... which makes a day and a night, divided into twenty - four equal parts, we call hours. Now, the Romans divided the day and the night into twenty - four hours. Twelve of thefe, from the rifing of the fun to its fetting, conftituted their day ; and the... British Museum: The Townley Gallery - Pagina 311di Sir Henry Ellis - 1836Visualizzazione completa - Informazioni su questo libro
| 1797 - 614 pagine
...takes to revolve once ronnd its axis, or the space between the rising of the sun till its next rising, which makes a day and a night, divided into twenty-four...twenty-four hours. Twelve of these, from the rising of the «un to its setting, constituted their day ; and the other twelve, from the setting of the sun to its... | |
| 1800 - 812 pagine
...rifing of the fun till its next rifing, wn'ch inakes a day and a night, divided into twenty - four equal parts, we call hours. Now, the Romans divided the day and the night into twenty - four hours. Twelve of ihefe, from the rifing of the fun to its fetting, conftituted their... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1800 - 1008 pagine
...the rifing of the fun till its next rifing, winch makes a day and a night, divided into twenty - four equal parts, we call hours. Now, the Romans divided the day and the night into twenty -four hours. Twelve of thefe, from the riling of the fun to its fetting, conftitutcd their day... | |
| 1807 - 800 pagine
...the rifing of the fun till its next rifing, which makes a day and a night, divided into twenty - four equal parts, we call hours. Now, the Romans divided the day and the night into twenty - four hours. Twelve of thefe, from the rifing of the fun to its fetting, conftituted their... | |
| Andrew Lumisden - 1812 - 616 pagine
...takes to revolve once round its axis, or the space between the rising of the sun till its next rising, which makes a day and a night, divided into twenty-four...Now, the Romans divided the day and the night into twenty -four hours. Twelve of these, from the rising of the sun to its setting, constituted their day... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1797 - 804 pagine
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| 1797 - 528 pagine
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