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... round the Sun , from west to east , receiving light from that luminary , and shinin only by reflected light . What is ASTRONOMY ? How may it be divided ? What is des criptive astronomy ? What is physical astronomy ? What is practical ...
... round the Sun , from west to east , receiving light from that luminary , and shinin only by reflected light . What is ASTRONOMY ? How may it be divided ? What is des criptive astronomy ? What is physical astronomy ? What is practical ...
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... round the common centre of gravity of all the bo- dies , belonging to our system . Another motion is its rotation on its axis . ( And a sublimer motion still , is that towards the constellation Hercules . We infer , that it has the ...
... round the common centre of gravity of all the bo- dies , belonging to our system . Another motion is its rotation on its axis . ( And a sublimer motion still , is that towards the constellation Hercules . We infer , that it has the ...
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... round a fixed star , it would have no perceptible disc . ) CHAPTER II . MERCURY . THE nearest planet to the Sun , is called Mercury . Its diameter is 3200 miles ; its density 9 times the density of water , and the amount of light ...
... round a fixed star , it would have no perceptible disc . ) CHAPTER II . MERCURY . THE nearest planet to the Sun , is called Mercury . Its diameter is 3200 miles ; its density 9 times the density of water , and the amount of light ...
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... round the Sun , 224 days , at the rate of about 84 thousand miles the hour . The inclination of its orbit to the Ecliptic 3 ° , and of its axis to the plane of its orbit , is supposed to be 75 ° , making its torrid zone extend within 15 ...
... round the Sun , 224 days , at the rate of about 84 thousand miles the hour . The inclination of its orbit to the Ecliptic 3 ° , and of its axis to the plane of its orbit , is supposed to be 75 ° , making its torrid zone extend within 15 ...
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... round the Sun 3654 days , moving at the rate of 68 thousand miles the hour . The inclination of the Earth's axis to its orbit is such , that the Sun appears directly over head at noon , to the extent of 23 degrees and 28 minutes on ...
... round the Sun 3654 days , moving at the rate of 68 thousand miles the hour . The inclination of the Earth's axis to its orbit is such , that the Sun appears directly over head at noon , to the extent of 23 degrees and 28 minutes on ...
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Elements of Astronomy, Descriptive and Physical: In which the General ... Hervey Wilbur Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1830 |
Elements of Astronomy, Descriptive and Physical: In which the General ... Hervey Wilbur Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - 1830 |
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24 hours 95 millions ABERRATION OF LIGHT altitude angle annular annular eclipse aphelion apparent diameter Aries Astronomy atmosphere attraction axis brass meridian called celestial centre century circle comets constellations degrees density disc Dominical letter double stars east elevated equal Equator estimated fixed stars given place heavenly bodies heavens Herschel horizon illustrate Jupiter Latitude Longitude luminary luminous lunar eclipses magnitude material worlds mean distance Mercury miles the hour millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion nearest nodes observation opposite orbit organs of vision parallax perihelion period planets polar pole primary refraction revolution revolves round right ascension rings rising rotation round the Earth round the Sun satellites Saturn set the index solar eclipse solstice southern hemisphere Sun's place supposed surface telescope thousand miles tides tion torrid zone transit of Venus true place turn the globe twilight velocity vernal equinox visible Zodiac
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Sida 121 - The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Sida 136 - Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed, to you it shall be for meat.
Sida 103 - Hitherto shalt thou come and no farther, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed.
Sida 2 - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Sida 61 - evidence of things not seen," in the fulness of Divine grace ; and was profound on this, the greatest concern of human life, while unable even to comprehend how the " inclination of the earth's axis to the plane of its orbit" could be the cause of the change of the seasons.
Sida 115 - Rectify the globe to the latitude of the place; bring the sun's place in the ecliptic to the meridian, and set the index to XII.
Sida 104 - These are thy glorious Works, Parent of good, Almighty! thine this universal frame, Thus wondrous fair: thyself how wondrous then, Unspeakable! who sitt'st above these heavens To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works; yet these declare Thy goodness beyond thought, and power divine.
Sida 138 - Who by searching can find out God ; who can find out the Almighty to perfection...
Sida 80 - The squares of the periods of revolution of any two planets are proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the sun.
Sida 65 - ... angles. In northern Latitudes, the smallest angle made by the Ecliptic and horizon, is when Aries rises, at which time Libra sets ; the greatest, when Libra rises, at which time Aries sets.