The Elements of Natural Or Experimental Philosophy, Volume 4; Volume 90Luke Hansard, 1803 - Acoustical engineering |
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above-mentioned aeroftatic afcended afcenfion aftronomical alfo almoſt alſo altitude angle aphelion appear atmoſphere Avoirdupois axis balloon becauſe body cafe called cauſe celeftial centre circle comet confequence confiderable conftellations courfe courſe defcribed diameter difc diſtance earth eaſily ecliptic Engliſh equal equator equinox faid fame fatellites fecond feems feen feet feven fhadow fhall fhew fhort fide figns fince firſt fituation fixed ftars fize fmaller folar fome fometimes fouth fpectator ftars ftones fuch fun's fuppofed furface fyftem globe greateſt horizon inches increaſes inftrument interfection itſelf Jupiter latitude lefs Libra light likewife longitude machine mean meaſure meridian meteor moft moon moon's moſt motion move muft muſt neceffary nodes obferved oppofite orbit paffes paffing parallax perfons Philofophical planets pole purpoſe quadrant refpect refraction repreſents rife round the fun Saturn ſeen ſmall ſphere ſpots ſtars ſtate ſtone teleſcope theſe thofe thoſe tion uſe weft