The Young Gentleman and Lady's Philosophy,: Containing, I. The use of the celestial and terrestrial globes. II. The philosophy of light and colours, and the use of all sorts of optical instruments. III. The philosophy of sounds, music, and the organization of the ear. Illustrated by nineteen copper-platesW. Owen, Temple-Bar; and by the author, at his house in Fleet-Street., 1772 - Science |
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... Cleon . The Celestial Globe , my Euphrofyne , for that remains to finish our practical View of the Heavens.- We at first contemplated the Theory of the Mundane Syftem - then we took an actual Survey of the feveral Bodies which compofed ...
... Cleon . The Celestial Globe , my Euphrofyne , for that remains to finish our practical View of the Heavens.- We at first contemplated the Theory of the Mundane Syftem - then we took an actual Survey of the feveral Bodies which compofed ...
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... Cleon . Aftronomers reckon Seven Degrees of Magnitude in the Stars , -you see here an Example of them all , which Mr. SENEX has fixed on the Globe in this Row of Stars , gradually diminishing from the greatest to the leaft . Euphrof ...
... Cleon . Aftronomers reckon Seven Degrees of Magnitude in the Stars , -you see here an Example of them all , which Mr. SENEX has fixed on the Globe in this Row of Stars , gradually diminishing from the greatest to the leaft . Euphrof ...
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... Cleon . Thefe owe their Original to the fame Cause , in all Probability , with the two foregoing ; for at this Time , ( viz . about May , when the Sun enters this Sign ) the Young of Goats were in their Maturity and Perfec- tion ; and ...
... Cleon . Thefe owe their Original to the fame Cause , in all Probability , with the two foregoing ; for at this Time , ( viz . about May , when the Sun enters this Sign ) the Young of Goats were in their Maturity and Perfec- tion ; and ...
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... Cleon . As among Animals the Lion is the moft power- ful , fierce , and ftrong ; fo among the Months of the Year , that Seafon in which the Sun occupied this Sign , the Sun's Heat and Effects were more fierce and violent than in any ...
... Cleon . As among Animals the Lion is the moft power- ful , fierce , and ftrong ; fo among the Months of the Year , that Seafon in which the Sun occupied this Sign , the Sun's Heat and Effects were more fierce and violent than in any ...
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... Cleon . When you confider , that during the Seafon the Sun is in this Sign , the Weather is generally very bad , and all Kinds of Diseases now begin to invade and infeft Mankind ; as Colds , Agues , Afthmas , Fevers , & c . as alfo that ...
... Cleon . When you confider , that during the Seafon the Sun is in this Sign , the Weather is generally very bad , and all Kinds of Diseases now begin to invade and infeft Mankind ; as Colds , Agues , Afthmas , Fevers , & c . as alfo that ...
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Aftronomers alfo anſwer apparent Magnitude appear becauſe Brafs Cafe called Circle Cleon Cleonicus Colours confequently confiderable confifts Conftellations Conftruction Convex Courſe curious defcribed Defign Degree Diameter diftant diftinct diurnal Motion eafily eafy Earth Ecliptic Euphrof Euphrofyne faid fame farther fecond feems feen feven feveral fhall fhew fhould fince fingle firft firſt fmall focal Diſtance folar fome Form ftill fuch fufficient fuppofe Glaffes Glafs Glaſs Globe Hemifphere Horizon Image Inches Inftance Inftrument interfect itſelf juft laft Latitude lefs magnifying Manner meaſure Meridian Microſcope moft Monochord Moon moſt Motion mufical muft muſt Nature neceffary Number obferve Object Occafion Octave optical pafs Phænomenon Place Planet pleaſe Pleaſure Pofition Point pray prefent Purpoſe Rays Reafon reflected refracted reprefent Retina Rifing ſmall Sound Speculum Stars String Sun's Surface Teleſcope thefe theſe Thing thofe thoſe Tranfit underſtand Uſe Vibrations View Vifion Weft whofe
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