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Page 69
... night : when the sun appeared , they were obliged to halt . Quintus Curtius , in descri- bing the Deserts of Bactria , says that a great part of them were covered with barren sands , parched by heat , affording nourishment neither for ...
... night : when the sun appeared , they were obliged to halt . Quintus Curtius , in descri- bing the Deserts of Bactria , says that a great part of them were covered with barren sands , parched by heat , affording nourishment neither for ...
Page 83
... night . They are seen , also , round the planet Venus , the purple , the orange , and the violet being distinctly perceived ; none are ob- served , however , round Sirius , Canopus , or any other of the fixed stars . Dr. Halley saw at ...
... night . They are seen , also , round the planet Venus , the purple , the orange , and the violet being distinctly perceived ; none are ob- served , however , round Sirius , Canopus , or any other of the fixed stars . Dr. Halley saw at ...
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... night ; others , among whom is Captain Ross , that they have most beautiful colours by night as well as by day , displaying a variety beyond the power of art to rep- resent . In these northern regions it is curious that lenses may be ...
... night ; others , among whom is Captain Ross , that they have most beautiful colours by night as well as by day , displaying a variety beyond the power of art to rep- resent . In these northern regions it is curious that lenses may be ...
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