Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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Page 176
Here he became an indefatigable observer , often observing the transits of 160
stars in one night . Dr. Bevis was the real author of a great many works which
have been well received by the public , but which his modesty prevented him
from ...
Here he became an indefatigable observer , often observing the transits of 160
stars in one night . Dr. Bevis was the real author of a great many works which
have been well received by the public , but which his modesty prevented him
from ...
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very restless in the night for about two weeks in the end of September , that I was
compelled to remove it from my bedroom , where its cage had previously hung ;
no covering to exclude the moonlight was of any avail to quiet its fluttering .
very restless in the night for about two weeks in the end of September , that I was
compelled to remove it from my bedroom , where its cage had previously hung ;
no covering to exclude the moonlight was of any avail to quiet its fluttering .
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As the evening begins to close , one sees clouds of starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris )
approaching from various quarters , in numbers that exceed all belief , to pass the
night in the reeds ; and lighting in myriads , like the locusts of the East , upon ...
As the evening begins to close , one sees clouds of starlings ( Sturnus vulgaris )
approaching from various quarters , in numbers that exceed all belief , to pass the
night in the reeds ; and lighting in myriads , like the locusts of the East , upon ...
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