Astronomy and general physics considered with reference to natural theology / by William Whewell.
- William Whewell
- Date:
- 1847
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Astronomy and general physics considered with reference to natural theology / by William Whewell. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CONTENTS. [ Within the last few years, several works have been pub- lished in this Country on subjects more or less closely ap- proaching to that here treated. It may, therefore, be not superfluous to say that the Author of the following pages believes that he has not borrowed any of his views or illus- trations from recent English writers on Natural Theology. ] Page INTRODUCTION. 5 Cuap. I. Object of the Present Treatise............ 1 IT...On Laws of Nature:s/.2i.2....ccseesssoees 6 III. Mutual Adaptation of Laws of Nature 11 IV. Division of the Subject..................64. 14 BOOK I, Terresrrian ADAPTATIONS........cesceceeeeeee 11 Cuar. I. The Length of the Year..................... 21 Il, The Length of the Day..:..........0s.000. 33 III. The Mass of the Earth .................0. 42 1V. The Magnitude of the Ocean ............ 52 V. The Magnitude of the Atmosphere...... 54 VI. The Constancy and Variety of Climates 55 VII. The Variety of Organization correspond- ing to the Variety of Climate......... 62 VIII. The Constituents of Climate.............. 75 The Laws of Heat with respect to the Earth . 76 1X. The Laws of Heat with respect to Water 80 X. The Laws of Heat with respect to Air 96 XI. The Laws of Electricity ................... 110 XII. The Laws of Magnetism .................. 113 XIII. The ailennram of eee with regard to Vegetation ........... 415 eR PEATE WEL eh nk ch bee tyeed invcrdakedyAs casas 117 XV. The Atmosphere... duodety idaadenes dies LOO MeN RaW eai ee Sa ES Le si cap shai doves sds chekaties s «s 128 XVIlo The Bther ies cnesee.. Seeks CURR MERE odes 138 A VIII. : Neca patalaiGnasscnsissccerstocssecsseasss.s 14)](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33098438_0015.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
