ISBN: 9781153847711

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustra… More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884. Excerpt: ... The hypothesis that these rings are composed of a multitude of small satellites describing independent orbits around the centre of gravity of the planet explains the phenomena observed much better. A. Ares ( Ciel et Terre ) contends that the red colour of Mars is due not to its soil or its vegetation, but to its atmosphere. According to the Journal d''Hygiene citric acid is a most powerful disinfectant, preserving meat from putrefaction, and proving rapidly fatal to septic microbia. The soluble citrates have no similar action. M. Poincair6 ( Comptes Rendus ) contends that the attraction of the moon modifies the intensity of gravitation. Hence at the Equator the clock is retarded by half a second yearly by the combined attraction of the sun and moon, and advanced a second at the Poles. The inhabitants of Chiloe use as a weather-indicator the shell of a crab of the family Anomura, belonging probably to the genus Lithodes. It is almost white in fine weather, becomes covered with small red spots on the approach of moisture, and is almost entirely red when rain actually falls ( Ciel et Terre ). Mr. Maxwell Hall ( Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society) gives the following remarkable sequence of colour in the planets from the Earth outwards:--Mars, reddish; Jupiter, a delicate orange; Saturn, greenish yellow; Uranus, M. Faye ( Comptes Rendus ), after a careful examination, decides that the cosmogenic theory of Kant has not the smallest analogy with that of Laplace. M. Milne-Edwards gives an account of a young male gorilla living at present in the Jardin des Plantes. This animal is savage and morose, taking no part in the sports of the other apes, and being apparently inferior in intelligence even to the gibbons. M. J. Thoulet finds that ... James Samuelson, Books, Reference and Language, The Journal Of Science, And Annals Of Astronomy, Biology, Geology, Industrial Arts, Manufactures, And Technology (volume 21) Books>Reference and Language, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 115384771X

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ISBN: 9781153847711

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's web… More...

The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 21; Original Publisher: J. Churchill and Sons.; The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Volume: 21; Original Publisher: J. Churchill and Sons.; Publication date: 1884; Subjects: Science; Education / Teaching Methods Books, Education & Teaching~~General, Journal-of-Science-and-Annals-of-Astronomy-Biology-Geology-Industrial-Arts-Manufactures-and-Technology~~James-Samuelson, 999999999, The Journal Of Science, And Annals Of Astronomy, Biology, Geology, Industrial Arts, Manufactures, And Technology (Volume 21), James Samuelson, 115384771X, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<