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... ecliptic , the declination and right ascen- sion of the sun and the stars in some parts of the book , especially in the solu- tion of some of the problems in the 20th section , may perhaps need a little correction ; though I hope the ...
... ecliptic , the declination and right ascen- sion of the sun and the stars in some parts of the book , especially in the solu- tion of some of the problems in the 20th section , may perhaps need a little correction ; though I hope the ...
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... ecliptic . 1. The horizon is a broad flat circle , or the wooden frame in which the globe stands . Its upper edge divides the globe into the upper and lower halves or hemispheres , and represents the line or circle which divides between ...
... ecliptic . 1. The horizon is a broad flat circle , or the wooden frame in which the globe stands . Its upper edge divides the globe into the upper and lower halves or hemispheres , and represents the line or circle which divides between ...
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... ecliptic line is the sun's annual or yearly path , cut- ting the equinoctial in two opposite points obliquely at the angles of 23 degrees . On it are figured the marks of the 12 signs through which the sun passes , viz . Aries the Ram Y ...
... ecliptic line is the sun's annual or yearly path , cut- ting the equinoctial in two opposite points obliquely at the angles of 23 degrees . On it are figured the marks of the 12 signs through which the sun passes , viz . Aries the Ram Y ...
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... ecliptic allotted to it . The sun or any planet is said to be in such a sign when he is between our eye and that sign , or when he appears in that part of the heavens where those stars are of which the sign is composed . If it be ...
... ecliptic allotted to it . The sun or any planet is said to be in such a sign when he is between our eye and that sign , or when he appears in that part of the heavens where those stars are of which the sign is composed . If it be ...
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... ecliptic , so wide as to con- tain most of those stars that make up the 12 constellations or signs . The inner edge of the wooden horizon is divided into 360 degrees , or 12 times 30 , allowing 30 degrees to every sign or constellation ...
... ecliptic , so wide as to con- tain most of those stars that make up the 12 constellations or signs . The inner edge of the wooden horizon is divided into 360 degrees , or 12 times 30 , allowing 30 degrees to every sign or constellation ...
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Page 7 - DEEPLY possess your mind with the vast importance of a good judgment, and the rich and inestimable advantage of right reasoning. Review the instances of your own misconduct in life; think seriously with yourselves how many follies and sorrows you had escaped, and how much guilt and misery you...
Page 143 - Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona; for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.
Page 106 - Who sees with equal eye, as God of all, A hero perish, or a sparrow fall, Atoms or systems into ruin hurl'd, And now a bubble burst, and now a world.
Page 94 - If the mind apply itself at first to easier subjects and things near akin to what is already known, and then advance to the more remote and knotty parts of knowledge by slow degrees, it will be able in this manner to cope with great difficulties, and prevail over them with amazing and happy success.
Page 65 - He that answereth a matter before he heareth it it is folly and shame unto him.
Page 21 - ... maturity. 4. It is another advantage of reading, that we may review what we have read ; we may consult the page again and again, and meditate on it at successive seasons, in our serenest and retired hours, having the book always at hand...
Page 31 - General observations drawn from particulars are the jewels of knowledge, comprehending great store in a little room ; but they are therefore to be made with the greater care and caution, lest, if we take counterfeit for true, our loss and shame be the greater when our stock comes to a severe scrutiny.