Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, Τόμος 3Archibald Constable, 1823 |
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... observed between the years 2513 and 2435 before Christ . In short , some have suppo- sed , that none of these are real observations , but the result of bungling calculations ; and it has been hinted , but surely on too slight a ...
... observed between the years 2513 and 2435 before Christ . In short , some have suppo- sed , that none of these are real observations , but the result of bungling calculations ; and it has been hinted , but surely on too slight a ...
Σελίδα 11
... observed . While the mandarins thus remain prostrated in the court , others , stationed on the observatory , examine , with all the attention possible , the beginning , middle , and end of the eclipse , comparing what they observe with ...
... observed . While the mandarins thus remain prostrated in the court , others , stationed on the observatory , examine , with all the attention possible , the beginning , middle , and end of the eclipse , comparing what they observe with ...
Σελίδα 12
... observations of lunar eclipses which had been made at Babylon about 720 years be fore Christ ; but though he might very probably meet with many of a more ancient date , it was impossible to mention them particularly , on account of the ...
... observations of lunar eclipses which had been made at Babylon about 720 years be fore Christ ; but though he might very probably meet with many of a more ancient date , it was impossible to mention them particularly , on account of the ...
Σελίδα 13
... observed the exact time of the solstices , and from thence to have deduced the true length of the solar year ; to have observed eclipses of the sun and moon ; and to have taught that the moon had no light but what she borrowed from the ...
... observed the exact time of the solstices , and from thence to have deduced the true length of the solar year ; to have observed eclipses of the sun and moon ; and to have taught that the moon had no light but what she borrowed from the ...
Σελίδα 14
... observed the altitude of the sun at the summer solstice by means of a gnomon . He is also said to have travelled as far as Thule to settle the cli- mates . State of as- After the death of Alexander the Great , science tronomy in Egypt ...
... observed the altitude of the sun at the summer solstice by means of a gnomon . He is also said to have travelled as far as Thule to settle the cli- mates . State of as- After the death of Alexander the Great , science tronomy in Egypt ...
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Σελίδα 59 - Aries the Ram, Taurus the Bull, Gemini the Twins, Cancer the Crab, Leo the Lion, Virgo the Virgin, Libra the Balance, Scorpio the Scorpion, Sagittarius the Archer, Capricornus the Goat, Aquarius the Waterbearer, and Pisces the Fishes...
Σελίδα 396 - The barge she sat in, like a burnish'd throne, Burn'd on the water ; the poop was beaten gold, Purple the sails, and so perfumed that The winds were love-sick with them, the oars were silver, Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke, and made The water which they beat to follow faster, As amorous of their strokes.
Σελίδα 366 - This credit was called bank money, which, as it represented money exactly according to the standard of the mint, was always of the same real value, and intrinsically worth more than current money.
Σελίδα 215 - ... to be said in his favour. Upon judgment therefore of death, and not before, the attainder of a criminal commences: or upon such circumstances as are equivalent to judgment of death ; as judgment of outlawry on a capital crime, pronounced for absconding or fleeing from justice, which tacitly confesses the guilt. And therefore either upon judgment of outlawry, or of death, for treason or felony, a man shall be said to be attainted.
Σελίδα 220 - My friend " ' Pope, considering your infirmities, and my age and " ' exile, it is not likely we should ever meet again, " ' and therefore I give you this legacy to remember " ' me by. Take it home with yo.u, and let me advise "
Σελίδα 297 - Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.
Σελίδα 396 - ... seised to the use of, the bargainee : and then the statute of uses completes the purchase ' ; or, as it hath been well expressed m, the bargain first vests the use, and then the statute vests the possession.
Σελίδα 222 - He has so much regard to. his congregation, that he commits to his memory what he has to say to them ; and has so soft and graceful a behaviour, that it must attract your attention. His person...
Σελίδα 218 - Then said they all, Art thou then the Son of God ? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.