The Planetary and Stellar Worlds: A Popular Exposition of the Great Discoveries and Theories of Modern Astronomy. In a Series of Ten LecturesOakley & Mason, 1868 - 320 páginas |
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... possible article of trade ; due - bills were taken , and these were converted into others which would serve in the payment of bills .. In this way the building was reared , and finally covered in , without incurring any debt . But the ...
... possible article of trade ; due - bills were taken , and these were converted into others which would serve in the payment of bills .. In this way the building was reared , and finally covered in , without incurring any debt . But the ...
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... possible to trace a planet in its career , and to note the changes of its velocity . New and wonderful discover- ies were thus made . It was found that all the planets moved with an irregular velocity . Sometimes swiftly advancing among ...
... possible to trace a planet in its career , and to note the changes of its velocity . New and wonderful discover- ies were thus made . It was found that all the planets moved with an irregular velocity . Sometimes swiftly advancing among ...
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... possible distances . This last truth is finally achieved , and the wisdom of God is vindicated in the beautiful structure of our grand system . The second lofty platform is reached in the mighty pyramid , whose summit is now nearing the ...
... possible distances . This last truth is finally achieved , and the wisdom of God is vindicated in the beautiful structure of our grand system . The second lofty platform is reached in the mighty pyramid , whose summit is now nearing the ...
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... possible . This subtle analysis clings to its object , tracing its path and fixing its place with equal ease , at the beginning , middle , or close of a thousand revolutions , though each of these should require a century for its ...
... possible . This subtle analysis clings to its object , tracing its path and fixing its place with equal ease , at the beginning , middle , or close of a thousand revolutions , though each of these should require a century for its ...
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... possible to read the records of the founder of astrono- my , graven on some column of granite , dug from the earth , whither it had been borne by the fury of the dei age , we know now what its hieroglyphics would re- veal , with a ...
... possible to read the records of the founder of astrono- my , graven on some column of granite , dug from the earth , whither it had been borne by the fury of the dei age , we know now what its hieroglyphics would re- veal , with a ...
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