Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... round the sun with inconceivable velocity , then gradually re- treats , and dwindles altogether into obscurity ; yet , though the orbit of this comet presents the narrowest ellipsis of any other observed , so as almost to be represented ...
... round the sun with inconceivable velocity , then gradually re- treats , and dwindles altogether into obscurity ; yet , though the orbit of this comet presents the narrowest ellipsis of any other observed , so as almost to be represented ...
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... round it , as a centre . The distance of the first satellite in miles ( the semi - diameter of Saturn being 38,034 miles ) is 127,452 , —rather more than half the distance of our moon from the earth ; the distance of the seventh ...
... round it , as a centre . The distance of the first satellite in miles ( the semi - diameter of Saturn being 38,034 miles ) is 127,452 , —rather more than half the distance of our moon from the earth ; the distance of the seventh ...
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... round the rim of the glass , where some of the evaporated moisture had condensed . Upon observing this , I dropped some water into the abandoned cell , and the mother soon afterwards replaced her eggs there . When the water which I had ...
... round the rim of the glass , where some of the evaporated moisture had condensed . Upon observing this , I dropped some water into the abandoned cell , and the mother soon afterwards replaced her eggs there . When the water which I had ...
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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