Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestly and Weale, 1861 |
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... equal divisions , which divided the whole field into squares of 51 " each side . Omitting all observations except those which I have spe- cified , M. D'Abbadie's record is as follows : - : - Temps Moyen . Phénomène Noté . Hauteur de A ...
... equal divisions , which divided the whole field into squares of 51 " each side . Omitting all observations except those which I have spe- cified , M. D'Abbadie's record is as follows : - : - Temps Moyen . Phénomène Noté . Hauteur de A ...
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... equal to the coloured disk ; so that , while the strong light of a lamp enclosed in a lantern is thrown on a highly reflective surface attached to the box , the disk is viewed by the light thus reflected and transmitted through it . In ...
... equal to the coloured disk ; so that , while the strong light of a lamp enclosed in a lantern is thrown on a highly reflective surface attached to the box , the disk is viewed by the light thus reflected and transmitted through it . In ...
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... equal altitudes of the Sun on the 2d and 8th of July . is a good pocket - chronometer , by French : it has how- 3063 ever always been compared with the standard chronometer ( Dent , 1793 ) , which watch shows a good mean of the nine ...
... equal altitudes of the Sun on the 2d and 8th of July . is a good pocket - chronometer , by French : it has how- 3063 ever always been compared with the standard chronometer ( Dent , 1793 ) , which watch shows a good mean of the nine ...
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... equal power , and within 1 to 3 hours of the horizon . Notwithstanding that the heat of the Sun was so great as to make a shield necessary for the exposed part of my person ( though I was generally well protected by a verandah ) , yet ...
... equal power , and within 1 to 3 hours of the horizon . Notwithstanding that the heat of the Sun was so great as to make a shield necessary for the exposed part of my person ( though I was generally well protected by a verandah ) , yet ...
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... equal to ß Centauri . Colour reddish or yellowish white ; star scintillates . 1856 012. Scarcely brighter than ... equal to à Centauri ; a little greater than e Argus . 185998. Equal to d Centauri ; a little greater than & Argus ...
... equal to ß Centauri . Colour reddish or yellowish white ; star scintillates . 1856 012. Scarcely brighter than ... equal to à Centauri ; a little greater than e Argus . 185998. Equal to d Centauri ; a little greater than & Argus ...
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