Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons (1837) (Paperback)


Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: FIRST WEEK?THURSDAY. ELECTRICITY. The principle of electricity has been already mentioned as residing in the atmosphere; and as it frequently displays its tremendous powers during the summer months in the thunder stroke, it seems to demand some notice, although its properties have been more distinctly ascertained than its uses. The truth is, that notwithstanding the attention of philosophers has been very assiduously turned to this subject of late years, especially since the discoveries of Franklin and Galvani, and many very singular facts have been established in regard to this remarkable agent, there is still so much obscurity attached to the whole subject, that, in the present state of the science, nothing very precise can be stated as to the important functions which it doubtless exercises in the economy of nature. That electricity extensively pervades the fluid which surrounds our globe is certain; and it is not less distinctly ascertained that it performs a powerful part in influencing and modifying the changes which take place in the wcathqr, both as relates to warmth and to moisture; but its substance is too subtle, and the laws by which it acts are too singular to enable us, in the present state of our knowledge, to decideeither as to the exact nature or the full extent of its operations. That it is extensively employed in the various modifications which the clouds undergo, may well be believed, since it has been ascertained, by means of Franklin's electric kite, that clouds are sometimesnegativcly and sometimes positively electrified; and, indeed, the copious falls of rain consequent on a thunder-storm, are themselvesa sufficient proof of this influence. It has been supposed, that it is the electric power which preserves moisture in the form of mist or clou...

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: FIRST WEEK?THURSDAY. ELECTRICITY. The principle of electricity has been already mentioned as residing in the atmosphere; and as it frequently displays its tremendous powers during the summer months in the thunder stroke, it seems to demand some notice, although its properties have been more distinctly ascertained than its uses. The truth is, that notwithstanding the attention of philosophers has been very assiduously turned to this subject of late years, especially since the discoveries of Franklin and Galvani, and many very singular facts have been established in regard to this remarkable agent, there is still so much obscurity attached to the whole subject, that, in the present state of the science, nothing very precise can be stated as to the important functions which it doubtless exercises in the economy of nature. That electricity extensively pervades the fluid which surrounds our globe is certain; and it is not less distinctly ascertained that it performs a powerful part in influencing and modifying the changes which take place in the wcathqr, both as relates to warmth and to moisture; but its substance is too subtle, and the laws by which it acts are too singular to enable us, in the present state of our knowledge, to decideeither as to the exact nature or the full extent of its operations. That it is extensively employed in the various modifications which the clouds undergo, may well be believed, since it has been ascertained, by means of Franklin's electric kite, that clouds are sometimesnegativcly and sometimes positively electrified; and, indeed, the copious falls of rain consequent on a thunder-storm, are themselvesa sufficient proof of this influence. It has been supposed, that it is the electric power which preserves moisture in the form of mist or clou...

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August 2009

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344

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978-0-217-54790-1

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