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... the same sense that the veering or backing of the wind is regarded as a cause of fine or foul weather . For these reasons we find that the earnest men of all ages have recorded the occurrence of comets , eclipses , new stars , meteor ...
... the same sense that the veering or backing of the wind is regarded as a cause of fine or foul weather . For these reasons we find that the earnest men of all ages have recorded the occurrence of comets , eclipses , new stars , meteor ...
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... the same way the comet 1861.i. has been traced back in the Chinese records to 617 A.D.2 The theoretical views founded on Newton's great law of universal gravitation led to the conclusion that the inclination of the earth's equator to ...
... the same way the comet 1861.i. has been traced back in the Chinese records to 617 A.D.2 The theoretical views founded on Newton's great law of universal gravitation led to the conclusion that the inclination of the earth's equator to ...
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... the same It was a great step to suppose the earth to be spherical , and to ascribe the diurnal motions to its rotation . Probably the greatest step ever made in astronomical theory was the placing of the sun , moon , and planets at ...
... the same It was a great step to suppose the earth to be spherical , and to ascribe the diurnal motions to its rotation . Probably the greatest step ever made in astronomical theory was the placing of the sun , moon , and planets at ...
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... the same day that the sun and moon were in conjunction . This is discussed by Father Martin ( MSS . of De Lisle ) ; also by M. Desvig- nolles ( Mem . Acad . Berlin , vol . iii . , p . 193 ) , and by M. Kirsch ( ditto , vol . v . , p ...
... the same day that the sun and moon were in conjunction . This is discussed by Father Martin ( MSS . of De Lisle ) ; also by M. Desvig- nolles ( Mem . Acad . Berlin , vol . iii . , p . 193 ) , and by M. Kirsch ( ditto , vol . v . , p ...
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... the same era . The Chaldæans , being the most ancient Babylonians , held the same station and dignity in the State as did the priests in Egypt , and spent all their time in the study of philosophy and astronomy , and the arts of ...
... the same era . The Chaldæans , being the most ancient Babylonians , held the same station and dignity in the State as did the priests in Egypt , and spent all their time in the study of philosophy and astronomy , and the arts of ...
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