| W. Paley - 1837 - 116 páginas
...storehouses, have been transformed into enduring beds of coal, which in these later ages have become to man the sources of heat, and light, and wealth....light of gas, derived from coal that has been buried countless ages in the deep and dark recesses of the earth." In allusion to the iron-ore found frequently... | |
| John M. Leighton - 1840 - 264 páginas
...instrument by which they are severally brought to the surface, and distributed amongst the abodes of man. " My fire now burns with fuel, and my lamp is shining...countless ages in the deep and dark recesses of the earth. fj/We prepare our food, and maintain our forges, furnaces, and the power of our steam-engines, with... | |
| 458 páginas
...storehouses, have been transformed into enduring beds of coal, which, to men in these latter ages, have become the sources of heat, and light, and wealth. My fire now burns with fuel, and my lamp is now shining with the light of gas, derived from coal that has been buried, for countless ages, in the... | |
| William Paley - 1849 - 306 páginas
...storehouses, have been transformed into enduring beds of coal, which in these later ages have become to man the sources of heat, and light, and wealth....light of gas, derived from coal that has been buried countless ages in the deep and dark recesses of the earth.' In allusion to the iron ore found frequently... | |
| David Nevins Lord - 1855 - 432 páginas
...lapse of very long periods to have been an essential condition to the production of these phenomena." " My fire now burns with fuel, and my lamp is shining with the light of gas, derived from coal that lias been buried for countless ages in the deep and dark recesses of the earth." " We shall view them... | |
| William Keane (gardener.) - 1861 - 252 páginas
...have become to man the sources of heat, and light, and wealth. Our fire now burns with fuel, and our lamp is shining with the light of gas, derived from coal, that had been buried for countless ages in the deep and dark recesses of the earth. We prepare our food,... | |
| Thomas Rowan (consulting engineer.) - 1882 - 144 páginas
...storehouses, have been transformed into enduring beds of coal, which, in these later ages, have become to man the sources of heat, and light and wealth. My fire now burns with fuel, and my lamp is now shining with thelight of gas, derived from coal which has been buried for countless ages in the... | |
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