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... by the imaginary extension of the plane of the terrestrial equator , is intersected by the ecliptic , or apparent path of the sun , in two points diametrically opposite to one another , called the vernal and autumnal equinoxes .
... by the imaginary extension of the plane of the terrestrial equator , is intersected by the ecliptic , or apparent path of the sun , in two points diametrically opposite to one another , called the vernal and autumnal equinoxes .
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... can be all eclipsed at the same time : for , when the second and third are in one direction , the first is in the opposite direction ; consequently , when the first is eclipsed , the other two must be between the sun and Jupiter .
... can be all eclipsed at the same time : for , when the second and third are in one direction , the first is in the opposite direction ; consequently , when the first is eclipsed , the other two must be between the sun and Jupiter .
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... it throws a conical shadow on the side of the moon opposite to the sun , the axis of which passes through the centres of the sun and earth ( N. 110 ) . The length of the shadow terminates at the point where the apparent diameters ...
... it throws a conical shadow on the side of the moon opposite to the sun , the axis of which passes through the centres of the sun and earth ( N. 110 ) . The length of the shadow terminates at the point where the apparent diameters ...
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From the extremities of a known base ( N. 116 ) , the angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum subtracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry ...
From the extremities of a known base ( N. 116 ) , the angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum subtracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry ...
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From the extremities of a known base ( N. 116 ) , the angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum subtracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry ...
From the extremities of a known base ( N. 116 ) , the angles which the visual rays from the object form with it are measured ; their sum subtracted from two right angles gives the angle opposite the base ; therefore , by trigonometry ...
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| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1858 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 12 Apr 2012 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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