Poor Richard: The Almanacks for the Years 1733-1758Newly set into type expressly for the members of the Limited Editions Club, 1964 - Almanacs, American - 300 pages |
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Page 147
... Earth a Planet revolving round it in 365 Days , 6 Hours , & c . and that Day and Night are caused by the Turning of the Earth on its own Axis once round in 24 h . & c . The Ptolomean System , which prevail'd before Copernicus , suppos'd ...
... Earth a Planet revolving round it in 365 Days , 6 Hours , & c . and that Day and Night are caused by the Turning of the Earth on its own Axis once round in 24 h . & c . The Ptolomean System , which prevail'd before Copernicus , suppos'd ...
Page 223
... Earth's Way , he would see it pass by him with a Swiftness , to which that of a Cannon Ball is but as one to one hundred , and would be left behind by it no less than the above Number of Miles in the Space of one Hour . There is no more ...
... Earth's Way , he would see it pass by him with a Swiftness , to which that of a Cannon Ball is but as one to one hundred , and would be left behind by it no less than the above Number of Miles in the Space of one Hour . There is no more ...
Page 276
... Earth from the Earth's Way ; so that had the Earth at that time been in that Part of its Orbit , something very extraordinary might have happened either by Water or Fire . Should a Comet in its Course strike the Earth , it might ...
... Earth from the Earth's Way ; so that had the Earth at that time been in that Part of its Orbit , something very extraordinary might have happened either by Water or Fire . Should a Comet in its Course strike the Earth , it might ...
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