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The Young Gentleman and Lady's Philosophy Volume 1; In a Continued Survey of the Works of Nature and Art by Way of Dialogue


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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1781 Excerpt: ...Time. Thirdly, That the Axis of the Earth is not perpendicular to the Plane of the Ecliptic, but inclined thereto in an Angle of 66; as I shewed you in die Sphere.--Fourthly, That the Axis of the Earth keeps always in a parallel Position, or points always towards the fame Parts of the Jleavens, throughout its whole annual Course.--Fifthly, That the Sun being at so vast a Distance, the Rays which fell on the Earth may be looked upon as parallel among themselves: And, Sixthly, That only one half of a Globe can be enlightened at once by parallel Rays.--Do yon think you understand me aright? Euphros. I believe I do pretty well, by what you have before taught me; and the Manner in which you now indicate these Things. Clean. Well then, since the Spring is the most delightful and primary Season of the Year, we will begin with jt; to represent which, you see, I place the Earth in the Beginning of Libra, and then the Sun will appear in the Beginning of Aries Y, which being the Equitiesilai Point, the Sun must for that Day equally enlighten all Places on the Earth, from Pole to Pole; and to make this Affair as clear to the Eye, as it is in Nature, you see 1 take this small wax Taper, and--shutting the Windows all close--I put it into diis little brass Case, with a Convex Glass in the Side; that the Light may go to the Earth in parallel Rays Then I fix it in the Place of the solar Ball, and--turning the Glass directly to the Earth, --you see that Hemisphere of the Earth next the 'Taper enlightened, the other being wholly in the 4ark. Euphros. Eupbref. I observe it well; and from what you shewed me on the Sphere, I easily conceive, as the Earth revolves, about its Axis, the Daysand Nights mostnow be of equal Duration-But, pray; when do you put the Earth in ...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781130496048
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 146
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 113049604X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 272 gr

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