Outlines of AstronomyLongman, green and Roberts, 1859 - 714 pages |
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... seen by Mr. Dawes . PLATE II . Fig . 1. Messier's 13th Nebula resolved into Stars . Fig . 2. The Comet of 1819 . Fig . 3. The Nebula in Andromeda . PLATE III . Fig . 1. Mars as seen August 16th , 1830 . Fig . 2. Jupiter as seen ...
... seen by Mr. Dawes . PLATE II . Fig . 1. Messier's 13th Nebula resolved into Stars . Fig . 2. The Comet of 1819 . Fig . 3. The Nebula in Andromeda . PLATE III . Fig . 1. Mars as seen August 16th , 1830 . Fig . 2. Jupiter as seen ...
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... seen ; but from these again - in those few and rare occasions when the transparency of the air will permit the real boundary of the horizon , the true sea - line , to be seen the very same appearances are witnessed , but with this re ...
... seen ; but from these again - in those few and rare occasions when the transparency of the air will permit the real boundary of the horizon , the true sea - line , to be seen the very same appearances are witnessed , but with this re ...
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... seen perfectly well beyond the offing or visible horizon - but not the whole of them . We only see their upper parts . Their bases where they rest on , or rise out of the water , are hid from view by the spherical surface of the sea ...
... seen perfectly well beyond the offing or visible horizon - but not the whole of them . We only see their upper parts . Their bases where they rest on , or rise out of the water , are hid from view by the spherical surface of the sea ...
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... seen at once by man , was that exposed to the view of Messrs . Welsh and Green , in their balloon as- cent of Nov. 10 , 1852 , to the enormous height of 23,027 feet , or rather less than five miles . To estimate the proportion of the ...
... seen at once by man , was that exposed to the view of Messrs . Welsh and Green , in their balloon as- cent of Nov. 10 , 1852 , to the enormous height of 23,027 feet , or rather less than five miles . To estimate the proportion of the ...
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... seen obliquely through it appear otherwise situated than they would to the same spectator , had the atmosphere no existence . It thus produces a false impression respecting their places , which must be rectified by ascertaining the ...
... seen obliquely through it appear otherwise situated than they would to the same spectator , had the atmosphere no existence . It thus produces a false impression respecting their places , which must be rectified by ascertaining the ...
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