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... probably had no idea that they were even farther removed from reality than the other creations of his fancy - that they were not * Provided that he could see round a corner , as on so small a globe as Ceres an object at that distance ...
... probably had no idea that they were even farther removed from reality than the other creations of his fancy - that they were not * Provided that he could see round a corner , as on so small a globe as Ceres an object at that distance ...
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... probably to be ac- counted for by steady atmospheric currents , of a character similar to our trade and return trade winds , but much more violent , in con- sequence of Jupiter's more rapid rotation on his axis . * In fact , all the ...
... probably to be ac- counted for by steady atmospheric currents , of a character similar to our trade and return trade winds , but much more violent , in con- sequence of Jupiter's more rapid rotation on his axis . * In fact , all the ...
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... probably a virago , or at the least what Ptolemy , if he had lived in a less favoured age , would have been familiar with as " strong - minded . " Mars , of course , ruled over warlike pursuits , and also over such trades as were ...
... probably a virago , or at the least what Ptolemy , if he had lived in a less favoured age , would have been familiar with as " strong - minded . " Mars , of course , ruled over warlike pursuits , and also over such trades as were ...
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... probably they have not yet made up their minds about him . But we may hope for his credit that Adams and Le Verrier , to whom he owes so much , are watched over by him with special favour . and whether he brings Although the ascendant ...
... probably they have not yet made up their minds about him . But we may hope for his credit that Adams and Le Verrier , to whom he owes so much , are watched over by him with special favour . and whether he brings Although the ascendant ...
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... Probably , from his fractional character , he belongs to one of the asteroids . The signs of the zodiac were supposed to have a good deal to do with personal appear- ance . Thus Pisces produced a short figure , pale and fleshy face ...
... Probably , from his fractional character , he belongs to one of the asteroids . The signs of the zodiac were supposed to have a good deal to do with personal appear- ance . Thus Pisces produced a short figure , pale and fleshy face ...
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