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... distance from the sun , that if seen from thence , it would appear no larger than a point ; although its dia- meter is known to be nearly 8,000 miles : yet that dis- tance is so small , compared with the earth's distance from the fixed ...
... distance from the sun , that if seen from thence , it would appear no larger than a point ; although its dia- meter is known to be nearly 8,000 miles : yet that dis- tance is so small , compared with the earth's distance from the fixed ...
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... distance from them . For a spectator placed as near to any star , as we are to the Sun , would see that star to be a ... Sun's rays must be so scattered before they reach such remote objects , that they can never be transmitted ...
... distance from them . For a spectator placed as near to any star , as we are to the Sun , would see that star to be a ... Sun's rays must be so scattered before they reach such remote objects , that they can never be transmitted ...
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... suns , fit for ... distance , they are incomparably nearer the Sun , than to any of the fixed stars , as is evident from their keeping clear of the attractive power of all the stars , and return- ing periodically by virtue of the Sun's ...
... suns , fit for ... distance , they are incomparably nearer the Sun , than to any of the fixed stars , as is evident from their keeping clear of the attractive power of all the stars , and return- ing periodically by virtue of the Sun's ...
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... Sun's diameter from his centre . It has been said by authors , that his light and heat from the Sun must be almost ... distance from the Sun is computed at 37,000,000 of miles , is 3,225 in diameter , and performs a revolution ...
... Sun's diameter from his centre . It has been said by authors , that his light and heat from the Sun must be almost ... distance from the Sun is computed at 37,000,000 of miles , is 3,225 in diameter , and performs a revolution ...
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... distance from the Sun , she is about 96 times his diameter from his centre ; while that of Mer- cury is not above 56 . Her orbit is included within the orbit of the earth , for if it were not , she would be as often seen in opposition ...
... distance from the Sun , she is about 96 times his diameter from his centre ; while that of Mer- cury is not above 56 . Her orbit is included within the orbit of the earth , for if it were not , she would be as often seen in opposition ...
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angle aphelion apogee apparent diameter appear Aries ascending node Astronomers attractive power axis celestial bodies centrifugal force circle Comets conjunction constellation diameter as seen difference disk diurnal diurnal motion earth earth's shadow equal equator equinox fall fixed stars full Moon Geocentric Geocentric longitude given globe gravity half Heavens heliocentric Herschel horary motion horizon horizontal parallax inferior conjunction Jupiter light London longitude lunations mean motion Mean new Moon Mercury meridian Middle apparent minutes Moon in March Moon's mean anomaly Moon's node Moon's orbit move nearer nearest north pole Old Style opposite parallax penumbra perigee perihelion planet projectile force rays revolve right ascension rise round the Sun satellites Saturn seconds semidiameter slow of clock Solar System south pole subtract Sun and Moon Sun fast Sun slow Sun's distance Sun's mean anomaly Sun's mean distance Sun's true surface syzygy tance telescope tides tion Venus
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Page 200 - Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes...
Page 80 - On the parallel of London, as much of the ecliptic rises about Pisces and Aries in two hours, as the moon goes through in six days ; therefore...
Page 12 - Thousands of thousands of suns, multiplied without end, and ranged all around us, at immense distances from each other, attended by ten thousand times ten thousand worlds, all in rapid motion, yet calm, regular, and harmonious, invariably keeping the paths prescribed them ; and these worlds peopled with myriads of intelligent beings, formed for endless progression in perfection and felicity.
Page 221 - Rectify the globe for the latitude of the place, find the sun's place in the ecliptic and bring it to the brass meridian, and set the index of the hour circle to 12.
Page 32 - After the lapse of years, we perceive it again returning to our system, and tracing a portion of the same orbit round the sun, which it had formerly described.
Page 23 - Its mean distance from the sun is about 253 millions of miles; its revolution is completed in 4 years and 130 days, and its diameter is computed to be about 1425 miles. It is free from the nebulosity which surrounds Pallas, and is distinguished from all the other planets by the great eccentricity of its orbit; being at its least distance from the sun only 189 millions of miles, and at its greatest distance, 316 millions. — Vesta was discovered by Dr. Olbers on the 29th March, 1807. It appears like...
Page 219 - X.) and bring it to the meridian, and set the index to 12 ; bring the sun's place to the eastern edge of the horizon, and the index will show the...
Page 34 - Earth were actually to receive a shock from one of these bodies, " having any considerable density," the consequences would indeed be awful. A new direction would be given to its rotary motion, and it would revolve around a new axis. The seas, forsaking their beds, would be hurried, by their centrifugal force, to the new equatorial regions ; islands and continents, the abodes of men and animals, would be covered by the universal rush of the waters to the new equator, and every vestige of human industry...
Page 92 - Differences of local situation cause great differences as to the height to which the tide rises. In the central parts of the ocean the height is comparatively small, seldom exceeding three feet, but in rushing up contracted channels the...
Page 10 - ... by their influences. Whoever imagines that they were created only to give a faint glimmering light to the inhabitants of this globe, must have a very superficial knowledge of Astronomy, and a mean opinion of the Divine Wisdom...