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Astronomy and General Physics Considered With Reference to Natural Theology

Astronomy and General Physics Considered With Reference to Natural Theology

by William Whewell

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Author
Whewell, William, 1794-1866
Title
Astronomy and General Physics Considered with Reference to Natural Theology
Credits
Sonya Schermann, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
BL: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion: General, Miscellaneous and Atheism
Subject
Cosmic physics
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 66406
Release Date
September 28, 2021
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.ASTRONOMY AND GENERAL PHYSICS CONSIDERED WITH REFERENCE TO NATURAL THEOLOGY.
  6. 6.DEDICATION
  7. 7.NOTICE.
  8. 8.CONTENTS.
  9. 9.INTRODUCTION. — CHAPTER I. Object of the Present Treatise.
  10. 10.CHAPTER II. On Laws of Nature.
  11. 11.CHAPTER III. Mutual Adaptation in the Laws of Nature.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IV. Division of the Subject.
  13. 13.BOOK I. TERRESTRIAL ADAPTATIONS.
  14. 14.CHAPTER I. The Length of the Year.
  15. 15.CHAPTER II. The Length of the Day.
  16. 16.CHAPTER III. The Mass of the Earth.
  17. 17.CHAPTER IV. The Magnitude of the Ocean.
  18. 18.CHAPTER V. The Magnitude of the Atmosphere.
  19. 19.CHAPTER VI. The Constancy and Variety of Climates.
  20. 20.CHAPTER VII. The Variety of Organization corresponding to the Variety of Climate.
  21. 21.CHAPTER VIII. The Constituents of Climate. — The Laws of Heat with respect to the Earth.
  22. 22.CHAPTER IX. The Laws of Heat with respect to Water.
  23. 23.CHAPTER X. The Laws of Heat with respect to Air.
  24. 24.CHAPTER XI. The Laws of Electricity.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XII. The Laws of Magnetism.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XIII. The Properties of Light with regard to Vegetation.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XIV. Sound.
  28. 28.CHAPTER XV. The Atmosphere.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XVI. Light.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XVII. The Ether.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XVIII. Recapitulation.
  32. 32.BOOK II. COSMICAL ARRANGEMENTS.
  33. 33.CHAPTER I. The Structure of the Solar System.
  34. 34.CHAPTER II. The Circular Orbits of the Planets round the Sun.
  35. 35.CHAPTER III. The Stability of the Solar System.
  36. 36.CHAPTER IV. The Sun in the Centre.
  37. 37.CHAPTER V. The Satellites.
  38. 38.CHAPTER VI. The Stability of the Ocean.
  39. 39.CHAPTER VII. The Nebular Hypothesis.
  40. 40.CHAPTER VIII. The Existence of a Resisting Medium in the Solar System.
  41. 41.CHAPTER IX. Mechanical Laws.
  42. 42.CHAPTER X. The Law of Gravitation.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XI. The Laws of Motion.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XII. Friction. [25]
  45. 45.BOOK III. RELIGIOUS VIEWS.
  46. 46.CHAPTER I. The Creator of the Physical World is the Governor of the Moral World.
  47. 47.CHAPTER II. On the Vastness of the Universe.
  48. 48.CHAPTER III. On Man’s Place in the Universe.
  49. 49.CHAPTER IV. On the Impression produced by the Contemplation of Laws of Nature;
  50. 50.CHAPTER V. On Inductive Habits;
  51. 51.CHAPTER VI. On Deductive Habits;
  52. 52.CHAPTER VII. On Final Causes.
  53. 53.CHAPTER VIII. On the Physical Agency of the Deity.
  54. 54.CHAPTER IX. On the Impression produced by considering the Nature and Prospects of Science;
  55. 55.FOOTNOTES:
  56. 56.Untitled

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