An Account of the Eidouranion, or transparent orrery invented by A. Walker ... as lectured on by his son, W. Walker. The tenth edition1793 - 12 pagina's |
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affift Aftronomer alfo almoſt appear aſcertained attraction axis bowels caufe cauſe centre of gravity centrifugal tide circumſtance Comet confifts days and nights deluge difcovered Difcoveries diſappear diſtance diurnal motion Earth eclipfes Eidouranion enlightened face fame fcene feafons fecondary feems fufpended feen feldom fhew fhine fhore fhort fhould fide fimilar fince fituation fixed Stars Flamfted's fmall fo large folar fome fometimes fpots fpring ftars ftone ftrata fuch fuggefted fummer fuppofed furface furrounded fwiftnefs fyftem of worlds globe gravity Hence Herfchell Herfchell's higheſt immenfe incline inhabitants iſlands itſelf Jupiter lefs light lofes meridian millions of miles moft Moon Moon's moſt mountains muft NEAP tides obferved oppofite orbit ORRERY Pacific Ocean paffing Planet and fatellite poffible repreſent revolution revolve round rife round the Sun Saturn SCENE ſecond ſeen ſhe ſmall ſpots ſtars Sun's ſyſtem teleſcopes thefe themſelves Theſe phænomena thofe thoſe tion Univerfe velocity Venus viſited volcanos Weft