Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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Page 53
... mean solar days . Days . Hrs . Min . 0 22 38 ..... Mean distance in semi - dia- meters of Saturn's equator . 3.351 1 8 53 . 4.300 1 21 18 . 5.284 2 17 45 . 6.819 4 12 25 . 9.524 15 22 41 . 22.081 64.359 79 7 55 . ..... The great ...
... mean solar days . Days . Hrs . Min . 0 22 38 ..... Mean distance in semi - dia- meters of Saturn's equator . 3.351 1 8 53 . 4.300 1 21 18 . 5.284 2 17 45 . 6.819 4 12 25 . 9.524 15 22 41 . 22.081 64.359 79 7 55 . ..... The great ...
Page 150
... mean sidereal revolution in 224 d . 16 h . 49 m . 8 s . , and her mean synodical revo- lution in 584 mean solar days . GALILEO . This celebrated philosopher , in one of his works , ridicules the unwillingness of the Aristotelians to ...
... mean sidereal revolution in 224 d . 16 h . 49 m . 8 s . , and her mean synodical revo- lution in 584 mean solar days . GALILEO . This celebrated philosopher , in one of his works , ridicules the unwillingness of the Aristotelians to ...
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... mean distance of the earth her apparent mean diameter is 18 " .79 , that of the earth being 17 " .2 , that is 8648 miles , that of the earth being 7912 miles . This result is remarkable , but the observa- tions have the appearance of ...
... mean distance of the earth her apparent mean diameter is 18 " .79 , that of the earth being 17 " .2 , that is 8648 miles , that of the earth being 7912 miles . This result is remarkable , but the observa- tions have the appearance of ...
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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