Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... node of the ring ; there the ellipsis appears as at F , the widest that it can attain , and from thence grows gradually nar- rower , and the ends of it or the ansæ appear sharper and sharper all the way to the descending node of the ...
... node of the ring ; there the ellipsis appears as at F , the widest that it can attain , and from thence grows gradually nar- rower , and the ends of it or the ansæ appear sharper and sharper all the way to the descending node of the ...
Page 72
... node at a . ' , It is very easy to see by the figure that , while Saturn is going through one half of his orbit , from a through b , c , d , & c . to i , the northern or upper side of the ring is illuminated by the sun ; but in going ...
... node at a . ' , It is very easy to see by the figure that , while Saturn is going through one half of his orbit , from a through b , c , d , & c . to i , the northern or upper side of the ring is illuminated by the sun ; but in going ...
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... nodes ( 42 " .3 annually ) the transits of Mercury , for many ages to come , will occur in the months of May and November . A transit of Mercury happened at the descending node in May 1799 ; the succeeding transit at the same node was ...
... nodes ( 42 " .3 annually ) the transits of Mercury , for many ages to come , will occur in the months of May and November . A transit of Mercury happened at the descending node in May 1799 ; the succeeding transit at the same node was ...
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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