The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Τόμος 2

Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817

VOL IL	1

Concluding Considerations on the wonderful Ingenuity of certain Insects	12

Summer Reflections	24

A Morning Walk	34

On the Sun	43

On the Nature of Light	52

On Colours	60

On Vision	67

Further Reflections on the Ocean	186

Conclusion of Reflections on the Ocean	196

On the Decay and Fall of the Leaves	205

On the Chain of Beings in the Universe	216

No Page 63 On the Principle of Association	225

On the Feathered Creation	233

On the Migration of Birds	243

Further Reflections on the Migration of Birds	251

On Sound and the Sense of Hearing	75

On Smell Taste and Touch	83

On Lightning and Thunder	91

On Electricity	101

On the Aurora Borealis and other Fiery Meteors	112

On Magnetism and the Mariners Compass	120

On Earthquakes	129

On Voleanos and Subterraneous Fires	138

Further Reflections on Volcanos with a Refuta tion of some Objections deduced from Volcanic Phenomena against the Truth of Revelation	148

On the Art of Navigation	158

On the Nature of the Tides	169

On various Phenomena of the Ocean	177

On Migration in general	261

On the Instinct of Brutes	272

The Force of Instinct exemplified in the natural History of the Beaver	281

On the Habitation of Animals in general	290

On the Instinct of Affection in the Brute Creation	301

On the Artifices of various Kinds of Animals	309

On the Internal Structure of the Earth	320

On Extraneous Fossils	329

On the Mineral Productions of the Earth	338

On Mountains	347

Further Observations on Mountains	355

The Conclusion	363

Τίτλος	The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Τόμος 2 The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Richard Lobb
Συγγραφέας	Richard Lobb
Έκδοση	4
Εκδότης	Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817
Πρωτότυπο από	η Δημόσια Βιβλιοθήκη της Νέας Υόρκης
Ψηφιοποιήθηκε στις	18 Απρ. 2006

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