Astronomy Explained Upon Sir Isaac Newton's Principles: And Made Easy to Those who Have Not Studied Mathematics : to which are Added, a Plain Method of Finding the Distances of All the Planets from the Sun, by the Transit of Venus Over the Sun's Disc, in the Year 1761 : an Account of Mr. Horrox's Observation of the Transit of Venus in the Year 1639 : And, of the Distances of All the Planets from the Sun, as Deduced from Observations of the Transit in the Year 1761Matthew Carey, 1809 - 533 من الصفحات |
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... seen from dif ferent Parts of the Earth , 828 7 8 77 89 V. The Phenomena of the Heavens as seen from differ- ent Parts of the Solar Sytem , 97 102 VI . The Ptolemean System refuted . The Motions and Phases of Mercury and Venus explained ...
... seen from dif ferent Parts of the Earth , 828 7 8 77 89 V. The Phenomena of the Heavens as seen from differ- ent Parts of the Solar Sytem , 97 102 VI . The Ptolemean System refuted . The Motions and Phases of Mercury and Venus explained ...
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... seen from from the thence it would appear no larger than a point ; al- as seen Sun. though its circumference is known to be 25,020 miles . Yet even this distance is so small , compared with that of the fixed stars , that if the orbit in ...
... seen from from the thence it would appear no larger than a point ; al- as seen Sun. though its circumference is known to be 25,020 miles . Yet even this distance is so small , compared with that of the fixed stars , that if the orbit in ...
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... seen from him , move the same way , and according to the order of the signs in the graduated circle 8 , & c . which represents the great ecliptic in the heavens : but , as seen from any one planet , the rest appear sometimes to go ...
... seen from him , move the same way , and according to the order of the signs in the graduated circle 8 , & c . which represents the great ecliptic in the heavens : but , as seen from any one planet , the rest appear sometimes to go ...
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... seen , and no spots appearing on his surface or disc , the time of his ro- tation on his axis , or the length of his days and nights is as yet unknown . His distance from the Sun is computed to be 32 millions of miles , and his diameter ...
... seen , and no spots appearing on his surface or disc , the time of his ro- tation on his axis , or the length of his days and nights is as yet unknown . His distance from the Sun is computed to be 32 millions of miles , and his diameter ...
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... seen on seen as if the Sun's disc , viz . In the year 1782 , Nov. 12th , Sun. at 3 h . 44 m . in the afternoon , 1786 , May 4th , at 6 h . 57 m . in the forenoon ; 1789 , Nov. 5th , at 3 h . 55 m . in the afternoon ; and 1799 , May 7th ...
... seen on seen as if the Sun's disc , viz . In the year 1782 , Nov. 12th , Sun. at 3 h . 44 m . in the afternoon , 1786 , May 4th , at 6 h . 57 m . in the forenoon ; 1789 , Nov. 5th , at 3 h . 55 m . in the afternoon ; and 1799 , May 7th ...
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الصفحة 60 - ... wisely ordered by the Author of nature; for if the axis of this planet were inclined any considerable number of degrees, just so many degrees round each pole would in their turn be almost six of our years together in darkness. And as each degree of a great circle on Jupiter contains...
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