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... east , and his fetting in the weft ; after which the moon and ftars appear , ftill keeping the fame wefterly courfe , till we lofe fight of them altogether . This cannot be long obferved , before we must also This ( 27 ) Of the ...
... east , and his fetting in the weft ; after which the moon and ftars appear , ftill keeping the fame wefterly courfe , till we lofe fight of them altogether . This cannot be long obferved , before we must also This ( 27 ) Of the ...
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... east ; so that in 365 days we see the same star near the setting fun , as was obferved to be near him on the fame day in the preceding year . In other words , the fun has re- turned to the place from whence he fet out , or made what we ...
... east ; so that in 365 days we see the same star near the setting fun , as was obferved to be near him on the fame day in the preceding year . In other words , the fun has re- turned to the place from whence he fet out , or made what we ...
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... eastern part of the horizon , when the fun is disappearing in the western . After this , the gradually removes further and further eastward , till at laft she feems to approach the fun as nearly in the east as fhe did before in the west ...
... eastern part of the horizon , when the fun is disappearing in the western . After this , the gradually removes further and further eastward , till at laft she feems to approach the fun as nearly in the east as fhe did before in the west ...
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... east than the weft , he may conclude that it is neither Mercury nor Venus ; and may determine whether it is Saturn , Jupiter , or Mars , by the colour and light ; by which , alfo , he may diftinguish be- tween Venus and Mercury . That ...
... east than the weft , he may conclude that it is neither Mercury nor Venus ; and may determine whether it is Saturn , Jupiter , or Mars , by the colour and light ; by which , alfo , he may diftinguish be- tween Venus and Mercury . That ...
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... eastern quarter of the heavens, when the sun is in the western; but always either attends him'in the evening, or gives notice of his approach in the morning. MARS is ofa red fiery colour, giving' a much duller light than Venus, though ...
... eastern quarter of the heavens, when the sun is in the western; but always either attends him'in the evening, or gives notice of his approach in the morning. MARS is ofa red fiery colour, giving' a much duller light than Venus, though ...
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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