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 496
... earth ; and therefore , if the power of the earth upon the moon be fufficient to retain it at the fame diflance , this di- minution of that power will caufe the distance to in- creafe , though in a lefs degree . But , on the other hand ...
... earth ; and therefore , if the power of the earth upon the moon be fufficient to retain it at the fame diflance , this di- minution of that power will caufe the distance to in- creafe , though in a lefs degree . But , on the other hand ...
Page 513
... Earth be at E , orbits of Venus and the Earth . Venus at V , when the is in the inferior conjunction with the fun in V. From S , Venus and the Earth round go would appear in conjunction in : let Venus her orbit , and return to V ; the earth ...
... Earth be at E , orbits of Venus and the Earth . Venus at V , when the is in the inferior conjunction with the fun in V. From S , Venus and the Earth round go would appear in conjunction in : let Venus her orbit , and return to V ; the earth ...
Page 551
... earth the fun appears partly or wholly covered , he is faid to undergo an eclipse ; though , properly speaking , it is only an eclipfe of that part of the earth where the moon's fhadow or penum- bra falls . When the earth comes between ...
... earth the fun appears partly or wholly covered , he is faid to undergo an eclipse ; though , properly speaking , it is only an eclipfe of that part of the earth where the moon's fhadow or penum- bra falls . When the earth comes between ...
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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