Muschenbroek on the frequency of meteors in August, 125.
Myndius, Apollonius, on the Pythagorean doctrine of comets, 103, 104.
Nature, result of a rational inquiry into, 25; emotions excited by her
contemplation, 25; striking scenes, 26; their sources of enjoyment, 26, 27;
magnificence of the tropical scenery, 33, 34, 35, 344; religious impulses
from a communion with nature, 37; obstacles to an active spirit of inquiry,
37; mischief of inaccurate observations, 38; higher enjoyments of her study,
38; narrow-minded views of nature, 38; lofty impressions produced on the
minds of laborious observers, 40; nature defined, 41; her studies
inexhaustible, 41; general observations, their great advantages, 42; how to
be correctly comprehended, 72; her most vivid impressions earthly, 82.
Nature, philosophy of, 24, 37; physical description of, 66, 67, 73.
Nebulae, 84-86; nebulous Milky Way at right angles with that of the stars,
150-153; nebulous spots, conjectures on, 83-86; nebulous stars and planetary
nebulae, 85, 151, 152; nebulous vapor, 83-86, 87, 152; their supposed
condensation in conformity with the laws of attraction, 84.
Neilson, gradual depression of the southern part of Sweden, 295.
Nericat, Andrea de, popular belief in Syria on the fall of aerolites, 123.
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