On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man, Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants and the Exercise of His Intellectual Faculties
On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man, Principally with Reference to the Supply of His Wants and the Exercise of His Intellectual Faculties
Excerpt from On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man, Principally With Reference to the Supply of His Wants, and the Exercise of His Intellectual Faculties In the mineral kingdom the most characteristic property of the se veral species appears to be a disposition to a pecular mode of mutual attraction among the particles composing the individuals belonging to them; from which attraction, when exerted under the most favour able circumstances, result that symmetry and regularity of form, to ...
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Excerpt from On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical Condition of Man, Principally With Reference to the Supply of His Wants, and the Exercise of His Intellectual Faculties In the mineral kingdom the most characteristic property of the se veral species appears to be a disposition to a pecular mode of mutual attraction among the particles composing the individuals belonging to them; from which attraction, when exerted under the most favour able circumstances, result that symmetry and regularity of form, to which the term crystal has been applied. The transparency and degree of hardness of crystals are various, and depend much upon external circumstances. The form is fundamentally the same for each species, though capable of being modified according to known laws; and the substance is chemically the same throughout its whole extent. Every atom of a crystallized mass of gypsum consists of water, lime, and sulphuric acid, united in the same proportions as are found to exist in the whole mass, or in any given part of it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Add this copy of On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical to cart. $15.50, fair condition, Sold by Booksavers of Virginia rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisonburg, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1852 by H. G. Bohn.
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Fair. Ex-library with typical library markings/labels. Red boards scuffed and discolored. Missing sections of spine cover. Binding cracked at front and rear hinges, pages secure. Staining to endpapers and page edges. Interior pages are age-toned but otherwise unmarked. Your purchase benefits world-wide relief efforts of Mennonite Central Committee.
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Fair. First American edition. Octavo. 280pp. Publisher's brown cloth with pprinted paper spine label. Considerable staining on both boards and pages, a fair only copy with erosion on the spine label.
Add this copy of On the Adaptation of External Nature to the Physical to cart. $166.90, good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1833 by William Pickering.
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Unamed. Good. A interesting work of theological writing by the scientist John Kidd, discussing nature and the existence of God and mankind. This particular volume is a presentation copy, with the authors inscription to the front blank. This being Treatise II of the The Bridgewater Treatise, works on the power wisdom and goodness of God, and the ways in which it manifests throughout creation. The work is one of Natural theology that argues for the existence of God in nature, as apposed to merely religious scripture or doctrine. Written by John Kidd, a physician and chemist who was a proponent of this theology. With the ink inscription to the front blank that reads 'From the Author' with a small round bookplate to the reverse of the front endpaper. The crest bears the Latin phrase 'Sit sine decus labe'. A lovely example of this work, which appears to have been gifted by the author himself. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally bumped to the head and tail of the spine, with loss to the cloth. Bumping to the extremities. Rubbing to the front and rear joints, with a small amount of loss to the cloth. Ink inscirption to the front pastedown. The odd mark to the front and rear endpapers. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright with the occasional spot. Good.
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