Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, Volume 245A. Dodd and A. Smith, 1968 - Early English newspapers The "Gentleman's magazine" section is a digest of selections from the weekly press; the "(Trader's) monthly intelligencer" section consists of news (foreign and domestic), vital statistics, a register of the month's new publications, and a calendar of forthcoming trade fairs. |
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... moon , only at new moons occurring when the moon is close to the sun's track . She crosses the sun's track at intervals averaging 13.606 days , this being half what is called the nodical month . Now , it will be found that 241 such half ...
... moon , only at new moons occurring when the moon is close to the sun's track . She crosses the sun's track at intervals averaging 13.606 days , this being half what is called the nodical month . Now , it will be found that 241 such half ...
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... moon centrally concealing the sun . But the quantity of coronal light seen by all three would be appreciably the ... moon's disc . This part of the sky , however , is as brightly illuminated as the rest by the solar corona . We learn ...
... moon centrally concealing the sun . But the quantity of coronal light seen by all three would be appreciably the ... moon's disc . This part of the sky , however , is as brightly illuminated as the rest by the solar corona . We learn ...
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moon's surface at the time of a total solar eclipse must be shining in reality at least ten times as brightly as the surface of a distant hill illuminated by the full moon . We know how white the earth looks when bathed in full ...
moon's surface at the time of a total solar eclipse must be shining in reality at least ten times as brightly as the surface of a distant hill illuminated by the full moon . We know how white the earth looks when bathed in full ...
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Queensland Ramble and Gossip By REDSPINNER | 1 |
Afghanistan Imbroglio | 49 |
Balzac By H BARTON BAKER | 118 |
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