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... moon ( 2 ) , of the planets ( 3 ) , of the fixed stars and the heaven itself ( 4 ) . §§ 49-57 . Bc . The divinity of nature shown in its creative and artistic , as well as in its providential activity . $$ 57 , 58 . Bd . The Gods of the ...
... moon ( 2 ) , of the planets ( 3 ) , of the fixed stars and the heaven itself ( 4 ) . §§ 49-57 . Bc . The divinity of nature shown in its creative and artistic , as well as in its providential activity . $$ 57 , 58 . Bd . The Gods of the ...
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... moon , and planets . § 102 , 103. ( 3 ) The constellations . §§ 104-115 . ( 4 ) The several parts of the universe are held together by a strong centripetal force , which is the cause of warmth and light to all things , and out of which ...
... moon , and planets . § 102 , 103. ( 3 ) The constellations . §§ 104-115 . ( 4 ) The several parts of the universe are held together by a strong centripetal force , which is the cause of warmth and light to all things , and out of which ...
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... moon is rather more than half the size of the earth ( § 103 ) , that Venus and Mercury are between the earth and the sun ( § 52 ) , all this agrees with what we read in Cleomedes , some- times with the express addition that he is ...
... moon is rather more than half the size of the earth ( § 103 ) , that Venus and Mercury are between the earth and the sun ( § 52 ) , all this agrees with what we read in Cleomedes , some- times with the express addition that he is ...
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... moon is waxing and sinks as it wanes ; Plato , that there is a kind of natural circulation of the waters of the sea ( the reference is to the de- scription of the rivers of Tartarus , Phaedo p . 111 ) ; Timaeus , that the tides of the ...
... moon is waxing and sinks as it wanes ; Plato , that there is a kind of natural circulation of the waters of the sea ( the reference is to the de- scription of the rivers of Tartarus , Phaedo p . 111 ) ; Timaeus , that the tides of the ...
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... moon above the horizon the tide - wave begins to show itself and increases till she reaches her greatest elevation ( μέχρι μεσουρανήσεως ) ; after which the ebb commences and continues till the moon sets , when the flow again begins and ...
... moon above the horizon the tide - wave begins to show itself and increases till she reaches her greatest elevation ( μέχρι μεσουρανήσεως ) ; after which the ebb commences and continues till the moon sets , when the flow again begins and ...
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