Project Gutenberg 2012-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 69 Tefft, Lyman Beecher 1833 Tefft, Lyman B. Curiosities of Heat E-text prepared by the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org) "Curiosities of Heat" by Lyman Beecher Tefft is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book explores the nature and principles of heat, its effects, and its significance in both nature and human applications. Through the lens of the interactions between heat and the physical world, the author delves into philosophical and theological themes regarding the purpose of creation and humanity's relationship with the divine. The opening of the book sets the stage for this exploration through a conversation in a Bible class led by Mr. Wilton, which introduces several characters, including Mr. Hume, a skeptical man, and Ansel, a young scholar grappling with questions about faith and science. This initial discussion touches on themes of belief, the existence of God, and the importance of understanding the natural world. It hints at the tension between religious faith and scientific inquiry, as Mr. Wilton prepares his students to study the "book of Nature" alongside their biblical studies, foreshadowing a dynamic blend of scientific exploration and philosophical reflection. This approach lays the foundation for the subsequent chapters that will delve deeply into the characteristics and laws governing heat, inviting readers to consider both scientific understanding and spiritual significance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39566/39566-h/images/cover.jpg en Religion and science Heat BR QC Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal Browsing: Science - General 441577 441388 2024-09-16T14:58:09.613196 2023-09-17T09:22:08.072719 text/html text/html 451198 2012-04-29T17:12:15 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1118901 2012-04-29T17:16:31 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1288864 2024-09-16T14:58:15.392647 application/epub+zip 1296384 2024-09-16T14:58:10.612210 application/epub+zip 214042 2024-09-16T14:58:10.136192 application/epub+zip 1419685 2024-09-16T14:58:19.163650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1375894 2024-09-16T14:58:14.797668 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 298341 2022-09-18T06:58:02.280141 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397378 397223 2024-09-16T14:58:08.864183 2023-09-17T09:22:07.384706 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 396981 2012-04-29T17:04:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 142878 2012-04-29T17:04:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 396988 2012-04-29T17:04:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 142881 2012-04-29T17:04:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20499 2024-09-16T14:58:19.306620 application/rdf+xml 21266 2024-09-16T14:58:10.238169 image/jpeg 2720 2024-09-16T14:58:10.189185 image/jpeg 1128818 2024-09-16T14:58:09.736198 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog