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... light , which he observed for the first time between the tropics at Caraccas , on the 18th of January , after seven o'clock in the evening ; the point of the pyramid or cone of light being at the height of fifty - three degrees . The light ...
... light , which he observed for the first time between the tropics at Caraccas , on the 18th of January , after seven o'clock in the evening ; the point of the pyramid or cone of light being at the height of fifty - three degrees . The light ...
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... light - house . You observed what a cruel action it would be of a man that was placed in a light - house , and should see a ship in danger of running on a rock , for him to withhold the light from the ship's company . I hope not to ...
... light - house . You observed what a cruel action it would be of a man that was placed in a light - house , and should see a ship in danger of running on a rock , for him to withhold the light from the ship's company . I hope not to ...
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... light from the sun , because we are not aware of any force in the internal constitution of that orb which can propel the particles of light with such astonishing velocity . On this subject , the Plutonist has greatly the advantage of ...
... light from the sun , because we are not aware of any force in the internal constitution of that orb which can propel the particles of light with such astonishing velocity . On this subject , the Plutonist has greatly the advantage of ...
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