The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 страница |
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... moons . Clocks are set in motion by a weight which turns a cylinder , and this cylinder setts the whole in motion . Watches are kept in motion by a coiled spring which , in seeking to uncoil itself , exerts a power that gives motion to ...
... moons . Clocks are set in motion by a weight which turns a cylinder , and this cylinder setts the whole in motion . Watches are kept in motion by a coiled spring which , in seeking to uncoil itself , exerts a power that gives motion to ...
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... moon , planets , and stars ; and by the position of these , a skilful sailor can al- ways tell where he is . 239. If it appear by the almanack , that at London , the sun is , on the 5th of June , 61 degrees high at 12 o'clock , and a ...
... moon , planets , and stars ; and by the position of these , a skilful sailor can al- ways tell where he is . 239. If it appear by the almanack , that at London , the sun is , on the 5th of June , 61 degrees high at 12 o'clock , and a ...
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... moons . These satellites ac- company the planet in its tour round the sun ; serving to balance its motions , and to reflect by night the sun's light on the planet for the use of the inhabitants . 256. The earth has one moon , 2,000 ...
... moons . These satellites ac- company the planet in its tour round the sun ; serving to balance its motions , and to reflect by night the sun's light on the planet for the use of the inhabitants . 256. The earth has one moon , 2,000 ...
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... moons , there are four very small bodies called Aster- oids , which move round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter , called Ceres , Pallas , Juno , and Vesta , all of them late discoveries . 259. There are also a multitude of ...
... moons , there are four very small bodies called Aster- oids , which move round the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter , called Ceres , Pallas , Juno , and Vesta , all of them late discoveries . 259. There are also a multitude of ...
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... moons , and comets mov- ing round it at immense distances , like those of our solar system ! Bright legions swarm unseen , and sing , unheard By mortal ear , the glorious ARCHITECT , In this his universal temple , hung With lustres ...
... moons , and comets mov- ing round it at immense distances , like those of our solar system ! Bright legions swarm unseen , and sing , unheard By mortal ear , the glorious ARCHITECT , In this his universal temple , hung With lustres ...
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