 And while scarcely a year passes over our heads without bringing some new astronomical discovery to light, which we must fain receive at second hand from Europe, are we not cutting ourselves off from the means of returning light for light while we have...  Congressional Serial Set - Page 11Full view - About this book
 | South America - 1825 - 482 pages
...Europe, are we not cutting ourselves off from the means of returning light for light, while we have neither observatory nor observer upon our half of...States announced to congress the result of the first enumer ration of the inhabitants of this Union, he informed them that the population of the United... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1826 - 918 pages
...cutting ourselves off from the means of returning light for light, while we have neither observatory or observer upon our half of the globe, and the earth...inhabitants of this Union, he informed them that the population of the United States bordered on four millions of persons. At the distance of thirty years... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Anglo-Dutch War, 1780-1784 - 1826 - 884 pages
...cutting ourselves off from the means of returning light for light, while we have neither observatory or observer upon our half of the globe, and the earth...inhabitants of this Union, he informed them that the population of the United States bordered on four millions of persons. At the distance of thirty years... | |
 | History - 1826 - 902 pages
...cutting ourselves off from the means of returning light for light, while we have neither observatory or observer upon our half of the globe, and the earth...the 25th of October, 1791, the first president of th* United States announced to congress the result of the first enumeration of the inhabitants of this... | |
 | Joseph Blunt - History - 1827 - 650 pages
...the means of returning light for light, while we have neither observatory nor observer upon our hah0 of the globe, and the earth revolves in perpetual...president of the United States announced to congress the first result of the first enumeration of the inhabitants of this union, he informed them that the returns... | |
 | John Vose - Astronomy - 1827 - 262 pages
...Europe, are we not cutting ourselves off from the means of returning light for light, while we have neither observatory nor observer upon our half of...revolves in perpetual darkness to our unsearching eyes ?" Calculations made for the City of Washington will answer with little variation for the great body... | |
 | Henry Clay - 1827 - 200 pages
...ourselves off from the means of returning light for light, whilfi we have neither observatory nor observers upon our half of the globe, and the earth revolves in perpetual darkness to our unsearching eyes." Extract 5lh. " The spirit of improvement is abroad upon the earth. It stimulates the heart, and sharpens... | |
 | François-René vicomte de Chateaubriand - Blanc, Mont (France and Italy) - 1828 - 450 pages
...Europe, are we not cutting ourselves off from the means of returning light for light, while we have neither observatory nor observer upon our half of...President of the United States announced to Congress the first result of the first enumeration of the inhabitants of this Union, he informed them that the returns... | |
 | Presidents - 1841 - 460 pages
...Europe, are we not cutting ourselves off from the means of returning light for light, while we have neither observatory nor observer upon our half of...and the earth revolves in perpetual darkness to our unscarching eyes? When, on the 25th of October, 1791, the first President of the United States announced... | |
 | United States. President - Presidents - 1842 - 794 pages
...Europe, are we not cutting ourselves off from the means of returning light for light, while we have neither observatory nor observer upon our half of...25th of October, 1791, the first president of the Uniteii States announced to Congress the result of the first enumeration of the inhabitants of this... | |
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