Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1833 |
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... wind blowing against him by observing how much farther he could leap in the direction of the wind , or blowing against his back , than he could leap the contrary way , or opposed to the wind ; an early proof of his original infantine ...
... wind blowing against him by observing how much farther he could leap in the direction of the wind , or blowing against his back , than he could leap the contrary way , or opposed to the wind ; an early proof of his original infantine ...
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... winds , and which may be accounted for as follows ; the west wind carries the smoke of the city to the east- ward , in a long train , extending to the distance of twenty or thirty miles ; as may be seen in a clear day , by any person on ...
... winds , and which may be accounted for as follows ; the west wind carries the smoke of the city to the east- ward , in a long train , extending to the distance of twenty or thirty miles ; as may be seen in a clear day , by any person on ...
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... wind is as ridiculous as untrue . The most rational idea we can form of this hazy appearance is , its being caused by the constitu- tional coldness of the east wind , which , checking the ascent of vapour raised by the sun , carries it ...
... wind is as ridiculous as untrue . The most rational idea we can form of this hazy appearance is , its being caused by the constitu- tional coldness of the east wind , which , checking the ascent of vapour raised by the sun , carries it ...
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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