Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 - Almanacs, English |
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Page 73
The sun continued shining on the southern side , though very obliquely until the
following December , 1 d . ... The ring was then very unfavourably circumstanced
for observation even with powerful instruments , the sun's rays only sliding along
...
The sun continued shining on the southern side , though very obliquely until the
following December , 1 d . ... The ring was then very unfavourably circumstanced
for observation even with powerful instruments , the sun's rays only sliding along
...
Page 89
58 m . the sun sufficiently visible through pale clouds , to be satisfied that Mercury
had not commenced its entry on the solar disc : owing to the thin ... 3 m . the
planet completely within the disc , apparently in contact with the sun's inner limb .
58 m . the sun sufficiently visible through pale clouds , to be satisfied that Mercury
had not commenced its entry on the solar disc : owing to the thin ... 3 m . the
planet completely within the disc , apparently in contact with the sun's inner limb .
Page 109
Several tails were observed in the comet of 1744 when in perihelion ; these were
generated by the very great velocity of the comet , that the force of the sun's rays
produced new tails before the old one could follow . The comet of 1824 had two ...
Several tails were observed in the comet of 1744 when in perihelion ; these were
generated by the very great velocity of the comet , that the force of the sun's rays
produced new tails before the old one could follow . The comet of 1824 had two ...
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