Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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... visible progress along the vaulted sky , but hastening on their journey , as if eager to mingle their beams with their distant companions in the fathom- less depths of space . And , what an assemblage — what a train - what a host ...
... visible progress along the vaulted sky , but hastening on their journey , as if eager to mingle their beams with their distant companions in the fathom- less depths of space . And , what an assemblage — what a train - what a host ...
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... visible ; in the second case , the edge only being turned towards the earth , it is not visible for the same reason ; and , in the third case , the dark plane being exposed , and the edge being the only luminous part which is towards ...
... visible ; in the second case , the edge only being turned towards the earth , it is not visible for the same reason ; and , in the third case , the dark plane being exposed , and the edge being the only luminous part which is towards ...
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... visible at Greenwich ; the following are the circumstances : Beginning of the eclipse .. Greatest obscuration Middle ...... Visible conjunction End of the eclipse . Hrs . Min . 16 58 17 494 17 50 17 524 18 431 Digits eclipsed 8 ° 50 ...
... visible at Greenwich ; the following are the circumstances : Beginning of the eclipse .. Greatest obscuration Middle ...... Visible conjunction End of the eclipse . Hrs . Min . 16 58 17 494 17 50 17 524 18 431 Digits eclipsed 8 ° 50 ...
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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