Astronomical and Geographical Essaysauthor, 1789 - 665 páginas |
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... property of neither rifing in the east , nor fetting in the weft ; but seem to turn round one immoveable point , near near which is placed a single star , called the ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS . 31 % Of the Apparent Motion of the Stars 1 3.
... property of neither rifing in the east , nor fetting in the weft ; but seem to turn round one immoveable point , near near which is placed a single star , called the ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS . 31 % Of the Apparent Motion of the Stars 1 3.
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... seem to finifh his period in lefs time than thirty years . Now as it is impoffible that the fun can have all these motions really in itself , we may fafely affirm ,. that none of them are real , but that they are all apparent , and ...
... seem to finifh his period in lefs time than thirty years . Now as it is impoffible that the fun can have all these motions really in itself , we may fafely affirm ,. that none of them are real , but that they are all apparent , and ...
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... seem to go once round the earth , in the time of one complete rotation , or in 23 hours , 56 minutes ; which is the cafe with any of the fixed ftars , and is therefore the length of a SIDERIAL PAY . But the fun is found to take up a ...
... seem to go once round the earth , in the time of one complete rotation , or in 23 hours , 56 minutes ; which is the cafe with any of the fixed ftars , and is therefore the length of a SIDERIAL PAY . But the fun is found to take up a ...
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... seems equally fitted for the refi- dence of a being , placed here only for a fhort time , whofe task is to advance himself to a higher and happier ftate of existence , by unremitted vigilance of caution , and activity of virtue . The ...
... seems equally fitted for the refi- dence of a being , placed here only for a fhort time , whofe task is to advance himself to a higher and happier ftate of existence , by unremitted vigilance of caution , and activity of virtue . The ...
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... seem to be more or less distant from it , ac- cording as they are fituated with respect to them and the earth . ་ The distance of a planet from the ecliptic , as it would appear if feen from the center of the earth , is called it's ...
... seem to be more or less distant from it , ac- cording as they are fituated with respect to them and the earth . ་ The distance of a planet from the ecliptic , as it would appear if feen from the center of the earth , is called it's ...
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aftronomy alfo alſo apparent motion atmoſphere becauſe bodies braſs meridian broad paper circle called cauſes celeftial confequently conjunction decreaſe defcribe degrees diameter diftinguiſhed diſappear diſcovered diſtance diurnal motion earth eaſt ecliptic elongation equator faid fame fatellites feen fhadow fhew fhould fide figns firſt fituation fixed ftars fize folar fome fometimes fouth fouthern fpectator fuch fummer fun appears fun's fuperior fuppofe furface fyftem greateſt heavens hemifphere horizon increaſe inferior conjunction inferior planets inhabitants interfect itſelf Jupiter latitude lefs light London longitude meaſure Mercury miles moon moon's moſt move muſt night nodes obferved oppofite orbit paffes paffing parallax parallel phænomena pofition polar circle pole reaſon repreſent reſpect retrograde motion revolves round rife round the fun Saturn ſeen ſhall ſhe ſmall ſpace ſphere ſpots ſtars ſuppoſe ſyſtem teleſcope thefe theſe thofe thoſe tropic of Cancer univerfe uſed Venus viſible weft whofe