 | John Imison - 1796 - 476 Seiten
...many degrees round each pole would in their turn be almoft fix of our years .together in darknefs. And, as each degree of a great circle on Jupiter contains 706 of our miles at a mean rate, it is eafy to judge what vaft trafts of land would be rendered uninhabitable by any confiderable inclination... | |
 | Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - 1802 - 590 Seiten
...perpendicular to its orbit : hence this planet has no sensible change of seasons. This is wisely ordered by the Author of Nature, for if the axis of this planet...round each pole would, in their turn, be almost six years together in darkness. The difference between the polar and equatoreal diameters of jupiter is... | |
 | Edward Augustus Kendall - 1811 - 476 Seiten
...siderable number of degrees round each of its poles would in turn continue during nearly six earthly years in darkness ; and as each degree of a great circle on Jupiter contains, at a mean rate, seven hundred and six of our miles, it is easy to judge what vast tracts of land would,... | |
 | George Adams - 1812 - 586 Seiten
...analogy, we may discover the footsteps t?f wisdom ; for, if the axis of this planet were inclined by any considerable number of degrees, just so many degrees round each pole would, m their turn, be almost six years in darkness ; and as Jupiter is of such an amazing size, in this... | |
 | George Adams - 1812 - 552 Seiten
...if the axis of this planet were inclined by any considerable number of degrees, just 46 OF JUPITEft. so many degrees round each pole would, in their turn, be almost six years in darkness ; and as Jupiter is of such an amazing size, in this case, immense regions of land... | |
 | Jedidiah Morse - 1814 - 696 Seiten
...seasons. If its axis were inclined any considerable number of degrees towards the plane of its orbit, just so many degrees round each pole would, in their turn, be almost six years together in total darkness. It revolves on its axis in 9 hours, 55 minutes; and round the sun... | |
 | James Smith - 1815 - 684 Seiten
...plane of his orbit, so that his inhabitants have no perceptible change of seasons. If his axis bad been inclined any considerable number of degrees, just so many degrees round each pj!c- would alternately be involved in darkness for almost six of our years together; and as each degree... | |
 | William Philipps - 1817 - 292 Seiten
...be a great advantage to his inhabitants, and has no doubt been in wisdom so contrived by the great Author of nature. For if the axis of this planet were...degrees, just so many degrees round each pole would in turn be in darkness almost s>ix of our years together ; since he is nearly double that number in performing... | |
 | Youth's instructor - 1830 - 542 Seiten
...his orbit, that he has no sensible change of seasons, which is a great advantage, and wisely ordered by the Author of nature ; for if the axis of this...degrees round each pole would in their turn be almost sis of our years together in darkness. And as each degree of a great circle on Jupiter contains seven... | |
 | Sidney Edwards Morse - 1822 - 706 Seiten
...seasons. If its axis were inclined any considerable number of degrees towards the plane of its orbit, just so many degrees round each pole would, in their turn, be almost six years together in total darkness. It revolves on its axis in 9 hours, 55 minutes; and round the sun... | |
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... wisely ordered by the Author of nature; for if the axis of this planet were inclined any considerable number of degrees, just so many degrees round each pole would in their turn be almost six of our years together in darkness. And as each degree of... 
