Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... appears to make a complete tour round the heavens . Comets in general have a very different appearance to that they exhibit to our earth , —their tails do not appear extended , but as encompassing the head , which is brighter than as we ...
... appears to make a complete tour round the heavens . Comets in general have a very different appearance to that they exhibit to our earth , —their tails do not appear extended , but as encompassing the head , which is brighter than as we ...
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... appears of this form to the earth . From this planet all the others are seen as the earth sees Mars , Jupiter , Saturn and Uranus ; all are supe- rior , consequently all in succession , transit his meridian at midnight . The most ...
... appears of this form to the earth . From this planet all the others are seen as the earth sees Mars , Jupiter , Saturn and Uranus ; all are supe- rior , consequently all in succession , transit his meridian at midnight . The most ...
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... appears round , as at A , the ring being then not visible ; at b the ring appears as at B , at c as at C , & c . an ellipsis very narrow at first , with the ends of it sharp , but growing continually wider , till Saturn arrives at ƒ . a ...
... appears round , as at A , the ring being then not visible ; at b the ring appears as at B , at c as at C , & c . an ellipsis very narrow at first , with the ends of it sharp , but growing continually wider , till Saturn arrives at ƒ . a ...
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1st day 4th day afterwards aphelion appears ascending node astronomer beautiful Beetle birds born Butterfly CALENDAR OF BRITISH celebrated celestial comet conjunction Daniel Bernoulli dark death Declin diameter died difference of latitude Digits eclipsed disc distance early earth eclipse Emersion eminent Equation FLEMING FORM OF SATURN'S Galileo greatest heavens Herschel inferior conjunction inferior planets insects John John Herschel Jupiter Kepler labours LEACH light LINNEUS Lord LUNAR magnitude Major axis Mars MARTYR Mercury Minor axis moon morning Moth motion nature never night node o'er Observatory observed orbit Pallas perigee perihelion period planet published QUADRUPEDS remarkable RENNIE revolution Right Ascen ring of Saturn round Royal SATURN'S RING says Second satellite seen Semi-diameter shadow shining solar solar eclipse stars STEPHENS telescope TEMMINCK thee thou tion transit transits of Mercury trees Uranus Venus visible volumes vulgaris winter