Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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Copernicus , who had never observed Mercury , borrowed of him two
observations of this planet . 19 , 1472. COPERNICUS born . It would be in the
highest degree interesting to know by what steps Copernicus was led to conceive
the bold ...
Copernicus , who had never observed Mercury , borrowed of him two
observations of this planet . 19 , 1472. COPERNICUS born . It would be in the
highest degree interesting to know by what steps Copernicus was led to conceive
the bold ...
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The first transit of Venus since the Creation that is known to have been since ,
was observed in 1639 ; the next took place in ... To that of 1769 we owe the first of
the celebrated voyages of Captain Cook , who was sent to Tahiti to observe it .
The first transit of Venus since the Creation that is known to have been since ,
was observed in 1639 ; the next took place in ... To that of 1769 we owe the first of
the celebrated voyages of Captain Cook , who was sent to Tahiti to observe it .
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But this is only a small part of those beauties that are observed about the pod and
its cord . I beg leave to observe from hence , that when the seed grows ripe on
the inside , and the pod dries away , then the cord , twisted round the pod like a ...
But this is only a small part of those beauties that are observed about the pod and
its cord . I beg leave to observe from hence , that when the seed grows ripe on
the inside , and the pod dries away , then the cord , twisted round the pod like a ...
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