Astronomical and Geographical Essaysauthor, 1789 - 665 páginas |
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... sometimes nearer to , at others further from it , describing whole circles about a point above it . If the observer turns himself round , he will find fome stars rife only as it were to fet again ; many defcribing small arcs , and ...
... sometimes nearer to , at others further from it , describing whole circles about a point above it . If the observer turns himself round , he will find fome stars rife only as it were to fet again ; many defcribing small arcs , and ...
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... sometimes appears almost equal to her in fize. He is not Jubject to the same limitations in his motions as Venus and Mercury, but appears sometimes very near the sun, at others at a greater difiance from him. i. him, rising when the sun ...
... sometimes appears almost equal to her in fize. He is not Jubject to the same limitations in his motions as Venus and Mercury, but appears sometimes very near the sun, at others at a greater difiance from him. i. him, rising when the sun ...
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... peculiarities , which are enumerated in larger , treatifes on this fubject Venus * Rutherforth's Syftem of Natural Philofophy , vol . 2 F. 781 . Venus is sometimes feen paffing over the disk of the бо ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS .
... peculiarities , which are enumerated in larger , treatifes on this fubject Venus * Rutherforth's Syftem of Natural Philofophy , vol . 2 F. 781 . Venus is sometimes feen paffing over the disk of the бо ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS .
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George Adams. Venus is sometimes feen paffing over the disk of the fun , as a round dark spot . These appear- ances , which are called tranfits , happen very feldom ; there have been two within these few years , the one in June , 1761 ...
George Adams. Venus is sometimes feen paffing over the disk of the fun , as a round dark spot . These appear- ances , which are called tranfits , happen very feldom ; there have been two within these few years , the one in June , 1761 ...
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... sometimes the EQUINOCTIAL , fometimes the CELESTIAL EQUATOR . The meridian of any place is a circle supposed to pass through that place , and the poles of the earth ; we may therefore imagine as many me- ridians as there are places upon ...
... sometimes the EQUINOCTIAL , fometimes the CELESTIAL EQUATOR . The meridian of any place is a circle supposed to pass through that place , and the poles of the earth ; we may therefore imagine as many me- ridians as there are places upon ...
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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