Astronomy explained upon Sir Isaac Newton's principles / [James Ferguson].

  • James Ferguson
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[1794]
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    Reframon of the Atmofphere muft be allowed for in taking the Altitudes of the celcftial bodies, ibid, ^ Right Spherey 131. S. \ Satellites^ the times of their revolutions round their pri- mary Planets, 52, 73, 80. Their Orbits compared with each other, with the Or- bits of the primary Planets, and with the Sun’s cir- cumference, 271. What fort of curves they deferibe, 272. Saturn, with his Ring and Moons, their Phaenomcna, 78, 79, 82. The Sun’s light 1000 times as flrong to Saturn as the light of the Full Moon is to us, 85. The Phaenomena of his Ring farther explained, 204. Our bltJfed'SAviovts.y the darknefs at his Crucifixion fu- pernatural, 352. The prophetic year of bis Crucifixion found to agree with an allronomical calculation, 395. Seafotis, difFerenr, illuftrated by an eafy experiment, 20O j by a figure, 202. ShadoiVy what, 312. Sidereal Time, what, 221; the number of Sydereal Days in a year exceeds the number of Solar Days by one, and why, 222. An eafy method for regulating Clocks and Watches by if, 223. Smith, (Rev. Dr.) his comparifon between Moon-light and day-light, 85. His demonftraiion that light decreafes as the fquare of the difiance from the luminous body increafes, 169. (Mr. Gkorge) his Difl'ertation on the Progrefs of a fo- Jar Eclipfe ; following the Tables at 320. Solar AJironomer, the judgement he might be fuppofed to make concerning the Planets and Stars, 135, 136. Sphere, parallel, oblique, and right, 131. Its Circles, 198. Spring and Neap Tides, 30 2. ly/flrj, their vaft diftance fiom the Earth, 3, 196. Probably not all at the fame difiance, 4. Sh:ne by their nvim light, and are therefore Suns, 7. prqb2b]y to other world?, 8. . ' ' Starsy
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