First Steps to Astronomy and GeographyJ.Hatchard and son, 1828 - 386 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 66
Página 31
... contains more than twenty - four stars , which is the number of letters in the Greek al- phabet , the remainder are marked with Roman letters . * The largest star in the constellation is * See a table of the letters of the Greek ...
... contains more than twenty - four stars , which is the number of letters in the Greek al- phabet , the remainder are marked with Roman letters . * The largest star in the constellation is * See a table of the letters of the Greek ...
Página 45
... contains . When the earth is in that part of its orbit which is immediately between the sun and any one of the constellations , Aries for instance , the sun will appear to us to be in that part of the heavens where the opposite ...
... contains . When the earth is in that part of its orbit which is immediately between the sun and any one of the constellations , Aries for instance , the sun will appear to us to be in that part of the heavens where the opposite ...
Página 64
... contains about six hundred and sixty - seven of his own days ; every day and night together being forty minutes longer than with us . His diameter is about four thou- sand four hundred and forty - four miles ; and his distance from the ...
... contains about six hundred and sixty - seven of his own days ; every day and night together being forty minutes longer than with us . His diameter is about four thou- sand four hundred and forty - four miles ; and his distance from the ...
Página 69
... contains about ten thou- sand four hundred and seventy of his days . It is supposed , that the inhabitants of Jupiter never can see Mercury , Venus , the Earth , nor Mars , since he is placed at such a distance from them , that they ...
... contains about ten thou- sand four hundred and seventy of his days . It is supposed , that the inhabitants of Jupiter never can see Mercury , Venus , the Earth , nor Mars , since he is placed at such a distance from them , that they ...
Página 114
... contain one hundred and eighty . Now , draw another line from the centre straight to the circumference at D , perpendicular to the dia- meter ; such a line as this is called a Radius , or Ray , or Spoke , and is only the length of half ...
... contain one hundred and eighty . Now , draw another line from the centre straight to the circumference at D , perpendicular to the dia- meter ; such a line as this is called a Radius , or Ray , or Spoke , and is only the length of half ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
Africa ancient angle appear Asia astronomers Atlantic Ocean axis beautiful belong built called Cape capital castle celebrated centre chief town circle coast constellations contains county town day and night degrees deserts distance divided earth eastern eclipse ecliptic Egypt ELIZABETH England English equator Europe forests formerly Frith Greek alphabet half heavens hemisphere hundred inhabitants Invernesshire Ireland Islands Jupiter King kingdom known lakes land largest latitude length light London longitude look Lough manufactures Mediterranean Sea Mercury meridian miles moon MOTHER mountains move round nearly north-east north-west northern Ocean orbit planets pole Pole Star principal rivers provinces quarter remarkable revolve river Avon river Esk river Ouse river Shannon round the sun Scotland seven shadow shire side situated sixty sometimes southern stars Strait supposed surface tains telescope thousand trade Ural mountains Venus visible Wales western WILLIAM
Pasajes populares
Página 233 - Oxford ! one of which fell with him, Unwilling to outlive the good that did it ; The other, though unfinish'd, yet so famous, So excellent in art, and still so rising, That Christendom shall ever speak his virtue. His overthrow heap'd happiness upon him ; For then, and not till then, he felt himself, And found the blessedness of being little : And, to add greater honours to his age Than man could give him, — he died fearing God.
Página 75 - As when the moon, refulgent lamp of night, O'er Heaven's clear azure spreads her sacred light, When not a breath disturbs the deep serene, And not a cloud o'ercasts the solemn scene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And stars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole, O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed, And tip with silver every mountain's head...
Página 53 - Had in her sober livery all things clad; Silence accompanied; for beast and bird, They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but .the wakeful nightingale; She all night long her amorous descant sung; Silence was pleased: now...
Página 232 - O, father abbot, An old man, broken with the storms of state, Is come to lay his weary bones among ye ; Give him a little earth for charity...
Página 35 - Aries (the Ram), Taurus (the Bull) Gemini (the Twins), Cancer (the Crab), Leo (the Lion), Virgo (the Virgin), Libra (the Scales), Scorpio (the Scorpion), Sagittarius (the Archer), Capricornus (the Goat), Aquarius (the Water-bearer), and Pisces (the Fishes).
Página 44 - ... upon it, and crushed it all to pieces ; which so provoked my father, that he was almost ready to beat the man, and discouraged me so much that I never attempted to make such another machine again, especially as I was thoroughly convinced I could never make one that would be of any real use.
Página 19 - These then, though unbeheld in deep of night, Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none That heav'n would want spectators, GOD want praise: Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night : how often from the steep...
Página 46 - I was sent for by other ladies in the country, and began to think myself growing very rich by the money I got for such drawings ; out of which I had the pleasure of occasionally supplying the wants of my poor father.
Página 233 - So went to bed ; where eagerly his sickness Pursu'd him still : and, three nights after this, About the hour of eight, (which he himself Foretold should be his last,) full of repentance, Continual meditations, tears, and sorrows, He gave his honours to the world again, His blessed part to heaven, and slept in peace.
Página 41 - I was in pursuit only of these matters, and I was rather too young and weak for hard labour, he put me out to a neighbour to keep sheep, which I continued to do for some years ; and in that time I began to study the stars in the night.