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 513
... give the geocentric Explication latitude confiderably too great , while they give it too of the Ce- fmall for the fimilar obfervations in autumn . " leftial Phe- nomena . 331 rent fitua- tion . As the times of conjunction , utmost ...
... give the geocentric Explication latitude confiderably too great , while they give it too of the Ce- fmall for the fimilar obfervations in autumn . " leftial Phe- nomena . 331 rent fitua- tion . As the times of conjunction , utmost ...
Page 549
... give the dif- ference between the right afcenfion of the fun and ftars ; which difference , being added to the right afcenfion of the fun will give the right afcenfion of the ftar . Now , if we know the right afcenfion of any one ftar ...
... give the dif- ference between the right afcenfion of the fun and ftars ; which difference , being added to the right afcenfion of the fun will give the right afcenfion of the ftar . Now , if we know the right afcenfion of any one ftar ...
Page 561
... give the mean time of the required new or full moon , with the mean anomalies and fun's mean distance from the afcending node , which are the arguments for finding the proper equations . V. With the number of days added together , enter ...
... give the mean time of the required new or full moon , with the mean anomalies and fun's mean distance from the afcending node , which are the arguments for finding the proper equations . V. With the number of days added together , enter ...
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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