Composition of Atmospheric Air -- Atmosphere divided into three regions -- Air a fluid -- Its compressibility and elasticity -- Weight and pressure -- Equilibrium -- Transparency -- Wind -- Causes of Wind -- Variety of Winds -- Velocity of Winds -- Destructive Winds -- Wind under the control of God -- Wind a similitude of the Holy Spirit’s operations. p. 95-114. CHAPTER IV. THIRD DAY. _Section_ I.--THE SEA. Water and Land separated -- Formation of the Sea -- Its restrictions -- Extent -- Depth -- Composition -- Saltiness -- Motion -- Tides -- Four states of water -- Circulation -- Religious Improvement. p. 114-135. _Section_ II.--THE EARTH. Surface of the Earth -- Mountains -- Fertility of Plants -- Dissemination of seeds -- Preservation of Plants -- Adaptation to different Climates -- Number of Vegetables -- Succession of Vegetables -- Remarkable Trees -- Sensitive Plants -- Kitchen Vegetables -- Garden Flowers -- Religious Improvement. p. 136-165. _Section_ III.--MINERALS. Gold -- Silver -- Platina -- Mercury -- Copper -- Iron -- Tin -- Lead --Nickel -- Zinc -- Palladium -- Bismuth -- Antimony -- Tellurium --Arsenic -- Cobalt -- Manganese -- Tungsten -- Molybdenum --Uranium -- Titanium -- Chromium -- Columbium or Tantalium -- Cerium -- Oxmium -- Rodium -- Iridium -- Religious Improvement. p. 165-183. CHAPTER V. FOURTH DAY. _Section_ I.--THE SUN. Signs -- Names -- Nature -- Motions -- Form -- Magnitude -- Distance -- Suspension -- Idolatrous worship of the Sun -- The Sun an emblem of Christ. p. 183-198. _Section_ II.--THE MOON. Names -- Dimensions -- Motions -- Seasons -- Phases -- Harvest Moon -- Moon’s Surface -- Aerial Stones -- Eclipses -- Moonlight -- Epithets -- Religious Improvement. p. 198-214. _Section_ III.--THE SEASONS. Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter -- Displaying Divine Power, Wisdom, Goodness, Faithfulness -- Religious Improvement. p. 214-223. _Section_ IV.--THE PLANETS AND FIXED STARS. Mercury -- Venus -- The Earth -- Mars -- Ceres -- Pallas -- Juno --Vesta -- Jupiter -- Saturn -- Georgium Sidus -- Comets -- Fixed Stars -- Religious Improvement. p. 223-278. CHAPTER VI. FIFTH DAY. _Section_ I.--FISHES. Of Fishes in general -- The Cetaceous kind -- Cartilaginous -- Spinous -- Crustaceous -- and Testaceous -- Animalcules -- Religious Improvement. p. 279-296. _Section_ II.--ON FOWLS.