Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... person properly qualified might be appointed for that purpose , so intent was he to the last on making those curious and useful discoveries in which he had been so long engaged . Few persons have left behind them a more agreeable ...
... person properly qualified might be appointed for that purpose , so intent was he to the last on making those curious and useful discoveries in which he had been so long engaged . Few persons have left behind them a more agreeable ...
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... person , the outer ring appeared to consist of several divisions , which were verbally described to be " similar to coarse line engraving . " I chose to let the sketch made by this person remain as first drawn , rather than lead by any ...
... person , the outer ring appeared to consist of several divisions , which were verbally described to be " similar to coarse line engraving . " I chose to let the sketch made by this person remain as first drawn , rather than lead by any ...
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a person along the opposite bank of the stream : yet , by noting the apparently trivial habits of one of nature's anglers , not only is our difficulty obviated , but our suc- cess insured . The heron , guided by a wonderful instinct ...
a person along the opposite bank of the stream : yet , by noting the apparently trivial habits of one of nature's anglers , not only is our difficulty obviated , but our suc- cess insured . The heron , guided by a wonderful instinct ...
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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