The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 2

Richard Lobb

Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 - Nature study

Contents

• VOL IL: 1
• Concluding Considerations on the wonderful Ingenuity of certain Insects: 12
• Summer Reflections: 24
• A Morning Walk: 34
• On the: 43
• On the Nature of Light: 52
• On Colours: 60
• Page 1: 70
• On Vision: 71
• On Sound and the Sense of Hearing: 75
• On Smell Taste and Touch: 83
• On Lightning and Thunder: 91
• On Electricity: 101
• On the Aurora Borealis and other Fiery Meteors: 112
• On Magnetism and the Mariners Compass: 120
• On Earthquakes: 129
• On Volcanos and Subterraneous Fires: 138
• Further Reflections on Volcanos with a Refuta tion of some Objections deduced from Volcanic Phenomena against the Truth of Revelation: 148
• On the Art of Navigation: 158
• On the Nature of the Tides: 169
• On various Phenomena of the Ocean: 177
• Further Reflections on the Ocean: 186
• Conclusion of Reflections on the Ocean: 196
• On the Decay and Fall of the Leaves: 205
• On the Chain of Beings in the Universe: 216
• No Page 63 On the Principle of Association: 225
• On the Feathered Creation: 233
• On the Migration of Birds: 243
• Further Reflections on the Migration of Birds: 251
• On Migration in general: 261
• On the Instinct of Brutes: 272
• The Force of Instinct exemplified in the natural History of the Beaver: 281
• On the Habitation of Animals in general: 290
• On the Instinct of Affection in the Brute Creation: 301
• On the Artifices of various Kinds of Animals: 309
• On the Internal Structure of the Earth: 320
• On Extraneous Fossils: 329
• On the Mineral Productions of the Earth: 338
• On Mountains: 347
• Further Observations on Mountains: 355
• The Conclusion: 363
• 196: 369
• 205: 370
• 216: 371
• 8: 384

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 2; The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Richard Lobb
• Author: Richard Lobb
• Edition: 4
• Publisher: Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817
• Original from: the New York Public Library
• Digitized: Apr 18, 2006