Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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observed it until February 14th ; again from March 31st until April 16th , and also from May 1st until June 3rd ; but although Pingré , Lalande , Lemonnier , La Caille , and all the astronomers at Paris , were anxiously looking for it ...
observed it until February 14th ; again from March 31st until April 16th , and also from May 1st until June 3rd ; but although Pingré , Lalande , Lemonnier , La Caille , and all the astronomers at Paris , were anxiously looking for it ...
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... observed in 1639 ; the next took place in 1761 and 1769. These latter were very generally observed from different parts of the world . To that of 1769 we owe the first of the cele- brated voyages of Captain Cook , who was sent to Tahiti ...
... observed in 1639 ; the next took place in 1761 and 1769. These latter were very generally observed from different parts of the world . To that of 1769 we owe the first of the cele- brated voyages of Captain Cook , who was sent to Tahiti ...
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... observed about the pod and its cord . I beg leave to observe from hence , that when the seed grows ripe on the inside , and the pod dries away , then the cord , twisted round the pod like a rope , is so strongly curled , on account of ...
... observed about the pod and its cord . I beg leave to observe from hence , that when the seed grows ripe on the inside , and the pod dries away , then the cord , twisted round the pod like a rope , is so strongly curled , on account 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