of the solar system, with regard to its solidity ; its atmosphere ; its surface diversified with, mountains and valleys , its rotation on its axis; and the fall of heavy... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 382 pages
...eminent, large, and lucid planet, evidently the first and only primary one belonging to our system. Its similarity to the other globes of the solar system, with regard to its solidity ; its atmosphere ; its surface diversified with mountains and vallies; to rotation on its exis ; and the fall of heavy... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1822 - 440 pages
...be a very eminent, large, and lucid planet, the first and only primary one belonging to our system. Its .similarity to the other globes of the solar system, with regard to its solidity; its atmosphere; its surface diversified with mountains and valleys; its rotation on its axis; and the fall of heavy... | |
 | William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - Education, Higher - 1822 - 638 pages
...large, and lucid planet, evidently the first and only primary one belonging to our system. Its lurily to the other globes of the solar system, with regard to its solidity — its atmosphere — its surface diversified with mountains and vallies — its rotation on its axis — and the fall... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 894 pages
...the efl'tcte with which we are acquainted. The sun then, if this hypothesis be admitted, is similar to the other globes of the solar system, with regard to its solidity — its atmosphere — its surface diversified witli mountains and valleys — its rotation on its axis — and the fall... | |
 | Luke Herbert - Industrial arts - 1824 - 394 pages
...speaking, the only primary one of our system ; all others being truly secondary to it. Its similarity to other globes of the solar system with regard to its...rotation on its axis, and the fall of heavy bodies, leads us on to suppose that it is most probably' also inhabited, like the rest of the planets, by beings... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 842 pages
...nothing else than a very eminent, large, and lucid planet, evidently the first, or, in strictness of speaking, the only primary one of our system, all...its solidity, its atmosphere, and its diversified surfac;, the rotation upon its axis, and the fall of heavy bodies, leads us on to suppose that it is... | |
 | 1829 - 762 pages
...nothing else than a very eminent, large, and lucid planet, evidently the first, or in strictness of speaking, the only primary one of our system; all...system, with regard to its solidity, its atmosphere, and it» diversified surface; the rotation upon its axis, and the fall of heavy bodies, leads us on to... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...nothing else than a very eminent, large, and lucid planet, evidently the first, or, in strictness of speaking, the only primary one of our system, all...solidity, its atmosphere, and its diversified surface, and the rotation on its axis, leads us on to suppose, that it is, most probably, also inhabited, like... | |
 | William Martin - Science - 1832 - 504 pages
...first, or, strictly speaking, the only primary one m our system, all the others being truly secondary to to it. Its similarity to the other globes of the solar...solidity, its atmosphere, and its diversified surface, with its rotation on its- axis, and other similarities, lead us to suppose that it is most probably... | |
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... us on to suppose that it is most probably also inhabited, like the rest of the planets, by beings whose organs are adapted to the peculiar circumstances of that vast globe. 
