Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons: Illustrating the Perfections of God in the Phenomena of the Year, Volume 4

R. Carter, 1846 - 391 pages

The Character impressed on NatureCompensation	16

Globular figure of the Earth	24

Aurora Borealis	44

Variety of Climates	54

Adaptation of Organized Existences to Seasons and Climates	60

Adaptation of Organized Existences to the Tropical Regions	67

The Balance Preserved in the Animal and Vegetable Creation	74

Night Sleep	84

Birds which partially Migrate	219

CHRISTMASDAY	228

SUNDAY Proofs of Divine Benevolence in the Works of Crea Page	237

Cetaceous Animals	245

Migration of Eels	254

MIGRATION OF THE LANDCRAB	263

HYBERNATION OF QUADRUPEDS	272

Torpidity	282

THE STARRY HEAVENS	99

The Sun as the Source of Light and Heat	108

Motions of the Planets	111

SUNDAY Divine and Human Knowledge Compared	120

Pelative Proportions of the Planetary System	126

immensity of the Universe	132

Binary Stars	140

THE MICROSCOPE	146

HYBERNATION OF PLANTS	153

Adjustment of the Constitution of Plants to the Annual Cycle	160

Instinct	167

Various States	185

The Beetle	200

SUNDAY Greatness of God even in the Smallest Things	206

Birds Continued	213

Provisions for his Comfort	292

SUNDAY The Unceasing and Universal Providence of God	300

Food and Clothing	309

Provision for causing Ice to float on the Surface	316

Amusements connected with it	322

Effects of Frost in the Northern Regions	330

Hoar Frost Foliations on WindowGlass c	337

Sagacity and Fidelity of the Dog in Snow	345

Its Phenomena consistent with the Mosaic Account of the Crea	352

Successive Periods of Deposit	360

Successive Periods of Organized Existences	366

in Scripture	374

Effects of the Deluge on the Present Surface of the Earth	383

SUNDAY The Deluge a Divine Judgment	389

370	395

Title	Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons: Illustrating the Perfections of God in the Phenomena of the Year, Volume 4 Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons: Illustrating the Perfections of God in the Phenomena of the Year, Henry Duncan
Author	Henry Duncan
Publisher	R. Carter, 1846
Original from	the University of Virginia
Digitized	23 Feb 2011
Length	391 pages

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