Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... celestial motion is strik- ingly apparent , -the whole sphere circulating round their orbs in about ten hours . The existence and nature of the atmospheres of the planets affect very considerably the celestial scenery as beheld from ...
... celestial motion is strik- ingly apparent , -the whole sphere circulating round their orbs in about ten hours . The existence and nature of the atmospheres of the planets affect very considerably the celestial scenery as beheld from ...
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... celestial scenery of Jupiter is sub- limely grand , it is far surpassed in magnificence as seen from the satellites ; an observer on the first moon , sees not only its own bright companions of the circling way , with all their ...
... celestial scenery of Jupiter is sub- limely grand , it is far surpassed in magnificence as seen from the satellites ; an observer on the first moon , sees not only its own bright companions of the circling way , with all their ...
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... celestial phenomena . In 1774 he completed a five - feet reflector , and he afterwards , when residing at Bath , made them seven feet , ten feet , and twenty feet in focal length . In order to obtain an excellent speculum for his twenty ...
... celestial phenomena . In 1774 he completed a five - feet reflector , and he afterwards , when residing at Bath , made them seven feet , ten feet , and twenty feet in focal length . In order to obtain an excellent speculum for his twenty ...
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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