Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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Page 70
... according to his system of pointing , not a comma could be shifted or obliterated without impairing the punctuation . Dr. Clarke's style wants that evenness and precision . The redeeming qualities of his style consisted in its pregnancy ...
... according to his system of pointing , not a comma could be shifted or obliterated without impairing the punctuation . Dr. Clarke's style wants that evenness and precision . The redeeming qualities of his style consisted in its pregnancy ...
Page 56
... according to De la Caille ; at 13 h . 48 m . 16 s . according to Maraldi , and 13 h . 50 m . 4 s . according to Lalande . Dr. Halley has the honour of having pointed out and predicting : -first , that the comets of 1682 , 1607 , 1531 ...
... according to De la Caille ; at 13 h . 48 m . 16 s . according to Maraldi , and 13 h . 50 m . 4 s . according to Lalande . Dr. Halley has the honour of having pointed out and predicting : -first , that the comets of 1682 , 1607 , 1531 ...
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... according to a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1813 , it had an effect , not merely on the harvest to ripen the corn , but to communicate an unusual deliciousness to figs , melons , and wall - fruit ; it exterminated the wasps ...
... according to a writer in the Gentleman's Magazine for 1813 , it had an effect , not merely on the harvest to ripen the corn , but to communicate an unusual deliciousness to figs , melons , and wall - fruit ; it exterminated the wasps ...
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1st day 4th day afterwards aphelion appears ascending node astronomer beautiful Beetle birds born Butterfly CALENDAR OF BRITISH celebrated celestial comet conjunction Daniel Bernoulli dark death Declin diameter died difference of latitude Digits eclipsed disc distance early earth eclipse Emersion eminent Equation FLEMING FORM OF SATURN'S Galileo greatest heavens Herschel inferior conjunction inferior planets insects John John Herschel Jupiter Kepler labours LEACH light LINNEUS Lord LUNAR magnitude Major axis Mars MARTYR Mercury Minor axis moon morning Moth motion nature never night node o'er Observatory observed orbit Pallas perigee perihelion period planet published QUADRUPEDS remarkable RENNIE revolution Right Ascen ring of Saturn round Royal SATURN'S RING says Second satellite seen Semi-diameter shadow shining solar solar eclipse stars STEPHENS telescope TEMMINCK thee thou tion transit transits of Mercury trees Uranus Venus visible volumes vulgaris winter