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 427
... heavens , as well as her appearance at different times , is ftill more remarkable than those of the fun . When she first be- comes vifible at the time fhe is called the new moon , The appears in the western part of the heavens , and ...
... heavens , as well as her appearance at different times , is ftill more remarkable than those of the fun . When she first be- comes vifible at the time fhe is called the new moon , The appears in the western part of the heavens , and ...
Page 475
... heavens . " ces 219 fervations Our author now proceeds to show that this theoretical Arguments view of the heavens is perfectly confiftent with facts , in favour and feems to be confirmed by a ferics of obfervations . of the fore- Many ...
... heavens . " ces 219 fervations Our author now proceeds to show that this theoretical Arguments view of the heavens is perfectly confiftent with facts , in favour and feems to be confirmed by a ferics of obfervations . of the fore- Many ...
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... heavens would seem to revolve about very different axes ; and confe- quently , thofe quiefcent points , which are our poles in the heavens , would feem to revolve about other points , which , though apparently in motion as feen from the ...
... heavens would seem to revolve about very different axes ; and confe- quently , thofe quiefcent points , which are our poles in the heavens , would feem to revolve about other points , which , though apparently in motion as feen from the ...
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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