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... nearly the same tine . Dr. Herschel , from the observations he made on the planet , concludes in the following words : " It does not appear to me that there is sufficient ground for ad- mitting the ring of Saturn to be of a very ...
... nearly the same tine . Dr. Herschel , from the observations he made on the planet , concludes in the following words : " It does not appear to me that there is sufficient ground for ad- mitting the ring of Saturn to be of a very ...
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... nearly parallel to the equator . + The orbits of all these satellites , except the fifth , are nearly in the same plane , which makes an angle with the plane of Saturn's orbit of about 31 ° , and by reason of their being inclined at ...
... nearly parallel to the equator . + The orbits of all these satellites , except the fifth , are nearly in the same plane , which makes an angle with the plane of Saturn's orbit of about 31 ° , and by reason of their being inclined at ...
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... nearly 108 days . The second and fourth of these satellites were discovered an the 11th of January , 1787. The other four were discovered in 1790 , and 1794 ; but their distances and periodic times , though set down above , are not so ...
... nearly 108 days . The second and fourth of these satellites were discovered an the 11th of January , 1787. The other four were discovered in 1790 , and 1794 ; but their distances and periodic times , though set down above , are not so ...
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... nearly an hour after she has arisen . There will be a solar eclipse on the 21st day ; that is , at the time of the New Moon ; but it will not be visible in England , ра On the 1st day of this month the Moon will eclipse the . star ...
... nearly an hour after she has arisen . There will be a solar eclipse on the 21st day ; that is , at the time of the New Moon ; but it will not be visible in England , ра On the 1st day of this month the Moon will eclipse the . star ...
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... nearly four minutes less , or in 23h . 56m , 4s .; so that any given fixed star is found to gain 3m . 56s . upon the Sun every day , which amounts to one diurnal revo- lution in a year ; and therefore in 365 days , as measured by the ...
... nearly four minutes less , or in 23h . 56m , 4s .; so that any given fixed star is found to gain 3m . 56s . upon the Sun every day , which amounts to one diurnal revo- lution in a year ; and therefore in 365 days , as measured by the ...
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Página 373 - See here thy pictur'd life ; pass some few years, Thy flowering Spring, thy Summer's ardent strength, Thy sober Autumn fading into age, And pale concluding Winter comes at last, And shuts the scene.
Página 365 - Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us and to die) Expatiate free o'er all this scene of Man...
Página 354 - Th' unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth: Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Página 41 - Savage did not exempt him; or those, who, in confidence of superior capacities or attainments, disregard the common maxims of life, shall be reminded, that nothing will supply the want of prudence; and that negligence and irregularity, long continued, will make knowledge useless, wit ridiculous, and genius contemptible.
Página 371 - But who can paint Like Nature? Can imagination boast, Amid its gay creation, hues like hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill, And lose them in each other, as appears In every bud that blows...
Página 221 - ... of these receptacles, walked about the streets till he was weary, and lay down in the summer upon a bulk, or in the winter, with his associates in poverty, among the ashes of a glass-house.
Página 365 - AWAKE, my St. John ! leave all meaner things To low ambition and the pride of kings. Let us (since life can little more supply Than just to look about us, and to die...
Página 187 - Lord Tyrconnel, whatever were his motives, upon his promise to lay aside his design of exposing the cruelty of his mother, received him into his family, treated him as his equal, and engaged to allow him a pension of two hundred pounds a year.
Página 40 - Such were the life and death of Richard Savage, a man equally distinguished by his virtues and vices, and at once remarkable for his weaknesses and abilities.
Página 221 - Wanderer, the man of exalted sentiments, extensive views, and curious observations ; the man whose remarks on life might have assisted the statesman, whose ideas of virtue might have enlightened the moralist, whose eloquence might have influenced senates, and whose delicacy might have polished courts.