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... answered in a more familiar manner , and with lefs burthen upon the memory . The number of the ancient conftellations was 48 ; in these were included 1022 ftars . Many conftellations have been added by modern aftrono- mers ; fo that the ...
... answered in a more familiar manner , and with lefs burthen upon the memory . The number of the ancient conftellations was 48 ; in these were included 1022 ftars . Many conftellations have been added by modern aftrono- mers ; fo that the ...
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... answer the question , and obviate the difficulty . The mind of man has a natural propensity to indolence ; the ardour of it's purfuits , when they are unconnected with felfifh views , are foon abated , small difficulties difcourage , a ...
... answer the question , and obviate the difficulty . The mind of man has a natural propensity to indolence ; the ardour of it's purfuits , when they are unconnected with felfifh views , are foon abated , small difficulties difcourage , a ...
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... answers to a different point in the heavens . The AXIS of the earth is an imaginary line , conceived to be drawn through the center of the earth , upon which line it's revolutions are made . The POLES of the earth are the extremities of ...
... answers to a different point in the heavens . The AXIS of the earth is an imaginary line , conceived to be drawn through the center of the earth , upon which line it's revolutions are made . The POLES of the earth are the extremities of ...
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... , till they reach the starry heaven , the fun will be seen to move in that circle which cor- refponds to the tropic of cancer on the longest fummer's fummer's day , and in that circle which answers to 96 ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS .
... , till they reach the starry heaven , the fun will be seen to move in that circle which cor- refponds to the tropic of cancer on the longest fummer's fummer's day , and in that circle which answers to 96 ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS .
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George Adams. fummer's day , and in that circle which answers to the tropic of capricorn on the shortest winter's day . The polar circles are two leffer circles , con- ceived to be defcribed at 23 degrees diftance from each pole . The ...
George Adams. fummer's day , and in that circle which answers to the tropic of capricorn on the shortest winter's day . The polar circles are two leffer circles , con- ceived to be defcribed at 23 degrees diftance from each pole . The ...
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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