On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page 42
... seen during the eclipse of the 15th March , 1858 , but there were no rose - coloured appearances , in England at least ; but the sky was clouded , so that the eclipse was only visible at intervals . Planets sometimes eclipse one another ...
... seen during the eclipse of the 15th March , 1858 , but there were no rose - coloured appearances , in England at least ; but the sky was clouded , so that the eclipse was only visible at intervals . Planets sometimes eclipse one another ...
Page 43
... seen from the object is the parallax of that object . It evidently in- creases and decreases with the distance . Therefore the base must be very great indeed to be visible from the celestial bodies . The globe itself , whose dimensions ...
... seen from the object is the parallax of that object . It evidently in- creases and decreases with the distance . Therefore the base must be very great indeed to be visible from the celestial bodies . The globe itself , whose dimensions ...
Page 43
... seen during the eclipse of the 15th March , 1858 , but there were no rose - coloured appearances , in England at least ; but the sky was clouded , so that the eclipse was only visible at intervals . Planets sometimes eclipse one another ...
... seen during the eclipse of the 15th March , 1858 , but there were no rose - coloured appearances , in England at least ; but the sky was clouded , so that the eclipse was only visible at intervals . Planets sometimes eclipse one another ...
Page 52
... seen if viewed from the centre of that body ; it affords the means of ascertaining the distances of the sun , moon , and planets ( N. 130 ) . When the moon is in the horizon at the instant of rising or setting , suppose lines to be ...
... seen if viewed from the centre of that body ; it affords the means of ascertaining the distances of the sun , moon , and planets ( N. 130 ) . When the moon is in the horizon at the instant of rising or setting , suppose lines to be ...
Page 54
... seen in the focus of the most powerful telescope , might be eclipsed by the thickness of a spider's thread . Light , flying at the rate of 190,000 miles in a second , would take more than three years to travel over that space . One of ...
... seen in the focus of the most powerful telescope , might be eclipsed by the thickness of a spider's thread . Light , flying at the rate of 190,000 miles in a second , would take more than three years to travel over that space . One of ...
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