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" ... a degree of brightness about as strong as that with which such a coal would be seen to glow in faint daylight. "
Astronomy, as it is Known at the Present Day: With an Account of the Nature ... - Page 64
by George G. Carey - 1825 - 166 pages
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The Edinburgh Magazine, Or, Literary Miscellany, Volume 6

Books and bookselling - 1787 - 530 pages
...appearar.ee of what I have called the anual fire or eruption of a volcano, exactly refembkd a fmall piece of burning charcoal, when it is covered by a very thin coat of white aihes, which frequently adhere to it when it has been fome time ignited ; and it had a degree of brightnefs,...
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The Monthly Review, Or, Literary Journal, Volume 77

Books - 1787 - 666 pages
...burning matter was computed to be above three miles in diameter. Its appearance exactly refembled a fmall piece of burning char-coal when it is covered by a very thin coat of white afhes, fuch as frequently adheres to it when it has been fometime ignited ; and its brightnefs was...
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The European Magazine, and London Review, Volume 12

English literature - 1787 - 546 pages
...appearance of what I hive called the actual fire or eruption of a volcano, ex* aclly refembled a fmall piece of burning charcoal, when it is covered by a very thin coat of white afhes, which frequently adhere to it when it has been fome time ignited ; and it had a degree of brighlnel's,...
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The Historical Magazine, Or, Classical Library of Public Events ..., Volume 1

History - 1789 - 622 pages
...appearance of what I bare called the aétual fire or eruption of a volcano, exaâly refernbled a fmall piece of burning charcoal, when it is covered by a very thin coat of white aflies, which frequently adhere to it when k has been fome time ignited ; and it had a degree of brightiiefs,...
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The Accomplished Tutor: Or, Complete System of Liberal Education ...

Thomas Hodson - Education - 1802 - 556 pages
...more than three miles in diameter. The actual fire or eruption of a volcano exactly refimbled a linall piece of burning charcoal, when it is covered by -a very thin coat of white aflies ; and it had a dcgre» of brightnefs, about as ftrong at that with which a coal would be li...
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The Accomplished Tutor; Or, Complete System of Liberal Education ..., Volume 2

Thomas Hodson - Arithmetic - 1806 - 488 pages
...more than three miles in diameter. The j'Uml fire or eruption of a volcano exactly refembled a fmall piece of burning charcoal, when it is covered by a very thin coat of white- >thn; and it had a degree of brightnefs, yet. If. » O aboi;t about as ftrong as that with which a...
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The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6

William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...any similar phenomena last lunation, though I then viewed the same places with the samp instrument. " The appearance of what I have called the actual fire,...charcoal when it is covered by a very thin coat of white asliea, which frequently adhere to it when it has been some time ignited; and it has a degree of brightness...
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Institutes of Natural Philosophy: Theoretical and Practical

William Enfield - Astronomy - 1811 - 476 pages
...volcano burn with greater violence than on the preceding evening. He considered the eruption to resemble a small piece of burning charcoal when it is covered by a thin coat of white ashes, which frequently adhere to it, when it has been some time ignited, and it...
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The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, A Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 1

Edward T W. Polehampton - Astronomy - 1815 - 568 pages
...any similar phenomena last lunation, {hough I then viewed the same places with the same instrument. ' The appearance of what I have called the actual fire or eruption of a'volcano, exactly resembled a small piece of burning charcoal, •when it is covered by a very thin...
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British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ..., Volume 12

William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 356 pages
...any similar phenomena last lunation, though I then viewed the same places with the same instrument. " The appearance of what I have called the actual fire,...to it when it has been some time ignited ; and it has a degree of brightness about as strong as that with which such a coal would be seen to glow in...
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