Outlines of AstronomyLongman, Brown, Green, Longmans, 1851 - 661 стор. |
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... remarkable stars , as a Leonis , B Scorpii , & c . & c . , by letters of the Greek alphabet attached • This disregard is neither supercilious nor causeless . The constellations seem to have been almost purposely named and delineated to ...
... remarkable stars , as a Leonis , B Scorpii , & c . & c . , by letters of the Greek alphabet attached • This disregard is neither supercilious nor causeless . The constellations seem to have been almost purposely named and delineated to ...
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... remarkable belt has maintained , from the earliest ages , the same relative situation among the stars ; and , when examined through powerful telescopes , is found ( wonderful to relate ! ) to consist entirely of stars scattered by ...
... remarkable belt has maintained , from the earliest ages , the same relative situation among the stars ; and , when examined through powerful telescopes , is found ( wonderful to relate ! ) to consist entirely of stars scattered by ...
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... remarkable phenomenon is observed ; viz . that the equinox does not preserve a constant place among the stars , but shifts its position , travelling continually and regularly , although with extreme slowness , backwards , along the ...
... remarkable phenomenon is observed ; viz . that the equinox does not preserve a constant place among the stars , but shifts its position , travelling continually and regularly , although with extreme slowness , backwards , along the ...
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... remarkable situation of a pole star approaching within about 5 ° of the pole . ( 319. ) At the date of the erection of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh , which precedes by 3970 years ( say 4000 ) the pre- * Local changes of the sea level ...
... remarkable situation of a pole star approaching within about 5 ° of the pole . ( 319. ) At the date of the erection of the Great Pyramid of Gizeh , which precedes by 3970 years ( say 4000 ) the pre- * Local changes of the sea level ...
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... remarkable fact , ascertained by the late researches of Col. Vyse , that of the nine pyramids still existing at Gizeh , six ( including all the largest ) have the narrow passages by which alone they can be entered , ( all which open out ...
... remarkable fact , ascertained by the late researches of Col. Vyse , that of the nine pyramids still existing at Gizeh , six ( including all the largest ) have the narrow passages by which alone they can be entered , ( all which open out ...
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Outlines of Astronomy John Frederick William Herschel,Sir John Frederick William Herschel Повний перегляд - 1851 |
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