 | Henry Howe - 1842 - عدد الصفحات: 516
...favorite study of astronomy ; and having discovered by himself the cause of eclipses, drew up a scheme for showing the motions and places of the sun and moon in the ecliptic, on each day of the year, per. petually. This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct,... | |
 | 1856 - عدد الصفحات: 422
...forwarder than it did at their last conjunction. On this I contrived and finished a scheme on paper, for showing the motions and places of the sun and moon in the ecliptic ou each day of the year, perpetually ; and, consequently, the dajl of all the new and full moons. "... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1858 - عدد الصفحات: 300
...favourite study of astronomy ; and having discovered by himself the cause of eclipses, drew up a scheme for showing the motions and places of the sun and...the ecliptic on each day of the year perpetually. This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct, and was so... | |
 | Henry Howe - 1858 - عدد الصفحات: 524
...favorite study of astronomy ; and having discovered by himself the cause of eclipses, drew up a scheme for showing the motions and places of the sun and...the ecliptic, on each day of the year, perpetually. This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct, and was so... | |
 | Popular educator - 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 424
...forwarder than it did at their last conjunction. On this 1 contrived and finished a scheme on paper, for showing the motions and places of the sun and...perpetually ; and, consequently, the days of all the new and full moons. " To this I wanted to add a method for showing the eclipse« of the sun and moon,... | |
 | John McGilchrist - 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 404
...pursuits. Among other things, he discovered by himself the cause of eclipses, and drew up a scheme for showing the motions and places of the sun and...the ecliptic on each day of the year, perpetually. He also made an orrery, without ever having seen the internal construction of any one. In the course... | |
 | 1860 - عدد الصفحات: 782
...the study of astronomy, regretting that he had neglected it so long. He contrived a scheme, on paper, for showing the motions and places of the sun and moon, in the ecliptic, on each day in the year, perpetually ; and, consequently, the days of all the new and full moons. To this, after... | |
 | 1861 - عدد الصفحات: 552
...contrivet and finished a scheme on paper, for showing tb motions and places of the sun and moon in tb ecliptic on each day of the year, perpetually and consequently, the days of all the new and full moons. [TO BE CONTINUED.] For the Schoolmaster. Dedicatory Lines found in the Album of... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1865 - عدد الصفحات: 594
...favourite study of astronomy ; and, having discovered by himself the cause of eclipses, drew up a scheme for showing the motions and places of the sun and...the ecliptic, on each day of the year, perpetually. This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct, and was so... | |
 | James Ferguson, Ebenezer Henderson - 1867 - عدد الصفحات: 534
...Ferguson married Isabella Wilson, daughter of George Wilson, of tiw neigh homing parish of Gronge. moon in the ecliptic on each day of the year perpetually, and consequently the days of all the new and full moons.59 To this I wanted to add a method for showing the eclipses of the sun and moon,... | |
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This he transmitted to the celebrated Maclaurin, who found it to be very nearly correct, and was so much pleased with it, that he had it engraved. It sold very well, and Ferguson was induced once more to return to 
