They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof the innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost, five; the former revolves in the space of... The Living Age - Page 401902Full view - About this book
| Jonathan Swift - 1726 - 388 pages
...is diftant from the Center of the primary Planet exaftly three of his Diameters, and the outermolt five-, the former revolves in the :Space of ten Hours, and the latter in 'twenty one and an half; fb that the Squares of their periodical Times are very near in the fame Proportion... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1743 - 430 pages
...is diftant from the Center of the primary Planet exactly three of his Diameters, and the outermoft five ; the former revolves in the Space of ten Hours ; and the latter in twenty one and an half ; fo that the Squares of their periodical Times, are very near in the fame Proportion... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 406 pages
...thousand fixed stars, whereas the largest of ours, do not contain above one third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or...space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half; so that die . squares of their periodical times, are very near in the same proportion with... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 392 pages
...not contain above one third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser sfc?.rs, or satellites, which revolve about Mars; whereof the...space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half; so that the squares of their periodical times, are very near in the same proportion with the... | |
| Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 490 pages
...thousand fixed stars, whereas the largest of ours do not contain, above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or...space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half; so that the squares of their periodical times are very near in the same proportion with the... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1834 - 354 pages
...thousand fixed stars, whereas the largest of ours do not contain above one third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or...space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half; so that the squares of their periodical times are very near in the same proportion with the... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 1012 pages
...thousand fixed stars, whereas the largest of ours do not contain above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or...exactly three of his diameters, and the outermost rive ; the former revolves in the space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half; so that... | |
| Electronic journals - 1886 - 574 pages
...Gulliver's Travels,1 chapter iii. He is discoursing of the manners of the inhabitants of Laputa: — " They have likewise discovered two lesser stars or satellites, which revolve about Mara ; whereof the innermost is distant from the centre of the primary planet exactly three of his... | |
| Jonathan Swift, John Mitford - 1856 - 448 pages
...thousand fixed stars, whereas the largest of ours does not contain above one-third part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or...space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a half; so that the squares of their periodical times are very near in the same proportion with the... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1864 - 416 pages
...thousand fixed stars, whereas the largest of ours does not contain above onethird part of that number. They have likewise discovered two lesser stars, or...space of ten hours, and the latter in twenty-one and a-half ; so that the squares of their periodical times are very nearly in the same proportion with... | |
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