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Page 29
... Venus the counter , and Mercury the treble . This shows what a streak of folly or superstition may run through the character of the noblest man . However , as John- son says , a mass of metal may be gold , though there be in it a little ...
... Venus the counter , and Mercury the treble . This shows what a streak of folly or superstition may run through the character of the noblest man . However , as John- son says , a mass of metal may be gold , though there be in it a little ...
Page 31
... Venus ; two unpropitious , Mars and Saturn ; two luminaries , the Sun and Moon ; and Mercury alone , undecided and indifferent . From which , and from many other phenomena of Nature , such as the seven metals , etc. , we gather that the ...
... Venus ; two unpropitious , Mars and Saturn ; two luminaries , the Sun and Moon ; and Mercury alone , undecided and indifferent . From which , and from many other phenomena of Nature , such as the seven metals , etc. , we gather that the ...
Page 45
... Venus , Earth , Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , Neptune . 3. The minor planets , at present one hundred and seventeen in number . ( The paths of some extend a little outside the Zodiac . ) 4. The satellites or moons , eighteen in ...
... Venus , Earth , Mars , Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , Neptune . 3. The minor planets , at present one hundred and seventeen in number . ( The paths of some extend a little outside the Zodiac . ) 4. The satellites or moons , eighteen in ...
Page 58
... Venus , on account of its nearness , and of Jupiter , because of its size . The area of the spots exposed to view from the earth is uniformly greatest when Venus 58 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
... Venus , on account of its nearness , and of Jupiter , because of its size . The area of the spots exposed to view from the earth is uniformly greatest when Venus 58 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 59
... Venus and Jupiter are on the side of the sun op- posite to us , the spots are much larger than when Venus alone is in that position . In part explana- tion of this influence of the planets , we may suppose that they , in some manner ...
... Venus and Jupiter are on the side of the sun op- posite to us , the spots are much larger than when Venus alone is in that position . In part explana- tion of this influence of the planets , we may suppose that they , in some manner ...
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ancients Andromeda angle aphelion appear Aries astronomers atmosphere axis Boötes bright brilliant Canis Minor Capricornus Cassiopeia cause Celestial Sphere centre Cepheus circle color comet conjunction constellation Cor Caroli dark density Describe diameter disk earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars full moon globe heat heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon inclined inferior conjunction inferior planet Jupiter latitude length light luminous lunar Lyra magnitude Mars mean distance Mercury meridian meteors miles moon's motion move naked eye nearly nebula Neptune night node north pole Orion parallax pass path penumbra perihelion Perseus Pisces polar Polaris precession rays revolve ring rising Saturn seasons seen shine side sidereal sidereal day solar day solar system solstice space spots summer sun's surface synodic revolution tance Taurus telescope theory tion Uranus Ursa Major Ursa Minor varies velocity Venus vernal equinox visible winter Zodiac