Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... disc will be obscured ; this will occur on the 15th May , 1836 , at two in the afternoon ; one in the year 1858 will be still larger , wanting only half a digit of a total obscuration . In 1887 an eclipse will occur , wanting only two ...
... disc will be obscured ; this will occur on the 15th May , 1836 , at two in the afternoon ; one in the year 1858 will be still larger , wanting only half a digit of a total obscuration . In 1887 an eclipse will occur , wanting only two ...
Page 149
... disc illuminated , and shone with her greatest splendour ; her brilliancy was sufficiently powerful to cast a shadow before sunrise , and she could be distinctly seen in the day time . On the 18th of December Venus arrived at her ...
... disc illuminated , and shone with her greatest splendour ; her brilliancy was sufficiently powerful to cast a shadow before sunrise , and she could be distinctly seen in the day time . On the 18th of December Venus arrived at her ...
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... disc . 13th day , the first on the disc . 14th day , the first in the shadow . 20th day , the second in the shadow . 21st day , the first in the shadow . 23rd day , the third in the shadow . 27th day , the second in the shadow . 28th ...
... disc . 13th day , the first on the disc . 14th day , the first in the shadow . 20th day , the second in the shadow . 21st day , the first in the shadow . 23rd day , the third in the shadow . 27th day , the second in the shadow . 28th ...
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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