Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Volume 2The Society, 1790 - Science List of fellows in v. 1-5, 7-16, 20-30, 32-33, 35-41, 45; continued since 1908 in the Proceedings, v. 28- |
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... periods of existence . 2dly , That the fame places which are regarded in Bengal as peculiarly facred , are likewise regarded by the religion of Fo as holy ; that the Teshoo Lama , in fome of his former ftates of existence , is fuppofed ...
... periods of existence . 2dly , That the fame places which are regarded in Bengal as peculiarly facred , are likewise regarded by the religion of Fo as holy ; that the Teshoo Lama , in fome of his former ftates of existence , is fuppofed ...
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... periods of its hi- story , whatever had been its form of government and disci- pline , had uniformly rejected the idea of dependence on the Metropolitan fees of England * ; and at this time , even thofe among the Scots who approved of ...
... periods of its hi- story , whatever had been its form of government and disci- pline , had uniformly rejected the idea of dependence on the Metropolitan fees of England * ; and at this time , even thofe among the Scots who approved of ...
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... period of thirty - feven years , with great honour and integrity ; and be- fore his death in 1727 , had the fatisfaction of seeing his eldest fon * fucceffively discharging the most important offices in the law , and though a very young ...
... period of thirty - feven years , with great honour and integrity ; and be- fore his death in 1727 , had the fatisfaction of seeing his eldest fon * fucceffively discharging the most important offices in the law , and though a very young ...
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... period should ever arrive , when that most valuable of rights fhall again be called in question . As a Judge , Lord ARNISTON distinguished himself no less by the vigour of his talents , and his knowledge of the laws , than by his strict ...
... period should ever arrive , when that most valuable of rights fhall again be called in question . As a Judge , Lord ARNISTON distinguished himself no less by the vigour of his talents , and his knowledge of the laws , than by his strict ...
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... period during which he fat in the Houfe of Commons , were fuch as fully to justify the character he had already attained for talents and ability . Such was the complexion of the times , and fo high the tide of party , that it was ...
... period during which he fat in the Houfe of Commons , were fuch as fully to justify the character he had already attained for talents and ability . Such was the complexion of the times , and fo high the tide of party , that it was ...
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aftronomy againſt alfo almoſt alſo anſwer appear atmoſphere becauſe Brahmins cafe CARNEGIE of Finhaven cauſe centre circumſtances condenfation confequently confiderable confonants conſtruction defcribed diſtance diſtinct divifion DUNDAS Edinburgh equal equation eſtabliſhed expreffed expreffion faid fame fays fecond feems fent feven feveral fhall fhould fide fimilar fimple fince firſt fituation fome fometimes fpeech fquare fubject fuch fufficient fuppofed furface fyllables given grammatical moods greateſt himſelf Hiſtory hypothefis increaſe interfection JAMES HUTTON juſt laſt leaſt lefs light Lord Prefident mean mean anomaly meaſure moſt motion mufic mumps muſt nature neceffary obferved occafion oppofite paffed parabola perfon perpendicular Phyf planets pofition poſition prefent Profeffor propofition PTOLEMY publiſhed purpoſe queſtion reafon refpect refracting Scotland ſeems ſhall ſmall ſome ſpace ſtate ſtill ſtone ſtrong ſuppoſed tables Tartarus teleſcope thefe themſelves theory theſe thofe thoſe tion uſe velocity verbs weft
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Page 139 - ... than the determination of a meridian line, or the length of the day at the place of his residence. This astronomy, as exhibited in their tables, presents three principal objects : 1. Tables and rules for computing the places of the sun and moon. 2. Tables and rules for calculating the places of the planets. 3. Rules for determining the phases of eclipses. The Indian astronomers, like all others, have distinguished that portion of the heavens in which the motions of the sun, the moon, and planets...
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Page 52 - WE mult therefore admit, either that VIRGIL had loft his fenfes, or, which is more probable, that, in fending ENEAS and the Sybil through the ivory gate, he intended no farcaftic reflection either on his country or on his poetry. In a word, we muft admit, that, in this part of his fable, he was juft as much in earneft as in any other ; and that there was no more joke in ENEAS'S afcent through the gate of ivory, than in his defcent through the cave of Avernus.