 | Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - 1802 - 590 pages
...630* THE term aberration is applied in astronomy to a certain apparent motion of the celestial bodies, occasioned by the progressive motion of light, and the earth's annual motion in her orbit. This apparent motion is so minute, that it could never have been discovered by observations,... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1809 - 716 pages
...fixed. See AwAToiay. ABERRATION, in astronomy, an apparent motion of the heavenly bodies, produced by the progressive motion of light and the earth's annual motion in her orbit. Since light proceeds always in right lines, when its motion is perfectly undisturbed, if... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 462 pages
...contains sixteen genera. ABERRATION, in astronomy, a small apparent motion of the celestial bodies, occasioned by the progressive motion of light; and the earth's annual motion in her orbit. The word is compounded of ab from, and erro to wander, because the stars appear to wander... | |
 | Samuel Vince - Astronomy - 1811 - 260 pages
...satisfactory occurred. At last I conjectured, that all the phsenomena hitherto mentioned proceeded from the progressive motion of light, and the earth's annual motion in its orbit. For I perceived, if light was propagated in time, the app rent place of a fixed object would not be... | |
 | Samuel Vince - Astronomia - 1814 - 602 pages
...satisfactory occurred. At last I conjectured that all the phenomena hitherto mentioned proceeded from the progressive motion of light and the earth's annual motion in its orbit. For I perceived if light was propagated in time, the apparent place of a fixed object would not be... | |
 | John Bonnycastle - Astronomy - 1816 - 490 pages
...by a singular sagacity, he conjectured, that all the phenomena, hitherto mentioned, proceeded from the progressive motion of light, and the earth's annual motion in its orbit. For he perceived, that if light was propagated in time, the apparent place of a fixed object would... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Astronomy - 1818 - 158 pages
...occurred. At last, however, this acute astronomer found that the phenomenon in question proceeded from the progressive motion of light, and the earth's annual motion in its orbit: for he perceived that if the light were propagated in time, the apparent place of a fixed object would... | |
 | William Nicholson - Arts - 1819 - 432 pages
...affixed. See ANATOXT. ABERRATION, in astronomy, an apparent motion of the heavenly bodies, produced by the progressive motion of light and the earth's annual motion in her orbit. Since ligv:r proceeds always in right lines, M-hen its motion is perfectly undisturbed.... | |
 | Walter Hamilton - Industries - 1825 - 468 pages
...the pectoral in the abdomen. ABERRATION. In Astronomy, an apparent motion in the celestial bodies, occasioned by the progressive motion of light, and the earth's annual motion in its orbit. ABEYANCE. In Law, the expectancy of an estate. Thus, if lands be leased to one person for life, with... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 782 pages
...small apparent motion of the fixed stars discovered by the late Dr. Bradley, astronomer royal. It is occasioned by the progressive motion of light, and the earth's annual motion in its orbit. For the history of its discovery, see Philosophical Trans. March, 1728, No. 406. ABER'RANCE,} Ab: erro,... | |
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For I perceived that, if light was propagated in time, the apparent place of a fixed object would not be the same when the eye is at rest, as when it is moving in any other direction than that of the line passing through the eye and... 
