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... Moon , April 20 , 342 Eclipse of Moon , October 13 .. 227-229 Eclipse of Sun , Total , April 4 , 5 307 Eclipse of Sun , Annular , Sept. 28 , 29 215 Elections , State . Apportionment of U. S. Representatives Appraisers at Large ...
... Moon , April 20 , 342 Eclipse of Moon , October 13 .. 227-229 Eclipse of Sun , Total , April 4 , 5 307 Eclipse of Sun , Annular , Sept. 28 , 29 215 Elections , State . Apportionment of U. S. Representatives Appraisers at Large ...
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... Moon . Juno . Mercury . Pallas . Venus . Ceres . Jupiter . h Saturn . Herschel or Uranus . Neptune . A fixed star . 6 Conjunction , or having the same Longitude or Right Ascension . 209 Quadrature , or differing 90 ° in Opposition , or ...
... Moon . Juno . Mercury . Pallas . Venus . Ceres . Jupiter . h Saturn . Herschel or Uranus . Neptune . A fixed star . 6 Conjunction , or having the same Longitude or Right Ascension . 209 Quadrature , or differing 90 ° in Opposition , or ...
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... Moon in latitude indicates that she is approaching , and the latter that she is receding from , the north pole of the ecliptic . The letters M. A. , m . a . , denote Morning and Afternoon . CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES . Dominical Letters ...
... Moon in latitude indicates that she is approaching , and the latter that she is receding from , the north pole of the ecliptic . The letters M. A. , m . a . , denote Morning and Afternoon . CHRONOLOGICAL CYCLES . Dominical Letters ...
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... Moon ; but in a cycle of 19 years , an intercalary month ( Veader ) is 7 times introduced , for the purpose of rendering the average duration of the year nearly or quite correct . • Nov. 28 , " Dec. 22 , " • Dec. 28 , " MAHOMETAN ...
... Moon ; but in a cycle of 19 years , an intercalary month ( Veader ) is 7 times introduced , for the purpose of rendering the average duration of the year nearly or quite correct . • Nov. 28 , " Dec. 22 , " • Dec. 28 , " MAHOMETAN ...
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... Moon . Height of Washington Mean Time of the Tide . New or Full Moon . Height of the Tide . d . h . d . h . New Moon , Jan. 7 , 6 A. 0.89 Full Moon , July 17 , 4 A. 0.86 Full 66 21 , 10 A. 0.77 New 66 31 , 4 A. 0.79 New 66 Feb. 6 , 5 M ...
... Moon . Height of Washington Mean Time of the Tide . New or Full Moon . Height of the Tide . d . h . d . h . New Moon , Jan. 7 , 6 A. 0.89 Full Moon , July 17 , 4 A. 0.86 Full 66 21 , 10 A. 0.77 New 66 31 , 4 A. 0.79 New 66 Feb. 6 , 5 M ...
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Page 224 - Minesota east of the Mississippi River, all of which have been formed out of the Northwestern Territory, as conveyed with certain reservations to the United States by New York in 1781, by Virginia in 1784, by Massachusetts in 1785, and by Connecticut in 1786; also the lands within the boundaries of the States of Mississippi and Alabama north of 31° north latitude, as conveyed to the United States by Georgia in 1802. 2d. Within the territories of Orleans and Louisiana, as acquired from France by...
Page 135 - State shall be subject to the disposal of the legislature thereof, for the purposes aforesaid and no other; and the said railroad and branches shall be and remain a public highway, for the use of the government of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.
Page 135 - States, within six miles on each side of said roads, shall not be sold for less than double the minimum price of the public lands when sold...
Page 134 - ... every alternate section of land, designated by odd numbers, for six sections in width on each side of each of said roads.
Page 325 - AD 1841 ; and all estates of deceased persons who may have died without leaving a will, or heir, and also such per cent, as may be granted by Congress on the sale of lands in this State, shall be and remain a perpetual fund, the interest of which, together with all the rents of the unsold lands, and such other means as the Legislature may provide, shall be inviolably appropriated to the support of Common Schools throughout the State.
Page 66 - I have never entered into any controversy in defence of my philosophical opinions ; I leave them to take their chance in the world. If they are right, truth and experience will support them. If wrong, they ought to be refuted and rejected.
Page 254 - Applicants for admission must be between 8 and 25 years of age, of good natural intellect, capable of forming and joining letters with a pen legibly and correctly, of good morals, and free from any contagious disease. Applications for the benefit of the legislative appropriations in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts should...
Page 254 - Island they should be made to the commissioners of the funds for the education of the deaf and dumb, and in Vermont and Connecticut, to the Governor. In all cases, a certificate from two or more of the selectmen, magistrates, or other respectable inhabitants of the township or place to which the applicant belongs, should accompany the application.
Page 305 - ... shall be appointed for one year, one for two years, one for three years, one for four years, and one for five years.
Page 255 - ... major part of them, and the judges of the court of appeals, or the major part of them.