 | 1872 - 708 pages
...primitive and almost formless form. The sun comes to us as heat, he quits us as heat, and between his entrance and departure the multiform powers of our...appear. They are all special forms of solar power, the molds into which his strength is temporarily poured m passing from its source through infinitude. —... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1921 - 506 pages
...primitive and almost formless form. The sun comes to us as heat; he quits us as heat; and between his entrance and departure the multiform powers of our...They are all special forms of solar power — the molds into which his strength is temporarily poured in passing from its source through infinitude.... | |
 | 1887 - 980 pages
...phenomena, are but the modulations of its rhythm." Nor does he exaggerate, I think, in saying further : " Presented rightly to the mind, the discoveries and...generalizations of modern science constitute a poem 399 e sublime than has ever yet been addressed to the led and imagination of man. The natural philosT... | |
 | Health Research - 1966 - 116 pages
...strength. * * * The sun comes to us as heat; he quits us as heat; and between his entrance and departurethe multiform powers of our globe appear." They are all special forms of solar power. Louis Figuier, the author of "The World Before the Deluge," and many other scientific productions,... | |
 | 1898 - 252 pages
...if not, we surely go to pieces." The sun comes to us as heat; he quits us as heat; and between his entrance and departure the multiform powers of our...poured, in passing from its source through infinitude. Now books of this kind have been written in all ages by their greatest men — by great leaders, great... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1863 - 552 pages
...it we must reproduce if only to escape our own and our readers' reproaches for doing an injustice. ' Presented rightly to the mind, the ' discoveries and...more sublime than has ever yet been addressed to the in' tellect and imagination of man. The natural philosopher of to' day may dwell amid conceptions which... | |
 | 1881 - 160 pages
...sun is the source of all molecular motion. In reference to this subject an able writer has said : " Presented rightly to the mind the discoveries and...science constitute a poem more sublime than has ever yet addressed the human imagination. The natural philosopher may dwell among the conceptions which may... | |
 | 1903 - 604 pages
...proof read Prof. Tyndal on "Heat". "The sun comes to us as heat and quits us as heat, and between its entrance and departure the multiform powers of our...appear. They are all special forms of solar power." These facts were recognized by Hermes Trismegestes, the founder of Hermetic Philosophy, to whom we... | |
 | Indiana State Medical Association - 1881 - 398 pages
...facts. Tyndall has eloquently said : " Presented rightly to the mind, the discovery and generalization of modern science constitute a poem more sublime than has ever yet been addressed to the imagination. The natural philosopher of to-day may dwell amid conceptions which beggar those of Milton."... | |
 | 1867 - 410 pages
...dissolves into its primitive, and almost Aformless form. The sun conies to us as heat ; and between his entrance and departure the multiform powers of our globe appear, they are all special arms of solar power, the moulds into which his strength is temporarily poured is passing from its source... | |
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Proteus works his spells ; the selfsame essence takes a million shapes and hues, and finally dissolves into its primitive and almost formless form. The sun comes to us as heat ; he quits us as heat ; and between bis entrance and departure the multiform... 
