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... opposite direction to that of the ship's progress ; but , in reality , they remain at rest , and we leave them behind in the air . Still , the illusion , so far as massive objects and our own movements are concerned , remains complete ...
... opposite direction to that of the ship's progress ; but , in reality , they remain at rest , and we leave them behind in the air . Still , the illusion , so far as massive objects and our own movements are concerned , remains complete ...
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... opposite crevice , the light scattered through the apartment from this source is sufficient to prevent entire darkness in the room . The luminous lines occasionally seen in the air , in a sky full of partially broken clouds , which the ...
... opposite crevice , the light scattered through the apartment from this source is sufficient to prevent entire darkness in the room . The luminous lines occasionally seen in the air , in a sky full of partially broken clouds , which the ...
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... opposite to him , and immediately under his eye . ( 53. ) By such a rotation of the earth , then , as we have supposed , the horizon of a stationary spectator will be con- stantly depressing itself below those objects which lie in that ...
... opposite to him , and immediately under his eye . ( 53. ) By such a rotation of the earth , then , as we have supposed , the horizon of a stationary spectator will be con- stantly depressing itself below those objects which lie in that ...
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... opposite quarter . ( 59. ) If he persist for a considerable time in watching their motions , on the same or on several successive nights , he will perceive that each star appears to describe , as far as its course lies above the horizon ...
... opposite quarter . ( 59. ) If he persist for a considerable time in watching their motions , on the same or on several successive nights , he will perceive that each star appears to describe , as far as its course lies above the horizon ...
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... opposite to it ; and as the spectator's horizon divides his sphere into two hemispheres a superior and inferior - there must of necessity exist a depressed pole to the south , corresponding to the elevated one to the north , and a ...
... opposite to it ; and as the spectator's horizon divides his sphere into two hemispheres a superior and inferior - there must of necessity exist a depressed pole to the south , corresponding to the elevated one to the north , and a ...
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