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... Uranus , by which the existence and situation of the disturbing planet became revealed to us , I have endeavoured , in pursuance of the general plan of this work , rather to exhibit a rational view of the dynamical action , than to ...
... Uranus , by which the existence and situation of the disturbing planet became revealed to us , I have endeavoured , in pursuance of the general plan of this work , rather to exhibit a rational view of the dynamical action , than to ...
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... Uranus, by which the existence and situation of the disturbing planet became revealed to us, I have endeavoured, in pursuance of the general plan of this work, rather to exhibit a rational view of the dynamical action, than to convey ...
... Uranus, by which the existence and situation of the disturbing planet became revealed to us, I have endeavoured, in pursuance of the general plan of this work, rather to exhibit a rational view of the dynamical action, than to convey ...
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... Uranus by Nep- tune . PLATE B. Fig . 1. The willow - leaved structure of the sun's photosphere . Fig . 2. The same in the neighbourhood of a spot . PLATE C. A portion of the Moon's surface , from a model by Mr. Nasmyth PREFACE TO THE ...
... Uranus by Nep- tune . PLATE B. Fig . 1. The willow - leaved structure of the sun's photosphere . Fig . 2. The same in the neighbourhood of a spot . PLATE C. A portion of the Moon's surface , from a model by Mr. Nasmyth PREFACE TO THE ...
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... Uranus - of Neptune - 354 means . CHAPTER XI . OF COMETS . Great number of recorded comets . The number of those unrecorded probably much greater . General description of a comet . Comets with- out tails , or with more than one . Their ...
... Uranus - of Neptune - 354 means . CHAPTER XI . OF COMETS . Great number of recorded comets . The number of those unrecorded probably much greater . General description of a comet . Comets with- out tails , or with more than one . Their ...
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... Uranus resulting in the discovery of Neptune . Determination of the absolute mass and den- sity of the Earth · · Page 486 PART III . OF SIDEREAL ASTRONOMY . CHAPTER XV . Of the fixed stars . Their classification by magnitudes ...
... Uranus resulting in the discovery of Neptune . Determination of the absolute mass and den- sity of the Earth · · Page 486 PART III . OF SIDEREAL ASTRONOMY . CHAPTER XV . Of the fixed stars . Their classification by magnitudes ...
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