Astronomical and Geographical Essaysauthor, 1789 - 665 páginas |
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... must have been amongst those which first attracted their attention . They are of all objects the most con- fpicuous , the most important , and the most beautiful . Aftronomy may be defined as the science which inftructs us in the laws ...
... must have been amongst those which first attracted their attention . They are of all objects the most con- fpicuous , the most important , and the most beautiful . Aftronomy may be defined as the science which inftructs us in the laws ...
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... into it by appear- ances , derived only from the fenses . No man can at once convey light in the higher subjects to another man's understanding . It must come A 4 into into the mind from it's own motions , within . ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS . 7.
... into it by appear- ances , derived only from the fenses . No man can at once convey light in the higher subjects to another man's understanding . It must come A 4 into into the mind from it's own motions , within . ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS . 7.
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... must be much rarer than our's , fays , that the moon fhone with the brighteft fplendor in the midst of a sky as black as ebony ; while Jupiter , rayed like the fun , rofe from behind the mountains in the eaft . * * Appendix to vol . 74 ...
... must be much rarer than our's , fays , that the moon fhone with the brighteft fplendor in the midst of a sky as black as ebony ; while Jupiter , rayed like the fun , rofe from behind the mountains in the eaft . * * Appendix to vol . 74 ...
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... must be used , and confidered as fo many luminous points fixed in the concavity of a sphere , whofe radius is indefinite , and of which the observer's eye is the center . We may learn from hence the neceffity of of forming an exact ...
... must be used , and confidered as fo many luminous points fixed in the concavity of a sphere , whofe radius is indefinite , and of which the observer's eye is the center . We may learn from hence the neceffity of of forming an exact ...
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George Adams. boundless fields of ether ; indeed , the immensity of the universe must contain fuch numbers , as would exceed the utmoft ftretch of the human imagination . For who can say , how far the uni- verse extends , or where are ...
George Adams. boundless fields of ether ; indeed , the immensity of the universe must contain fuch numbers , as would exceed the utmoft ftretch of the human imagination . For who can say , how far the uni- verse extends , or where are ...
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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