Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... whole train of planets leaves Uranus at an immense distance behind and beneath , and glides away till the whole of these have quenched their brightness , and the sun's light itself has nearly sunk into the 16 [ JAN . TIME'S TELESCOPE .
... whole train of planets leaves Uranus at an immense distance behind and beneath , and glides away till the whole of these have quenched their brightness , and the sun's light itself has nearly sunk into the 16 [ JAN . TIME'S TELESCOPE .
Page 116
... whole of the solar disc will be obscured ; this will occur on the 15th May , 1836 , at two in the afternoon ; one in the year 1858 will be still larger , wanting only half a digit of a total obscuration . In 1887 an eclipse will occur ...
... whole of the solar disc will be obscured ; this will occur on the 15th May , 1836 , at two in the afternoon ; one in the year 1858 will be still larger , wanting only half a digit of a total obscuration . In 1887 an eclipse will occur ...
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... whole was turned round with a small winch , with very little labour , though the weight of the whole machinery was one thousand pounds . Dr. Long was very facetious : -Walking with Mr. Bonfoy of Ripton , through Cambridge in a dusky ...
... whole was turned round with a small winch , with very little labour , though the weight of the whole machinery was one thousand pounds . Dr. Long was very facetious : -Walking with Mr. Bonfoy of Ripton , through Cambridge in a dusky ...
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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