| sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1833 - Liczba stron: 500
...shaft of a mine, such bright stars as pass the zenith may even be discerned by the naked eye ; and we have ourselves heard it stated by a celebrated...considerable star, through the shaft of a chimney. CHAP. II. OF THE NATURE OF ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS AND OBSERVATIONS IN GENERAL. OF SIDEREAL AND Sol,... | |
| 1833 - Liczba stron: 618
...shaft of a mine, such bright stars as paee the eenilh may even be discerned by the naked eve ; and we have ourselves heard it stated by a celebrated optician, that the earliest circumstauce which drew his attention to astronomy wan the regular appearance, at a certain hour, for... | |
| 1840 - Liczba stron: 430
...the shaft of a mine, such bright stars at pass the zenith may even be discerned by the naked eye; and we have ourselves heard it stated by a celebrated...hour, for several successive days, of a considerable itar, through the shaft of 4 chimney." GC, SCARBOROUGH—The solid framework of the body is made up... | |
| John Frederick William Herschel - 1849 - Liczba stron: 672
...shaft of a mine, such bright stars as pass the zenith may even be discerned by the naked eye ; and we have ourselves heard it stated by a celebrated...considerable star, through the shaft of a chimney. Venus in our climate, and even Jupiter in the clearer skies of tropical countries, are often visible,... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1850 - Liczba stron: 660
...Ье1гаф!е^ größer егГфе4пе wegen ber 2>unfelÇeit unb (еифгеп 2uft". Jl (@. 71.) »We have ourselves heard it stated by a celebrated...considerable star, through the shaft of a chimney.« 3olm #ег(фе1, Outlines of Astr. 5 61. 3Me 9îaud)fangfei)rer, bet benen 1ф пафде^гГф1,... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1850 - Liczba stron: 662
...trfätine wegen ber 3MinfeI^eit iinb fellфten £uft". 21 (@. 71.) »We have ourselves heard it staled by a celebrated Optician, that the earliest circumstance...considerable star, through the shaft of a chimney.« Зо()П #ег(фе1, Outlines of Astr. 5 61. 2>ie 9îаuфfаngfeö.rer, bet benen 1ф i^gefo^t, brrf$ten... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1850 - Liczba stron: 378
...planets, the an- The dent astronomers found them variable in their apparent diam- rent diameearliest circumstance which drew his attention to astronomy,...considerable star, through the shaft of a chimney." — Herschd's Astronomy. * In astronomy, direct motion is eastward among the stars ; station' ary is... | |
| Alexander von Humboldt - 1850 - Liczba stron: 662
...tiefen Gtfternen betraфtet, größer erfфetne roegen ber SitnfellKtt unb fendjten 2uft". 21 (@. 71.) »We have ourselves heard it stated by a celebrated Optician, that the earliest circumslance which drew his attention to astronomy, was the regular appearance, at a certain hour,... | |
| Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1850 - Liczba stron: 370
...the shaft of a mine, such bright stats as pass the zenith may even be discerned by the naked eye; and we have ourselves heard it stated by a celebrated optician, that the PLANETARY MOTION, 101 and, as to this particular planet, it is sometimes so bright as CHAP. vi. to... | |
| John Frederick William Herschel - 1851 - Liczba stron: 706
...shaft of a mine, such bright stars as pass the zenith may even be discerned by the naked eye ; and we have ourselves heard it stated by a celebrated...optician, that the earliest circumstance which drew Ills attention to astronomy was the regular appearance, at a certain hour, for several successive days,... | |
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