The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 1Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... orbits nearly circular , almost in the same plane ; nor could this power have projected the comets with all the variety of their directions . If we sup- pose the matter of the system to be accumulated in the centre by its gravity , no ...
... orbits nearly circular , almost in the same plane ; nor could this power have projected the comets with all the variety of their directions . If we sup- pose the matter of the system to be accumulated in the centre by its gravity , no ...
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... orbit , in the benefit which it derives from the light and heat of the sun , and the alternate vicissitude of the seasons ; in the atmosphere which surrounds it ; and in the different species and varieties of vegetables and animals with ...
... orbit , in the benefit which it derives from the light and heat of the sun , and the alternate vicissitude of the seasons ; in the atmosphere which surrounds it ; and in the different species and varieties of vegetables and animals with ...
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... orbits , which is the cause of the variety of opinions formerly held on this subject . Some of their philosophers supposed the earth to be immoveable , as the centre of the uni- verse , and that all the celestial bodies moved round her ...
... orbits , which is the cause of the variety of opinions formerly held on this subject . Some of their philosophers supposed the earth to be immoveable , as the centre of the uni- verse , and that all the celestial bodies moved round her ...
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... orbits that surrounded the orbit of the Earth in the following order , beginning with those which he thought were next the Earth ; the Moon > ; Mer- cury ; Venus ? ; the Sun O ; Mars & ; Jupiter 2 ; and Saturn : after which , as the ...
... orbits that surrounded the orbit of the Earth in the following order , beginning with those which he thought were next the Earth ; the Moon > ; Mer- cury ; Venus ? ; the Sun O ; Mars & ; Jupiter 2 ; and Saturn : after which , as the ...
Pagina 61
... orbits of these pla- nets could not be beyond the orbit of the Earth ; because , if that had been the case , they would sometimes have appeared opposite to the Sun , that is , the Earth would sometimes have been between the planets and ...
... orbits of these pla- nets could not be beyond the orbit of the Earth ; because , if that had been the case , they would sometimes have appeared opposite to the Sun , that is , the Earth would sometimes have been between the planets and ...
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