| William Nicholson - 1821 - 384 pages
...and the fall of heavy bodies on its surface ; leads us to suppose that it is most probably inhabited, like the rest of the planets, by beings whose organs...to the peculiar circumstances of that vast globe. If it be objected that, from the effects produced at the distance of 95,000,000 miles, we may inter... | |
| William Nicholson - 1821 - 382 pages
...fall of heavy bodies on its surface ; leads us to suppose that it is most probably inhabited, liĀ« the rest of the planets, by beings whose organs are...to the peculiar circumstances of that vast globe. If it be objected that, from the effects produced at the distance of 95,000,000 miles, we may infer... | |
| 1822 - 440 pages
...valleys; its rotation on its axis, lead to the conclusion that it must be inhabited, like the other planets, by beings whose organs are adapted to the peculiar circumstances of that vast globe. It will perhaps be objected, that, from the effects produced at 95 millions of miles, we may infer, that... | |
| Luke Herbert - 1824 - 394 pages
...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 whose organs...certain difficulty, which arises from the effect of the Sim's rays on our globe. The heat which is here, at the distance of ninety-five millions of miles,... | |
| George G. Carey - 1825 - 274 pages
...the rotation on its axis, and the fall of heavy bodies, lead to the supposition that it is inhabited, like the rest of the planets, by beings, whose organs...to the peculiar circumstances of that vast globe. Should it be objected that the heat of the sun renders it unfit for a habitable world, Dr. H. answers,... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - 236 pages
...mountains, and valleys, and rotation on axis, lead us to suppose, that it is most probably inhabited, like the rest of the planets, by beings whose organs are adapted to their peculiar circumstances. 10. Though it may be objected, from the effects produced at the distance... | |
| James Ryan - 1827 - 408 pages
...surface, the rotation on its axis, and the fall of heavy bodies, lead to suppose that it is inhabited, like the rest of the planets, by beings, whose organs...to the peculiar circumstances of that vast globe. Should it be objected that the heat of the Sun is unfit for a habitable world, he answers, that heat... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 842 pages
...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 whose organs...peculiar circumstances of that vast globe. It may, however, not be amiss to remove a certain difficulty, which arises from the efiectofthe sun's rays... | |
| 1829 - 762 pages
...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, whose organs...to the peculiar circumstances of that vast globe. Whatever fanciful poets might say, in making the Sun the abode of blessed spirits, or angry moralists... | |
| Sir Richard Phillips - 1830 - 728 pages
...surface, and the rotation on its axis, leads us on to suppose, that it is, most probably, also inhabited, like the rest of the planets, by beings whose organs...to the peculiar circumstances of that vast globe. This way of considering the sun is of the utmost importance in its consequences. That stars are suns... | |
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