 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 370 pages
...magnitude," he observes, " being in all probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin the scale. Setting off, therefore, with the distance of Sirius or Arcturus, for instance, as unity, we shall at present suppose, that those of the second magnitude arc at double, those of the third at treble... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 378 pages
...a star and its combinations with the naked eye. " The stars of the first magnitude," he observes, " being in all probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin the scale. Setting off, therefore, with the distance of Sirius or Arcturus, for instance, as unity,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1805 - 376 pages
...a star and its combinations with the naked eye. " The stars of the first magnitude," he observes, " being in all probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin the scale. Setting off, therefore, with the distance of Sirius or Arcturus, for instance, as unity,... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...appearances from this contracted situation let ns begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude, being in all probability the nearest, will...setting off, therefore, with the distance of Sirius or Л returns for instance, as unity, we will at present suppose, that those of the second magnitude are... | |
 | 560 pages
...appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude, being in all probability the nearest, will...Sirius or Arcturus, for instance, as unity, we will suppose, that those of the second magnitude are at double, and those of the third at treble, the distance,... | |
 | James Smith - Industrial arts - 1815 - 684 pages
...appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude being in all probability the nearest, will...the second magnitude are at double, and those of the Galaxy. — Power of Herschel's telescope. third at treble the distance, and so forth. Taking it then,... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1816 - 420 pages
...appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude being, in all probability, the nearest,...of the third at treble the distance, and so forth. It is not necessary critically to examine what quantity of light or magnitude of a star entitles it... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 384 pages
...appearances from this contracted situation, let ua begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude, being in all probability the nearest, will...second magnitude are at double, and those of the third are treble the distance, and so forth. Taking it then for granted, that a star of t lie seventh magnitude... | |
 | William Nicholson - Natural history - 1821 - 382 pages
...contracted situation, let us begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude, being in ail probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step...second magnitude are at double, and those of the third are treble the distance, and so forth. Taking it then for granted, that a star of the seventh magnitude... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1822 - 440 pages
...appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked eye.— The stars of the first magnitude, being in all probability the nearest, will furnish us with a step to begin our scale 5 setting off', therefore, with the distance of Sinus or Arcturus, for instance, as unity, we will... | |
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... great combination with numberless others; and in order to investigate what will be the appearances from this contracted situation, let us begin with the naked eye. The stars of the first magnitude being in all probability the nearest, will furnish... 
