Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1834 - Almanacs, English |
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spots of various magnitudes : entering on the eastern edge , they pursue a course at first slow ; the motion gradually increases in rapidity , till having passed the central regions the velocity is diminished , and the spots ultimately ...
spots of various magnitudes : entering on the eastern edge , they pursue a course at first slow ; the motion gradually increases in rapidity , till having passed the central regions the velocity is diminished , and the spots ultimately ...
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... spots upon the planet itself . These spots have been observed to disappear during examination . When Jupiter was in his perihelion in 1785 and 1786 , Schroëter observed upon his disc several new spots , which were black and round . In ...
... spots upon the planet itself . These spots have been observed to disappear during examination . When Jupiter was in his perihelion in 1785 and 1786 , Schroëter observed upon his disc several new spots , which were black and round . In ...
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... spots of great extent ; either these spots are sub- ject to change , like those of the sun , and some of the primary planets , or if they be permanent , like those of the moon , that the satellites at different times , turn dif- ferent ...
... spots of great extent ; either these spots are sub- ject to change , like those of the sun , and some of the primary planets , or if they be permanent , like those of the moon , that the satellites at different times , turn dif- ferent ...
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15th.-Illuminated disc 1st day 2d day 4th day altitude animalcules appearance Aquarii astronomers atmosphere axis beautiful birds bodies Capricorni Cassiopeia centre Cepheus Ceres colour Coma Berenices comet commenced conjunction dark Declination Delphinus diameter DIED difference of latitude distance double star earth eclipse EDWARD BLYTH Emersion feathers FIXED STARS Flamstead flowers fluid Geminorum Greatest and least greatest eastern elongation heaven Herschel horizon Immersion inferior conjunction John Herschel Jupiter least magnitude Leo Minor light MARTYR Mercury Meridian Transit months Moon morning motion nature nest night North Dec observed ox-eye perigee perihelion period PHENOMENA PLANETARUM planet remarkable Right Ascen ring rise round Saturn Second satellite seen semi-diameter shadow solar South Dec species spots sun's sweet Tauri TELESCOPIC OBJECTS thee Third satellite tion tree Uranus Ursa Ursa Major velocity Venus Vesta Virginis visible wing Wormegay young zenith