The Gallery of Nature and Art: Or, a Tour Through Creation and Science, Volume 1R. Wilks, 1818 |
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... equal to the 720th part of the whole circumference , a quantity forming a mean between the two limits which Archimedes as- signed , a few years afterwards , to this diameter , by an ingenious method , according to which the solar ...
... equal to the 720th part of the whole circumference , a quantity forming a mean between the two limits which Archimedes as- signed , a few years afterwards , to this diameter , by an ingenious method , according to which the solar ...
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... equal to 1.7119 feet , according to some measures lately made with great precision , which gives 684.76 feet , for the value of the stadium of Alexandria . As it is probable this stadium was that of Ptolemy , the circumference of the ...
... equal to 1.7119 feet , according to some measures lately made with great precision , which gives 684.76 feet , for the value of the stadium of Alexandria . As it is probable this stadium was that of Ptolemy , the circumference of the ...
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... equal to the error of Hipparchus in the length of the year . In the time of Hipparchus , the tropical year was 365.24234 : this great astronomer supposed it 365.24667 ; the difference is 433 ′′ , and during this interval the sun ...
... equal to the error of Hipparchus in the length of the year . In the time of Hipparchus , the tropical year was 365.24234 : this great astronomer supposed it 365.24667 ; the difference is 433 ′′ , and during this interval the sun ...
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... equal areas in equal times . Kepler extended these results to all the planets , and published from this theory , in 1626 , the Rudolphine tables , for ever memorable in astronomy , as being the first founded on the true laws of the ...
... equal areas in equal times . Kepler extended these results to all the planets , and published from this theory , in 1626 , the Rudolphine tables , for ever memorable in astronomy , as being the first founded on the true laws of the ...
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... equal in length to more than thirty - one thousand miles . Both together must certainly have extended above fifty thousand . The idea of its being occasioned by a volcanic explosion , violently driving away a fiery fluid , which on its ...
... equal in length to more than thirty - one thousand miles . Both together must certainly have extended above fifty thousand . The idea of its being occasioned by a volcanic explosion , violently driving away a fiery fluid , which on its ...
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Page 233 - And every living substance was destroyed which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and they were destroyed from the earth: and Noah only remained alive, and they that were with him in the ark.
Page 233 - And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven ; and every thing that is in the earth shall die. But with thee will I establish my covenant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons
Page 233 - And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
Page 233 - And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.
Page 317 - ... which extended itself at the top into a sort of branches, occasioned, I imagine, either by a sudden gust of air that impelled it, the force of which decreased as it advanced upwards, or the cloud itself, being pressed back again by its own weight, expanded in this manner. It appeared sometimes bright and sometimes dark and spotted, as it was more or less impregnated with earth and cinders.
Page 321 - Being got at a convenient distance from the houses, we stood still, in the midst of a most dangerous and dreadful scene. The chariots which we had ordered to be drawn out, were so agitated backwards and forwards, though upon the most level ground, that we could not keep them steady, even by supporting them with large stones. The sea seemed to roll back upon itself, and to be driven from its banks by the convulsive motion of the earth ; it is certain at least the shore was considerably enlarged, and...
Page 319 - But my uncle in order to soothe the apprehensions of his friend assured him it was only the burning of the villages, which the country people had abandoned to the flames; after this he retired to rest, and it is most certain he was so little discomposed as to fall into a deep sleep, for being pretty fat and breathing hard, those who attended without actually heard him snore.
Page 316 - Your request that I would send you an account of my uncle's death, in order to transmit a more exact relation of it to posterity, deserves my acknowledgments ; for, if this accident shall be celebrated by your pen, the glory of it, I am well assured, will be rendered for ever illustrious.
Page 65 - We may also have surmised nebulae to be no other than clusters of stars disguised by their very great distance, but a longer experience and better acquaintance with the nature of nebulae will not allow a general admission of such a principle, although undoubtedly a cluster of stars may assume a nebulous appearance when it is too remote for us to discern the stars of which it is composed.
Page 317 - I am persuaded the mentioning of him in your immortal works will greatly contribute to eternize his name. Happy I esteem those to be, whom Providence has distinguished with the abilities either of doing such actions as are worthy of being related, or of relating them in a manner worthy of being read ; but doubly happy are they who are blessed with both these uncommon talents...