The Solar System: with Moral and Religious Reflections in Reference to the Wonders Therein DisplayedE.C. & J. Biddle, 1854 - 347 páginas |
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Almighty animal apparent motion appear astronomers atmosphere behold bodies bright celestial centre Ceres circle circumference clouds colour comet coruscations Creator dark degrees diameter disk displayed distance diurnal motion Divine earth eclipse eight elastic enlightened existence feet firmament globe heat heavens hemisphere horizon immense inches inferior conjunction inferior planets inhabitants invisible Jupiter light luminary lunar magnitude Mars Mercury miles an hour millions of miles minutes moon mountains move round nature nearly night objects observed ocean orbit orbs perceived perihelion period phenomena planet planetary planetary system pole present pressure produce rain regions retrograde motions revolution revolving round right ascension rings rising round its axis round the sun satellites Saturn seasons seen shadow solar system sometimes space splendour spots square miles sublime sun's superior planets supposed surface telescope thousand miles tion Uranus vapour velocity Venus Vesta visible whole winds wisdom
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Página 83 - 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.
Página 199 - I blessed the Most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation : and all the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing: and he doeth according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth: and none can stay his hand, or say unto him, What doest thou?
Página 88 - For thus saith the Lord that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
Página 81 - He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Página 13 - The heavens declare the glory of God: And the firmament showeth His handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech: And night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language: Where their voice is not heard.
Página 92 - For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth ; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.
Página 203 - And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people ; to it shall the Gentiles seek : and his rest shall be glorious.
Página 195 - Behold, fond Man! See here thy pictur'd life ; pass some few years, Thy flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength, ' Thy sober Autumn fading into age, And pale concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene.
Página 204 - I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
Página 47 - Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations...