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... Historical Society of Quebec ; Historical Society of New York ; Batavian Society of Experimental Philosophy at Rotterdam ; Royal Med . - Chir . Soc . , Inst . of Civil Engineers , and Soc . of Arts , Manufactures , and Commerce , London ...
... Historical Society of Quebec ; Historical Society of New York ; Batavian Society of Experimental Philosophy at Rotterdam ; Royal Med . - Chir . Soc . , Inst . of Civil Engineers , and Soc . of Arts , Manufactures , and Commerce , London ...
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... history of astronomy , did the object of this work allow us to devote a portion of it to its relation . What concerns us more is , that the same remark is no less applicable to the process by which knowledge is built up in the mind of ...
... history of astronomy , did the object of this work allow us to devote a portion of it to its relation . What concerns us more is , that the same remark is no less applicable to the process by which knowledge is built up in the mind of ...
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... history of aëronautic adventure affords a curious illustration of the same principle . The late Mr. Sadler , the celebrated aëronaut , ascended on one occasion in a balloon from Dublin , and was wafted across the Irish Channel , when ...
... history of aëronautic adventure affords a curious illustration of the same principle . The late Mr. Sadler , the celebrated aëronaut , ascended on one occasion in a balloon from Dublin , and was wafted across the Irish Channel , when ...
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... history , that any sensible change has taken place since the earliest ages in the interval of time elapsing between two successive returns of the same star to the same point of the sky ; or , rather , it is demon- strable from ...
... history , that any sensible change has taken place since the earliest ages in the interval of time elapsing between two successive returns of the same star to the same point of the sky ; or , rather , it is demon- strable from ...
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... history of those hurricanes , or cyclones , as they have been called , from their revolving character , which infest the Atlantic along the west coasts of the United States and the West Indies , the Indian Ocean , and ( under the name ...
... history of those hurricanes , or cyclones , as they have been called , from their revolving character , which infest the Atlantic along the west coasts of the United States and the West Indies , the Indian Ocean , and ( under the name ...
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amount angle angular appear apsides ascertained astronomical attraction axis bright calculation celestial circle comet curve described diameter difference direction disc distance disturbed body disturbing force diurnal diurnal motion double stars earth ecliptic Edition effect epoch equal equator equinoctial equinox error exact excentricity fixed globe gravity heavens heliocentric hemisphere horizon inclination inequality instance instrument interval Julian period Jupiter latitude latter less light longitude lunar magnitude mass mean measure meridian moon moon's motion nearly nebula node normal force nutation object observed orbit parallax parallel perigee perihelion period perturbations phænomena planet planetary pole portion position precession proper motions proportion recede reckoned refraction remarkable respect result revolution revolving right ascension rotation round satellites Saturn seen sidereal sidereal day situation solar sphere spherical stars station sun's suppose surface syzygies tangential force telescope tion Uranus variation velocity visible vols whole zenith