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 121
... called fixed Stars , because they keep the same Dis- tance from one another , and from the Ecliptic ; they rise and set on the same Points of the Horizon , and appear like so many lucid Points fixed to the celestial Firmament . The ...
... called fixed Stars , because they keep the same Dis- tance from one another , and from the Ecliptic ; they rise and set on the same Points of the Horizon , and appear like so many lucid Points fixed to the celestial Firmament . The ...
Page 203
... called Bissextile , contains 366 . every The Names and Order of the Months of the Julian Year , and the Number of Days in each , are well known to us , having been long in Use . - - The astronomical Quantity , therefore , of the Julian ...
... called Bissextile , contains 366 . every The Names and Order of the Months of the Julian Year , and the Number of Days in each , are well known to us , having been long in Use . - - The astronomical Quantity , therefore , of the Julian ...
Page 253
... called to the Kingdom . The Shepherds were feeding their Flocks , when they had their glorious Revelation . God called the four Apostles from their Fishery , and Matthew from the Receipt of Custom ; Amos from among the Herdsmen of ...
... called to the Kingdom . The Shepherds were feeding their Flocks , when they had their glorious Revelation . God called the four Apostles from their Fishery , and Matthew from the Receipt of Custom ; Amos from among the Herdsmen of ...
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