Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... light of the sun is almost a million of times greater than that of the moon . He computed the solar light to equal that of 5,563 candles placed at twelve inches distance , and the light of one of these , at this distance , to correspond ...
... light of the sun is almost a million of times greater than that of the moon . He computed the solar light to equal that of 5,563 candles placed at twelve inches distance , and the light of one of these , at this distance , to correspond ...
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... light thereon ; and that the farther the ring is from its nodes the stronger is the light upon it , for it then falls upon the plane most directly , and therefore Saturn then appears brightest to the eye unassisted with a telescope ...
... light thereon ; and that the farther the ring is from its nodes the stronger is the light upon it , for it then falls upon the plane most directly , and therefore Saturn then appears brightest to the eye unassisted with a telescope ...
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... light is 11,839,530,000 times greater than that of Sirius ; and if we suppose that the sun lost half of his light by the reflection , then that of Sirius , one of the brightest stars we know , is not one 20,000 millionth part of the solar ...
... light is 11,839,530,000 times greater than that of Sirius ; and if we suppose that the sun lost half of his light by the reflection , then that of Sirius , one of the brightest stars we know , is not one 20,000 millionth part of the solar ...
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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