Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... considerable assistance to the student in perusing this division . The third part - NOTES OF A NATURALIST — is again contributed by Professor RENNIE , whose name , in connexion with Natural History , ranks too high to need our eulogium ...
... considerable assistance to the student in perusing this division . The third part - NOTES OF A NATURALIST — is again contributed by Professor RENNIE , whose name , in connexion with Natural History , ranks too high to need our eulogium ...
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... considerable extent on some remarkable occasion , " young Birnie " was directed to attend his Royal Highness . The orders of the prince were executed so completely to his satis- faction , that he often afterwards , on similar occasions ...
... considerable extent on some remarkable occasion , " young Birnie " was directed to attend his Royal Highness . The orders of the prince were executed so completely to his satis- faction , that he often afterwards , on similar occasions ...
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... considerable advances in it . The Englishman was ignorant of Geometry ; the Florentine revived that science , excelled in it , and was the first who applied it , together with experiment to natural philosophy . The former rejected ...
... considerable advances in it . The Englishman was ignorant of Geometry ; the Florentine revived that science , excelled in it , and was the first who applied it , together with experiment to natural philosophy . The former rejected ...
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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