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The orbit of each planet is an ellipse ; of which the sun occupies one of the foci .
2nd . The areas described about the sun , by the of " radius vector of the planet ,
are proportional to the 1833. ] 55 ASTRONOMICAL OCCURRENCES .
The orbit of each planet is an ellipse ; of which the sun occupies one of the foci .
2nd . The areas described about the sun , by the of " radius vector of the planet ,
are proportional to the 1833. ] 55 ASTRONOMICAL OCCURRENCES .
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very superior instruments , could perceive no such divisions as those which I
have described . “ On the 22d January , 1828 , the evening being perfectly
favorable , I again examined Saturn with great care for several hours , but no
divisions of ...
very superior instruments , could perceive no such divisions as those which I
have described . “ On the 22d January , 1828 , the evening being perfectly
favorable , I again examined Saturn with great care for several hours , but no
divisions of ...
Page 51
... so emphatically described by the impassioned poet : • If heaven a draught of
heavenly pleasure spare , One cordial in this melancholy vale , ' Tis when a
youthful , loving modest pair In others arms , breathe out the tender tale , Beneath
the ...
... so emphatically described by the impassioned poet : • If heaven a draught of
heavenly pleasure spare , One cordial in this melancholy vale , ' Tis when a
youthful , loving modest pair In others arms , breathe out the tender tale , Beneath
the ...
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