The Gallery of Nature and Art; Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volum 1R. Wilks for C. Cradock & W. Joy, 1815 |
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Pàgina 2
... orbit inclined to the equator ; the motion of the moon , its phases and eclipses ; a knowledge of the planets and their revolutions , and of the sphericity of the earth , were probably the objects of this ancient astronomy , but the few ...
... orbit inclined to the equator ; the motion of the moon , its phases and eclipses ; a knowledge of the planets and their revolutions , and of the sphericity of the earth , were probably the objects of this ancient astronomy , but the few ...
Pàgina 12
... orbit ; but , instead of placing the earth in the centre of it , he supposed it removed the 24th part of the radius , and fixed the apogee at the sixth degree of Gemini . → 23.51 From these data he formed the first solar tables to 12 ...
... orbit ; but , instead of placing the earth in the centre of it , he supposed it removed the 24th part of the radius , and fixed the apogee at the sixth degree of Gemini . → 23.51 From these data he formed the first solar tables to 12 ...
Pàgina 13
... orbit of the sun , and that the real velocity of this body was constantly uniform . The contrary is now demonstrated by direct measures of the sun's apparent diameter ; but such observa- tions were impossible at the time of Hipparchus ...
... orbit of the sun , and that the real velocity of this body was constantly uniform . The contrary is now demonstrated by direct measures of the sun's apparent diameter ; but such observa- tions were impossible at the time of Hipparchus ...
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... orbit , was less in the sysigies than in the quadratures ; he de- termined the law of this difference , and ascertained its value with great precision . To represent it , he made the moon to move upon an epicycle carried by an eccentric ...
... orbit , was less in the sysigies than in the quadratures ; he de- termined the law of this difference , and ascertained its value with great precision . To represent it , he made the moon to move upon an epicycle carried by an eccentric ...
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... orbits , which till then were unknown . Finally , every thing in this system announced that beautiful simplicity in the expedients of nature , which delights so much when we are fortunate enough to discover it . Copernicus published it ...
... orbits , which till then were unknown . Finally , every thing in this system announced that beautiful simplicity in the expedients of nature , which delights so much when we are fortunate enough to discover it . Copernicus published it ...
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Pàgina 244 - And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven...
Pàgina 243 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons
Pàgina 329 - They consulted together whether it would be most prudent to trust to the houses, which now shook from side to side with frequent and violent concussions ; or fly to the open fields, where the calcined stones and cinders, though light indeed, yet fell in large showers, and threatened destruction.
Pàgina 329 - ... which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards, or the cloud itself, being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.
Pàgina 329 - Being got at a convenient distance from the houses, we stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out, were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and...
Pàgina 243 - For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days and forty nights; and every living substance that I have made will I destroy from off the face of the earth.
Pàgina 329 - ... dispersed the rest of the company, and obliged him to rise. He raised himself up with the assistance of two of his servants, and instantly fell down dead — suffocated, as I conjecture, by some gross and noxious vapour, having always had weak lungs, and being frequently subject to a difficulty of breathing.
Pàgina 243 - And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man.
Pàgina 329 - YOUR request that I would send you an account of my uncle's death, in order to transmit a more exact relation of it to posterity, deserves my acknowledgments ; for, if this accident shall be celebrated by your pen, the glory of it, I am well assured, will be rendered forever illustrious.
Pàgina 243 - The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence. And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.