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The same cause occasions the orbits of the satellites to remain nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator ( N. 87 ) , on account of which the satellites are always seen nearly in the same line ( N. 88 ) ; and the powerful action of that ...
The same cause occasions the orbits of the satellites to remain nearly in the plane of Jupiter's equator ( N. 87 ) , on account of which the satellites are always seen nearly in the same line ( N. 88 ) ; and the powerful action of that ...
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“ It produces in me , ” says the restorer of true philosophy , a doubt whether the face of the serene and starry heavens be seen at the instant it really exists , or not till some time later : and whether there be not , with respect to ...
“ It produces in me , ” says the restorer of true philosophy , a doubt whether the face of the serene and starry heavens be seen at the instant it really exists , or not till some time later : and whether there be not , with respect to ...
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Mr. Lassell , with a powerful telescope , made by himself , has seen Iapetus , the nearest of the two , on several occasions , even when the opening of the ring was very wide , which made it extremely difficult to see so minute an ...
Mr. Lassell , with a powerful telescope , made by himself , has seen Iapetus , the nearest of the two , on several occasions , even when the opening of the ring was very wide , which made it extremely difficult to see so minute an ...
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The breadth of the space occupied by the penumbra ( N. 112 ) is equal to the apparent diameter of the sun , as seen from the centre of the moon . The mean duration of a revolution of the sun , with regard to the node of the lunar orbit ...
The breadth of the space occupied by the penumbra ( N. 112 ) is equal to the apparent diameter of the sun , as seen from the centre of the moon . The mean duration of a revolution of the sun , with regard to the node of the lunar orbit ...
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A phenomenon altogether unprecedented was seen during the total eclipse of the sun which happened on the 8th of July , 1842 . The moon was like a black patch on the sky surrounded by a faint whitish light or corona about the eighth of ...
A phenomenon altogether unprecedented was seen during the total eclipse of the sun which happened on the 8th of July , 1842 . The moon was like a black patch on the sky surrounded by a faint whitish light or corona about the eighth of ...
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