Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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Page 71
... orbit of the earth , and the orbit of Saturn , with the sun in the centre of them . At a , b , c , d , & c . is exhibited Saturn , with his ring continually parallel to itself , during a thirty years ' revolution through his orbit ; at ...
... orbit of the earth , and the orbit of Saturn , with the sun in the centre of them . At a , b , c , d , & c . is exhibited Saturn , with his ring continually parallel to itself , during a thirty years ' revolution through his orbit ; at ...
Page 114
... orbit of the earth is 0.016783568 , half the major axis being considered as unity . The major axis therefore will be to the minor axis of the orbit as 1 to .99986 . The eccentricity of the earth's orbit is subject . to a decrease of ...
... orbit of the earth is 0.016783568 , half the major axis being considered as unity . The major axis therefore will be to the minor axis of the orbit as 1 to .99986 . The eccentricity of the earth's orbit is subject . to a decrease of ...
Page 115
... orbit became a circle . Similar disturbances occur in the orbits of the other planets ; but in the midst of these vicissitudes the major axis and mean motions of the planets remain permanently independent of secular changes ; they are ...
... orbit became a circle . Similar disturbances occur in the orbits of the other planets ; but in the midst of these vicissitudes the major axis and mean motions of the planets remain permanently independent of secular changes ; they are ...
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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