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... means by which the progress of the science may be promoted ; the practical util- ity , physical and moral , of astronomical studies ; their connexion with religion , and the views they unfold of the attributes and the empire of the Cre ...
... means by which the progress of the science may be promoted ; the practical util- ity , physical and moral , of astronomical studies ; their connexion with religion , and the views they unfold of the attributes and the empire of the Cre ...
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... mean time in Celestial Globes and Planispheres . - Delineation of Orion . - Sir J. Her- schel's Opinion . - British Association Page 42-51 CHAPTER IV . ON THE DISTANCES OF THE STARS . Measures of Distance . - Annual Parallax . - Mode of ...
... mean time in Celestial Globes and Planispheres . - Delineation of Orion . - Sir J. Her- schel's Opinion . - British Association Page 42-51 CHAPTER IV . ON THE DISTANCES OF THE STARS . Measures of Distance . - Annual Parallax . - Mode of ...
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... means of telescopes of great size and power , and a considerable num- ber of the double and triple stars , stellar and planetary nebu- læ , and other phenomena , cannot be perceived with instru- ments of an ordinary size . Certain ...
... means of telescopes of great size and power , and a considerable num- ber of the double and triple stars , stellar and planetary nebu- læ , and other phenomena , cannot be perceived with instru- ments of an ordinary size . Certain ...
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... thought and reflection , and to afford scope for the noblest energies of the human soul . 1 But leaving such reflections , in the mean time , let us now take a general view of the starry heavens as they B 2 BY THE STARRY HEAVENS . 17.
... thought and reflection , and to afford scope for the noblest energies of the human soul . 1 But leaving such reflections , in the mean time , let us now take a general view of the starry heavens as they B 2 BY THE STARRY HEAVENS . 17.
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... means of the telescope , one of the most remarkable nebula in the heavens . The whole number of stars visible by the naked eye in this constellation has been reckoned at about 78 ; of which two are of the first magnitude , namely ...
... means of the telescope , one of the most remarkable nebula in the heavens . The whole number of stars visible by the naked eye in this constellation has been reckoned at about 78 ; of which two are of the first magnitude , namely ...
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Страница 37 - Ye who turn judgment to wormwood, and leave off righteousness in the earth, seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The Lord is his name: that strengtheneth the spoiled against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress.
Страница 324 - All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord ; and thy saints shall bless thee. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
Страница 281 - Who humbleth himself to behold the things that are in heaven, and in the earth...
Страница 278 - Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
Страница 274 - He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
Страница 43 - The sun had long since, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn...
Страница 322 - By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. 16 But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Страница 87 - But the day of the Lord will come as a thief; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are therein shall be burned up.
Страница 276 - Thou, even thou, art LORD alone ; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their hosts, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all ; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee.
Страница 273 - Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, And are counted as the small dust of the balance: Behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing.