The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 271F. Jefferies, 1967 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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... stars ? It is their permanence that is expressed by the League , and the fixed stars are fittingly typified by the figure of political immobility . And the primrose which , as an emblem of the sun , was so suitable in its application to ...
... stars ? It is their permanence that is expressed by the League , and the fixed stars are fittingly typified by the figure of political immobility . And the primrose which , as an emblem of the sun , was so suitable in its application to ...
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the length of the visual ray , compared with the mean distance of stars of the first magnitude , may also be computed . In pursuance of this method Sir W. Herschel undertook a series of " gauges , " or counts of stars , visible in ...
the length of the visual ray , compared with the mean distance of stars of the first magnitude , may also be computed . In pursuance of this method Sir W. Herschel undertook a series of " gauges , " or counts of stars , visible in ...
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... stars of the eighth magnitude will be 30 14 units of the adopted scale , the distance of ninth magnitude stars 47.76 , and of tenth magnitude stars 75 ° 72 of the same units . From this it follows that a telescope which shows stars to ...
... stars of the eighth magnitude will be 30 14 units of the adopted scale , the distance of ninth magnitude stars 47.76 , and of tenth magnitude stars 75 ° 72 of the same units . From this it follows that a telescope which shows stars to ...
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