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... Direction of the Earth's Axis has been altered by a Comet.- Whether the new Planets were disrupted by the shock of a Comet , & c . - On the Orbits of Comets . - Their Form . - How determined . - Orbits of the Comet of 1680 and of ...
... Direction of the Earth's Axis has been altered by a Comet.- Whether the new Planets were disrupted by the shock of a Comet , & c . - On the Orbits of Comets . - Their Form . - How determined . - Orbits of the Comet of 1680 and of ...
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... - spective , in every direction , without the least indication of a boundary to the operations of Omnipotence ; leaving us no room to doubt that all we have hitherto discovered is 14 GENERAL VIEWS OF THE STARRY HEAVENS .
... - spective , in every direction , without the least indication of a boundary to the operations of Omnipotence ; leaving us no room to doubt that all we have hitherto discovered is 14 GENERAL VIEWS OF THE STARRY HEAVENS .
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... directions , and comparing the delineations on the map with the heavens , all the stars and constellations noted above may be readily distinguished . The triangles formed by Betelguese , Procyon , and Sirius , and by Pollux , Procyon ...
... directions , and comparing the delineations on the map with the heavens , all the stars and constellations noted above may be readily distinguished . The triangles formed by Betelguese , Procyon , and Sirius , and by Pollux , Procyon ...
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... direction a b , or nearly corre- sponding to the line L M , so that it passes very near to the upper star in the belt of Orion . The degrees of north and south declination * from the equator are marked on the mar- gin . Plate II ...
... direction a b , or nearly corre- sponding to the line L M , so that it passes very near to the upper star in the belt of Orion . The degrees of north and south declination * from the equator are marked on the mar- gin . Plate II ...
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... Looking to the northeast , the brill- iant star Vega , or Lyra , appears elevated twenty degrees above the horizon , in a direction nearly opposite to Capella , in the west . Farther to the north , but 26 NORTHERN REGION IN APRIL .
... Looking to the northeast , the brill- iant star Vega , or Lyra , appears elevated twenty degrees above the horizon , in a direction nearly opposite to Capella , in the west . Farther to the north , but 26 NORTHERN REGION IN APRIL .
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61 Cygni Almighty annual parallax apparent magnitude Arcturus astronomers Auriga behold Betelguese binary stars bodies bright star brilliant Cassiopeia Castor celestial centre colour comet considerable considered constellation Cor Caroli creation Cygni degrees diam diameter direction distance Divine double stars earth east equal existence firmament fixed stars Flamstead fourth magnitude globe grandeur heavens Herschel horizon hundred immense inhabitants intelligent John Herschel Jupiter larger light luminous lustre magnificent meridian Milky millions of miles minutes moon motion naked eye nature nearest nearly nebula nebulosity north declination number of stars objects observations orbit orbs Orion parallax passes perceive perihelion period phenomena planetary planets Pleiades Pollux position principal star regions revolution revolving right ascension round scene second magnitude seen sidereal Sirius sixth magnitude small star space splendour star appeared starry sublime supposed tail telescope thousand tion universe variable stars velocity visible worlds
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Page 37 - Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name: that strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Page 324 - All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord ; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Page 281 - Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth...
Page 278 - Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Page 274 - He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Page 43 - The sun had long since, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn...
Page 322 - By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Page 87 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Page 276 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone ; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all ; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Page 273 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, And are counted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.