| Thomas Blount - English language - 1707 - 888 pages
...little Circle, whofe Center is in the Circumference of a greater, or af:nall Orb, wh'ich being fattened in the Deferent of a Planet, is carried along with...own peculiar motion carries the Body of the Planet fixed to it, round about its proper Center, which the Ptolemaick Attronomers attribute to all the Planets... | |
| English language - 1707 - 590 pages
...Circle, virhofe Center is in the Circumference of a greater,' or a Ihtall Drb, which being fafltiicd in the Deferent of a Planet, is carried along with...own peculiar motion carries the Body of the Planet fixed to it, round about its proper Center, whichthe Ptoiemaick Altronomers attribute to all the Planets... | |
| John Kersey - 1715 - 710 pages
...Circumference of a Brauer | or a (mall Orb, which being fix'd b the Deferent of a Planet, is carry 'd along with its Motion , and yet with its own peculiar Motion, carries the Body of the Planet faften'd to it, round about iti proper Center : Such an Epitjcli is attributed, by ancient *siflrmnucr<,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1768 - 1002 pages
...whole centre is in the circumference of a greater) 01 a fraall orb, which, being fixed in the de erent of a planet, is carried along with its motion ; and...own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet faltened to it round about its proper center. Harrii. Milton. EPICY'CLOID. / [i*uwxteuS*<.] A curve... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English language - 1773 - 1164 pages
...[ÉW; and кч'»»,©-.] A little circle whofe center is in the circumference of a greater; ora ¡mall orb, which, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with its motion ; and yet, with it) own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet faftcned to it round about its proper tenter.... | |
| Nathan Bailey - English language - 1782 - 978 pages
...lived not a voluptuous Life. EPICYC'LE [ EarixifuXor, Gr.] a little Ciicle, whofe Centre or (null Orb, being fixed in the Deferent of a Planet, is carried...with its own peculiar Motion carries the Body of the 1'l.inel fixed to it round about its proper Cenlie, which the ttoltmiick Aftronomers attribute to all... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English language - 1783 - 1142 pages
...which, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, it carried aloof with its motion ; and yet, with, hi own peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fattened to it round about its proper centre. Harr'n. Miltm. KPICY'CtOlD./. [i«jKixXofi»iif.] A curve generated by the rcvoluriun of the periphery... | |
| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 430 pages
...little circle whofe centre is in the circumference of a greater circle : or it is a fmall orb or fphere, which being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with it; and yet, by his own peculiar motion, carries the planet fattened to it round its proper centre.... | |
| William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 700 pages
...circle whose centre is in the circumference of a greater circle ; or it ua small •rb, or sphere, which being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with it: and yet, by its own peculiar motion, carries the planet fastened to it round its proper centre.... | |
| Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 474 pages
...circle whose centre is in the circumference of »greater circle ; or it is a small orb, or sphere, which being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is carried along with it ; and yet, by its own peculiar motion, carries the planet fastened to it round its proper centre.... | |
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