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... Venus ......... .. 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8888 58 * ** ** * 88 * 99 * 96859 22 BENCONDBETER 167 56 36 49 133 136 256 295 287 82 102 109 124 115 137 139 141 142 152 160 169 179 235 278 52 272 287 85 105 92 144 187 INDEX. ...
... Venus ......... .. 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 8888 58 * ** ** * 88 * 99 * 96859 22 BENCONDBETER 167 56 36 49 133 136 256 295 287 82 102 109 124 115 137 139 141 142 152 160 169 179 235 278 52 272 287 85 105 92 144 187 INDEX. ...
Page xviii
... Venus , the rings of Saturn , and the mountains and vales which diversify the surface of the moon - such objects tend to awaken the attention , to expand the faculties , to produce a taste for rational in- vestigation , and to excite ...
... Venus , the rings of Saturn , and the mountains and vales which diversify the surface of the moon - such objects tend to awaken the attention , to expand the faculties , to produce a taste for rational in- vestigation , and to excite ...
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... Venus , the numerous groups of stars in the Milky Way , the double and treble stars , the most remarkable Nebula , the mountains and plains , the caverns and circular ridges of hills which diversify the surface of the moon , as they ...
... Venus , the numerous groups of stars in the Milky Way , the double and treble stars , the most remarkable Nebula , the mountains and plains , the caverns and circular ridges of hills which diversify the surface of the moon , as they ...
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... Venus and her son Cupid were on . day on the banks of the Euphrates , they were greatly alarmed at the appearanc of a terrible grant , named Typhon . Throwing theinselves into the river , ther were changed into fishes , and by this ...
... Venus and her son Cupid were on . day on the banks of the Euphrates , they were greatly alarmed at the appearanc of a terrible grant , named Typhon . Throwing theinselves into the river , ther were changed into fishes , and by this ...
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... Venus and Cupid , with their parent , the southern fish . These , according to Deltoton , comprise the Grecian constellations mentioned by the poet Aratus ; and all relate , as Newton supposes , remotely or immediately , to the ...
... Venus and Cupid , with their parent , the southern fish . These , according to Deltoton , comprise the Grecian constellations mentioned by the poet Aratus ; and all relate , as Newton supposes , remotely or immediately , to the ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude ancient angle appear Arcturus Argo Navis Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta brightest called Cassiopeia celestial centre Cepheus circle cluster colure comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola Describe diameter direction distinguished diurnal motion Earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma globe head heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude length Libra light longitude mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebulæ night node north pole northern hemisphere observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star position principal star represented revolution revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern spots Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac