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Page 355
... constellation Aquila . It is nearly south , at direction . I then entered into a train of in- an elevation of forty - six degrees , or about quiries as to what would have been the con- half way between the horizon and the zenith ...
... constellation Aquila . It is nearly south , at direction . I then entered into a train of in- an elevation of forty - six degrees , or about quiries as to what would have been the con- half way between the horizon and the zenith ...
Page 356
... constellation Ursa Minor , or the Lesser Bear , of which the pole - star forms the tip of the tail . They resemble the con- figuration of the stars in the Great Bear , only Fig . 1 . North shall then find that the seven stars have riser ...
... constellation Ursa Minor , or the Lesser Bear , of which the pole - star forms the tip of the tail . They resemble the con- figuration of the stars in the Great Bear , only Fig . 1 . North shall then find that the seven stars have riser ...
Page 357
... constellation would be seen nearly overhead , were the stars then visible ; at twelve , noon , it would appear towards the west , at a considerable elevation ; and at six in the evening it would again re- turn to its former position ...
... constellation would be seen nearly overhead , were the stars then visible ; at twelve , noon , it would appear towards the west , at a considerable elevation ; and at six in the evening it would again re- turn to its former position ...
Page 358
... constellations would appear in the southern quarter of the sky which we never see in our latitude . Every star would be found to remain exactly twelve hours above and twelve hours below the horizon , and all the visible stars in the ...
... constellations would appear in the southern quarter of the sky which we never see in our latitude . Every star would be found to remain exactly twelve hours above and twelve hours below the horizon , and all the visible stars in the ...
Page 361
... constellation will appear nearly in the position represented in fig . 1 ( p . 14 ) ; in April it will appear nearly as represented in fig . 3 ( p . 15 ) . These varia- tions in the appearance of the stars lead us to conclude that there ...
... constellation will appear nearly in the position represented in fig . 1 ( p . 14 ) ; in April it will appear nearly as represented in fig . 3 ( p . 15 ) . These varia- tions in the appearance of the stars lead us to conclude that there ...
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Page 655 - 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 654 - Let them praise the name of the LORD; For his name alone is exalted: His glory is above the earth and heaven.
Page 550 - And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.
Page 653 - He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth ; he maketh lightnings for the rain ; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.
Page 571 - 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 675 - 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 652 - Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
Page 786 - Besides, the Jews and other ancient nations as well as modern Europeans have adopted the division of the week into seven days, and have named them from the seven planets : now if we increase the number of the planets this whole system falls to the ground.
Page 730 - Or hear'st thou rather pure ethereal stream, Whose fountain who shall tell ? before the sun, Before the heavens thou wert, and at the voice Of God, as with a mantle, didst invest The rising world of waters dark and deep, Won from the void and formless infinite.
Page 653 - Thou, even thou, art Lord alone: thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, 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.