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Page 87
... light of which , though gradually fading , was yet of fufficient brightness , a ftreak of glimmering bluish light . proceeded into the dark hemifphere ; which , though intermit- tent as to its intenfity , was permanent in its duration ...
... light of which , though gradually fading , was yet of fufficient brightness , a ftreak of glimmering bluish light . proceeded into the dark hemifphere ; which , though intermit- tent as to its intenfity , was permanent in its duration ...
Page 89
... light to fuch a degree as , under favourable circumftances , to be vifible on our globe , where , with a good telescope , it affumes the appearance of a faint ash- coloured light , measures 2526 toifes , or 15,156 Paris feet ; that , at ...
... light to fuch a degree as , under favourable circumftances , to be vifible on our globe , where , with a good telescope , it affumes the appearance of a faint ash- coloured light , measures 2526 toifes , or 15,156 Paris feet ; that , at ...
Page 517
... light ; and it is by these that we judge of the relative elevation and depreffion of its feveral parts . When we furvey objects which have a polished cylindrical furface , we perceive the convexity of this furface by the very fame means ...
... light ; and it is by these that we judge of the relative elevation and depreffion of its feveral parts . When we furvey objects which have a polished cylindrical furface , we perceive the convexity of this furface by the very fame means ...
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