Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... distance of Uranus , or even the place of aphelion of the remotest comet , makes no difference in the relative distances and combinations of these immensely distant luminaries of the celestial sphere . To each planet or comet , the vast ...
... distance of Uranus , or even the place of aphelion of the remotest comet , makes no difference in the relative distances and combinations of these immensely distant luminaries of the celestial sphere . To each planet or comet , the vast ...
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... distance between the sixth and seventh satellites has given occasion to suspect , that there might be some intermediate one , or else that the seventh has a satellite moving round it , as a centre . The distance of the first satellite ...
... distance between the sixth and seventh satellites has given occasion to suspect , that there might be some intermediate one , or else that the seventh has a satellite moving round it , as a centre . The distance of the first satellite ...
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... distances , according to Sir William Hers- chel , to whom we are indebted for all we know on the subject : - - Sidereal ... distance of the first is 230,334 miles , and of the sixth satellite 1,597,596 miles , the semi - diameter of the ...
... distances , according to Sir William Hers- chel , to whom we are indebted for all we know on the subject : - - Sidereal ... distance of the first is 230,334 miles , and of the sixth satellite 1,597,596 miles , the semi - diameter of the ...
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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