Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 2. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 507
... called the why so na- ecliptic ; becaufe eclipfes of the fun or moon can only med . happen when the latter is in or near it , as will after- By fome an wards be more particularly explained . cient writers it has been called the circle ...
... called the why so na- ecliptic ; becaufe eclipfes of the fun or moon can only med . happen when the latter is in or near it , as will after- By fome an wards be more particularly explained . cient writers it has been called the circle ...
Page 719
... called baccalarii curfores ; and as there were two courses , the first employed in explaining the Bible during three fucceffive years , the fecond for explain- ing the mafter of the fentences for one year , those who were in their Bible ...
... called baccalarii curfores ; and as there were two courses , the first employed in explaining the Bible during three fucceffive years , the fecond for explain- ing the mafter of the fentences for one year , those who were in their Bible ...
Page 788
... called fome- times alfo vexillarius minor , to distinguish him from the greater , that is , from the baron , to whom alone pro- perly belonged the jus vexilli , or privilege of the fquare flag . Hence the banneret was alfo called ...
... called fome- times alfo vexillarius minor , to distinguish him from the greater , that is , from the baron , to whom alone pro- perly belonged the jus vexilli , or privilege of the fquare flag . Hence the banneret was alfo called ...
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aftronomers againſt alfo alſo ancient angle appear Athenians Athens atmoſphere Attica aurora borealis axis becauſe body cafe called caufe cauſe centre circle comet confequently confiderable confifts defcribed degrees difcovered difk diftance diurnal motion earth eclipfe equal equator faid fame fatellites fays fecond feems feen fent feven feveral fhadow fhall fhip fhould fhows fide figns fince firft fituation fixed ftars fmall folar fome fometimes foon fouth fpots ftars ftate ftill fubject fuch fufficient fun's fuppofed furface fyftem greateſt himſelf increaſed inftrument interfects itſelf Jupiter king laft leaft lefs likewife mean Anomaly meaſure meridian moft moon moon's moſt motion move muft muſt node obferved occafion oppofite orbit paffing parallax perfon planets pofition pole prefent purpoſe reafon refpect reft reprefented rife round Saturn ſmall ſpace ſpots ſtars teleſcope thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe tion uſed Venus weft whofe