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
... observed that fome of them have the fingular property of neither rifing in the east nor fetting in the weft ; but feem to turn round one immoveable point , near which is placed a fingle ftar called the pole or pole - ftar . This point ...
... observed that fome of them have the fingular property of neither rifing in the east nor fetting in the weft ; but feem to turn round one immoveable point , near which is placed a fingle ftar called the pole or pole - ftar . This point ...
Page 431
... observed it in 1677 , and fome years afterwards . Mr Pigot obferved it frequently in 1784 and 1785 , and found it a ftar of the fixth magnitude without any perceptible change . 16. Bayer's ftar of the fixth magnitude 1o fouth of g ...
... observed it in 1677 , and fome years afterwards . Mr Pigot obferved it frequently in 1784 and 1785 , and found it a ftar of the fixth magnitude without any perceptible change . 16. Bayer's ftar of the fixth magnitude 1o fouth of g ...
Page 435
... observed by others ; and perhaps not only near the limbs . The circumftance of the facule being converted into fpots I think I may be fure of . That there is generally ( perhaps always ) a mottled appearance over the face of the fun ...
... observed by others ; and perhaps not only near the limbs . The circumftance of the facule being converted into fpots I think I may be fure of . That there is generally ( perhaps always ) a mottled appearance over the face of the fun ...
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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