 | William Derham - Apologetics - 1721 - 354 pages
...we may, the vaft Bulk of this our own Globe : but when we confider how much it is furpafled by moft of the Heavenly Bodies, what a Point it degenerates into, and how very little more even it, and what we call its Great Orb together alfo, are, when feen from the Heavens,... | |
 | William Derham - Astronomy - 1786 - 490 pages
...we may, the vaft bulk of this our own globe ; but when we confider how much it is furpafied by moft of the heavenly bodies, what a point it degenerates into, and how very little more even it, and what we call its great orb together alfo, are, when feen from the heavens,.... | |
 | George Adams - Science - 1794 - 622 pages
...propiiety, the vaft bulk of our own globe ; but when we consider how much it is furpafTcd by inoft of the heavenly bodies, what a point it degenerates into, and how little more even the vaft orbit in which it revolves would appear, when fccn from fome of the fixed ftars, we begin... | |
 | George Adams - Science - 1794 - 540 pages
...propriety, the vaft bulk of our own globe ; but when we confidcr how much it is furpatied by moftof the heavenly bodies, what a point it degenerates into, and how little more even the vaft orbit in which it revolves would appear when feen from fome of thefe ftars ; we conceive more... | |
 | George Adams - Astronomy - 1812 - 586 pages
...propriety, the vast bulk of our own globe ; but, when we consider how much it is surpassed by most of the heavenly bodies, what a point it degenerates into, and how little more even the vast orbit in which it revolves would appear, when seen from some of the fixed stars, we begin... | |
 | George Adams - Astronomy - 1812 - 552 pages
...of our own globe; but, when we consider how much it is surpassed by most K 3 15O OF THE FIXED STARS. of the heavenly bodies, what a point it degenerates into, and how little more even the vast orbit in which it revolves would appear, when seen from some of the fixed stars, we begin... | |
 | Raphael - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1996 - 264 pages
...with propriety, the vast bulk of our Own globe ; but when we consider how much it is surpassed by most of the heavenly bodies, what a point it degenerates into, and how little more, even the vast orbit in which it revolves, would appear, when seen from some of the fixed stars, we begin... | |
 | Raphael - Body, Mind & Spirit - 1996 - 264 pages
...with propriety, the vast bulk of our Own globe ; but when we consider how much it is surpassed by most of the heavenly bodies, what a point it degenerates into, and how little more, even the vast orbit in which it revolves, would appear, when seen from some of the fixed stars, we begin... | |
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... and distance of the fixed stars. We admire, indeed with propriety, the vast bulk of our own globe ; but, when we consider how much it is surpassed by most of the heavenly bodies, what a point it degenerates into, and how little more even the vast... 