Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... seen on the sun as two black spots of unequal magnitude . The earth never diverges farther from the sun than 48 ° , which is about the greatest elongation of Venus as seen from our terrestrial habitation . The planets , superior to Mars ...
... seen on the sun as two black spots of unequal magnitude . The earth never diverges farther from the sun than 48 ° , which is about the greatest elongation of Venus as seen from our terrestrial habitation . The planets , superior to Mars ...
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... seen from the satellites ; an observer on the first moon , sees not only its own bright companions of the circling ... seen by the earth , exhibiting the phases of an inferior planet , and never moving more than 331 ° from the sun ...
... seen from the satellites ; an observer on the first moon , sees not only its own bright companions of the circling ... seen by the earth , exhibiting the phases of an inferior planet , and never moving more than 331 ° from the sun ...
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... seen , advanced about half his diameter on the solar disc . 9h . 3 m . the planet completely within the disc , apparently in contact with the sun's inner limb . The planet was afterwards seen at the following intervals : 9 h . 25 m ...
... seen , advanced about half his diameter on the solar disc . 9h . 3 m . the planet completely within the disc , apparently in contact with the sun's inner limb . The planet was afterwards seen at the following intervals : 9 h . 25 m ...
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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