 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 378
...a star and its combinations with the naked eye. " The stars of the first magnitude," he observes, " being in all probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin the scale. Setting off, therefore, with the distance of Sirius or Arcturus, for instance, as unity,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1805 - عدد الصفحات: 376
...a star and its combinations with the naked eye. " The stars of the first magnitude," he observes, " being in all probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin the scale. Setting off, therefore, with the distance of Sirius or Arcturus, for instance, as unity,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 722
...others ; and in order to investigate what will be the appearances from this contracted situation let ns begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude,...setting off, therefore, with the distance of Sirius or Л returns for instance, as unity, we will at present suppose, that those of the second magnitude are... | |
 | William Enfield - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...combination with numberless others ; and in order to investigate what will be the appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked eye. The stars of the 6rst magnitude, being in all probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin our scale... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1821 - عدد الصفحات: 382
...combination, with numberless others; and in order to investigate what will be the appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude, being in ail probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin our scale ; setting off, therefore,... | |
 | 1822 - عدد الصفحات: 440
...combination with numberless others ; and in order to investigate what will be the appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked...nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin our scale 5 setting off', therefore, with the distance of Sinus or Arcturus, for instance, as unity, we will... | |
 | 1823 - عدد الصفحات: 894
...to investigate what will be the appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with llie naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude, being...probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step to !n : i» our scale. Setting on, therefore, with the diMance of Sirius or Arcturus, for instance, as... | |
 | Sir Richard Phillips - 1826 - عدد الصفحات: 254
...combination with numberless others ; :and in order to investigate what will be the appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked...setting off, therefore, with the distance of Sirius or Arclurus, for instance as unity, we will at present suppose, that those of the second magnitude are... | |
 | William Enfield - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 282
...with numberless others ; and in order to investigate what will be thf appeaia.ica Ш ! at from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first niipit™ being in all prolrahility the nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin our scale; setting... | |
 | 1836 - عدد الصفحات: 496
...combination with numberless 'others ; and in order to investigate what will be the appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked...furnish us with a step to begin our scale ; setting oil', therefore, with the distance of Sirius or \n turns, for instance, as unity, we will at present... | |
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We will now retreat to our own retired station in one of the planets attending a star in the great combination with numberless others ; and in order to investigate what will be the appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked... 
