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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... pafs through the Poles of the Ecliptic , and there- fore at right Angles to the Ecliptic ; of th fe there are 12 , which terminate the 12 Signs ; and divide the Surface of the Globe into 12 equal Parts ; thefe equal Parts in the Heavens ...
... pafs through the Poles of the Ecliptic , and there- fore at right Angles to the Ecliptic ; of th fe there are 12 , which terminate the 12 Signs ; and divide the Surface of the Globe into 12 equal Parts ; thefe equal Parts in the Heavens ...
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... pafs this Monfter a little , I obferve Lyra on the Breast of an Eagle , what does that import ? Cleon . Lyra is the Lyre , or Harp of Orpheus , the Son of Apollo , by Calliope the Mufe ; on which he is faid to have played and fung fo ...
... pafs this Monfter a little , I obferve Lyra on the Breast of an Eagle , what does that import ? Cleon . Lyra is the Lyre , or Harp of Orpheus , the Son of Apollo , by Calliope the Mufe ; on which he is faid to have played and fung fo ...
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... pafs on to the Southern Conftellations , which will afford us farther Entertainment of this Sort , and conclude this Survey . DIALOGUE IV . Of the CONSTELLATIONS of the SOUTHERN HE- MISPHERE , with their FABULOUS HISTORY . T Euphrofyne ...
... pafs on to the Southern Conftellations , which will afford us farther Entertainment of this Sort , and conclude this Survey . DIALOGUE IV . Of the CONSTELLATIONS of the SOUTHERN HE- MISPHERE , with their FABULOUS HISTORY . T Euphrofyne ...
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... pafs ? Cleon . You have now quite puzzleď me - I cannot tell how it came about , unless it was in Commemoration of Argus , whom the Poets feign to have had an hundred Eyes , two of which flept by Turns , while the others watched ; as is ...
... pafs ? Cleon . You have now quite puzzleď me - I cannot tell how it came about , unless it was in Commemoration of Argus , whom the Poets feign to have had an hundred Eyes , two of which flept by Turns , while the others watched ; as is ...
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... pafs him , what fay you of the River Eridanus , I fee there ? Is it a River of Nectar that sup- plies the Gods with Drink ? or what is it , and how came it there ? Cleon . The River Eridanus was that which is now called the Po , in ...
... pafs him , what fay you of the River Eridanus , I fee there ? Is it a River of Nectar that sup- plies the Gods with Drink ? or what is it , and how came it there ? Cleon . The River Eridanus was that which is now called the Po , in ...
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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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Page 39 - When grown to manhood he begins his reign, And with stiff pinions can his flight sustain, He lightens of its load the tree that bore His father's royal sepulchre before, And his own cradle: This (with pious care) Plac'd on his back, he cuts the buxom air, Seeks the Sun's city, and his sacred church. And decently lays down his burden in the porch.
Page 105 - Elevate the pole for the latitude of the place; find the sun's place in the ecliptic, and bring it to the meridian, and set the index...
Page 38 - The horses started with a sudden bound, And flung the reins and chariot to the ground ; The studded harness from their necks they broke, Here fell a wheel, and here a silver spoke, Here were the beam and axle torn away; And, scatter'd o'er the earth, the shining fragments lay.
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Page 21 - em through the air In whirlwinds up to heaven, and fix'd 'em there : Where the new constellations nightly rise, And add a lustre to the northern skies. When Juno saw the rival in her height, Spangled with stars, and circled round with light, She sought old Ocean in his deep abodes, And Tethys ; both revered among the gods. They ask what brings her there : " Ne'er ask," says she, " What brings me here, heaven is no place for me.
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