Canadian Magazine of Politics, Science, Art & Literature, Volume 4H. C. Maclean Publications, 1895 |
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... planet Mercury . So far as the Earth is concerned , the only planets which can cross the solar line of sight are Venus and Mercury . The transits of Venus , which are comparatively rare , and occur in pairs at regular intervals ...
... planet Mercury . So far as the Earth is concerned , the only planets which can cross the solar line of sight are Venus and Mercury . The transits of Venus , which are comparatively rare , and occur in pairs at regular intervals ...
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... planet , in the telescope , will appear as a half - moon . Venus is an evening star , but too near the Sun for observation . Mars is still in excellent position for ex- amination , as he comes to the meridian early in the evening ...
... planet , in the telescope , will appear as a half - moon . Venus is an evening star , but too near the Sun for observation . Mars is still in excellent position for ex- amination , as he comes to the meridian early in the evening ...
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... planet Mars and giant Jupiter rule supreme , being the most conspicuous of the celestial bodies , ( with the exception of the Moon ) , visible during our autumn nights . Jupiter rises in the eastern horizon considerably later , and will ...
... planet Mars and giant Jupiter rule supreme , being the most conspicuous of the celestial bodies , ( with the exception of the Moon ) , visible during our autumn nights . Jupiter rises in the eastern horizon considerably later , and will ...
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... planet Venus approaches the Earth more nearly in size than any of the other planets , being but a few miles smaller in diameter . At her periods of elongation she is one of the most brilliant objects in the sky , and for similar reasons ...
... planet Venus approaches the Earth more nearly in size than any of the other planets , being but a few miles smaller in diameter . At her periods of elongation she is one of the most brilliant objects in the sky , and for similar reasons ...
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... planet to the Earth in order of distance from the sun is Mars , which presents a ruddy appear- ance to the eye ; but in the telescope this appearance vanishes to a great extent . It requires a rather large glass and good atmospheric ...
... planet to the Earth in order of distance from the sun is Mars , which presents a ruddy appear- ance to the eye ; but in the telescope this appearance vanishes to a great extent . It requires a rather large glass and good atmospheric ...
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Página 102 - ... before, nor the evening sounds of the village; for we slept with the windows open, which were inside the grating. It was to see my native village in the light of the Middle Ages, and our Concord was turned into a Rhine stream, and visions of knights and castles passed before me. They were the voices of old burghers that I heard in the streets. I was an involuntary spectator and auditor of whatever was done and said in the kitchen of the adjacent village inn — a wholly new and rare experience...
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Página 538 - Where is now their God? 11 O let the vengeance of thy servants' blood that is shed : be openly shewed upon the heathen in our sight. 12 O let the sorrowful sighing of the prisoners come before thee : according to the greatness of thy power, preserve thou those that are appointed to die.
Página 102 - I never had heard the town-clock strike before, nor the evening sounds of the village ; for we slept with the windows open, which were inside the grating. It was to see my native village in the light of the Middle Ages, and our Concord was turned into a Rhine stream, and visions of knights and castles...
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