Scientific Tracts and Family Lyceum: Designed for Instruction and Entertainment, and Adapted to Schools, Lyceums and Families, 第 1 巻Allen & Ticknor, 1834 |
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... facts in relation to this subject . We propose to explain in a brief and practical manner , the cause of some of the most obvious appearances of the moon , together with the general laws which govern her motions . We shall be careful ...
... facts in relation to this subject . We propose to explain in a brief and practical manner , the cause of some of the most obvious appearances of the moon , together with the general laws which govern her motions . We shall be careful ...
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... facts , when assumed , are drawn from authentic sources , and that our reasoning is such as may be understood and ... fact , Dr. Herschel in 1787 , saw three volcanoes in different parts of the new moon , two of them in an active ...
... facts , when assumed , are drawn from authentic sources , and that our reasoning is such as may be understood and ... fact , Dr. Herschel in 1787 , saw three volcanoes in different parts of the new moon , two of them in an active ...
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... surface of the soil , can be distinguished ; in fact , telescopes must be greatly improved , before we can even hope for any such discoveries , for a line only one second in length at the moon , as seen from the AND FAMILY LYCEUM . 7.
... surface of the soil , can be distinguished ; in fact , telescopes must be greatly improved , before we can even hope for any such discoveries , for a line only one second in length at the moon , as seen from the AND FAMILY LYCEUM . 7.
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... fact at the moon about one mile in length - or to make it more palpable , a line at the moon one mile in length will appear to us to be only about the 1,300,000th part of a mile , and even the whole diameter of the moon , when nearest ...
... fact at the moon about one mile in length - or to make it more palpable , a line at the moon one mile in length will appear to us to be only about the 1,300,000th part of a mile , and even the whole diameter of the moon , when nearest ...
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... fact , the Greek word menos , from which our word month is said to be derived , also means the moon . Some others have suggested that the quarterly phases of the moon , happening as they do every seventh day , first gave rise to the ...
... fact , the Greek word menos , from which our word month is said to be derived , also means the moon . Some others have suggested that the quarterly phases of the moon , happening as they do every seventh day , first gave rise to the ...
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