Astronomical and Geographical Essaysauthor, 1789 - 665 páginas |
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... respect to each other , yet change their fituation very sensibly with respect to the horizon ; fome rifing above , others defcending below it ; fome that were invisible , now becoming visible ; while , on the other hand , many are ...
... respect to each other , yet change their fituation very sensibly with respect to the horizon ; fome rifing above , others defcending below it ; fome that were invisible , now becoming visible ; while , on the other hand , many are ...
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... respect to the fun and earth . He never appears quite round or full to us , because his enlightened fide is never turned directly towards us , except when he is fo near the fun , as to become invifible . The times for making the most ...
... respect to the fun and earth . He never appears quite round or full to us , because his enlightened fide is never turned directly towards us , except when he is fo near the fun , as to become invifible . The times for making the most ...
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... respect to the fun and earth ; whereas they al- ways appear round to us . The anfwer faid to be made by him , is , that they appear round to the eye by reason of their distance ; but if we could have a nearer , or more diftinct view of ...
... respect to the fun and earth ; whereas they al- ways appear round to us . The anfwer faid to be made by him , is , that they appear round to the eye by reason of their distance ; but if we could have a nearer , or more diftinct view of ...
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... manner , no fooner was an idea formed , of the vast extent and greatness of the univerfe , with respect to this earth , than mankind began to conceive it would be be more rational that the earth should move , than 86 ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS .
... manner , no fooner was an idea formed , of the vast extent and greatness of the univerfe , with respect to this earth , than mankind began to conceive it would be be more rational that the earth should move , than 86 ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS .
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... respect to the stars . But as the earth ad- vances almost a degree eastward in it's orbit , in the time that it turns eastward round it's axis , whatever ftar paffes over the meridian on any day with the fun , will pafs over the fame ...
... respect to the stars . But as the earth ad- vances almost a degree eastward in it's orbit , in the time that it turns eastward round it's axis , whatever ftar paffes over the meridian on any day with the fun , will pafs over the fame ...
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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