Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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Page 71
... birds , evidently because they mistake him for a hawk , most night - birds are attacked in the same way , when- ever they make their appearance by day . They might , perhaps , refer this in the case of owls to the general principle ...
... birds , evidently because they mistake him for a hawk , most night - birds are attacked in the same way , when- ever they make their appearance by day . They might , perhaps , refer this in the case of owls to the general principle ...
Page 83
... birds , grey linnets , and goldfinches . This green linnet was really a wonderful little creature . Birds often acquire astonishing tricks ; but they perform them in a mecha- nical manner like automatons . Our green linnet , how- ever ...
... birds , grey linnets , and goldfinches . This green linnet was really a wonderful little creature . Birds often acquire astonishing tricks ; but they perform them in a mecha- nical manner like automatons . Our green linnet , how- ever ...
Page 101
... BIRDS .-- Girard carried to much perfection the labours of Hunter , entertained a very similar opinion to his respecting the use attributed to the air in the cells , and bones of birds ; principally be- cause the quantity of the air ...
... BIRDS .-- Girard carried to much perfection the labours of Hunter , entertained a very similar opinion to his respecting the use attributed to the air in the cells , and bones of birds ; principally be- cause the quantity of the air ...
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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