Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... says his love of literature never seduced him from his professional duties . " Very early rising , " says he , a systematic division of his time , abstinence from all company , and from all diversions not likely to amuse him highly ...
... says his love of literature never seduced him from his professional duties . " Very early rising , " says he , a systematic division of his time , abstinence from all company , and from all diversions not likely to amuse him highly ...
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... says the queen , no one is without faults ; pray what are mine ? " Mr. Whiston begged to be excused speaking on that subject ; but she insisting , he said— " that her majesty did not behave with proper reverence at church . " She ...
... says the queen , no one is without faults ; pray what are mine ? " Mr. Whiston begged to be excused speaking on that subject ; but she insisting , he said— " that her majesty did not behave with proper reverence at church . " She ...
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... says of seeing the stars from the bottom of a deep well . " The well , " he says , " is the tube of the telescope ; the intervening vapour answers to the glasses . ” It was one evening , in the cathedral of Pisa , that Galileo observed ...
... says of seeing the stars from the bottom of a deep well . " The well , " he says , " is the tube of the telescope ; the intervening vapour answers to the glasses . ” It was one evening , in the cathedral of Pisa , that Galileo observed ...
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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