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... Surface ........ 35 Rev. EDWARD HINCKS on some Recorded Observations of the Planet Venus in the Seventh Century before Christ .................. ... 35 V Mr. R. HODGSON on the brilliant Eruption on the Sun's Surface , 1st Septem- ber ...
... Surface ........ 35 Rev. EDWARD HINCKS on some Recorded Observations of the Planet Venus in the Seventh Century before Christ .................. ... 35 V Mr. R. HODGSON on the brilliant Eruption on the Sun's Surface , 1st Septem- ber ...
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... surface , and of ships on the ocean . When the places of the stars have been registered , celestial charts are constructed ; and by com- paring these with the heavens , we at once discover whether any new body be present in the ...
... surface , and of ships on the ocean . When the places of the stars have been registered , celestial charts are constructed ; and by com- paring these with the heavens , we at once discover whether any new body be present in the ...
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... surface . They moved side by side through a space of about 35,000 miles , first increasing in brightness , then fading away ; in 5 minutes they had vanished . They did not alter the shape of a group of large black spots which lay ...
... surface . They moved side by side through a space of about 35,000 miles , first increasing in brightness , then fading away ; in 5 minutes they had vanished . They did not alter the shape of a group of large black spots which lay ...
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... surface , the whole time of flight not being suffi- cient to allow the heat to penetrate the mass . At the forward end these ex- plosions would take place under great pressure , which may account for the loudness of the sound . 6. The ...
... surface , the whole time of flight not being suffi- cient to allow the heat to penetrate the mass . At the forward end these ex- plosions would take place under great pressure , which may account for the loudness of the sound . 6. The ...
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... surface when and where we know they are very frequently seen ) they actually could be so visible ; and concludes his paper by remarking that , if his calculations , & c . be correct , the majority of shooting - stars do not shine by ...
... surface when and where we know they are very frequently seen ) they actually could be so visible ; and concludes his paper by remarking that , if his calculations , & c . be correct , the majority of shooting - stars do not shine by ...
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