The young gentleman and lady's philosophy : in a continued survey of the works of nature and art by way of dialogue . the Sun fets j and the AcronicalSetting is, when it fets with the Sun. Thirdly, the Heliacal Setting of a Star is, when it approachesfb near the Sun, as to difappear in its Beams ; and when it emer-ges from its Beams, or again becomes vifible, then it Is faid tolife Heliacally. But thefe Things wefhall illuftrate hereafter. To be fartherinfifted upon at prefent would be mifpending of Time, and tho*you are well verfed in thofe Poets, yet, till you have learnd theiraftronomical D
The young gentleman and lady's philosophy : in a continued survey of the works of nature and art by way of dialogue . the Sun fets j and the AcronicalSetting is, when it fets with the Sun. Thirdly, the Heliacal Setting of a Star is, when it approachesfb near the Sun, as to difappear in its Beams ; and when it emer-ges from its Beams, or again becomes vifible, then it Is faid tolife Heliacally. But thefe Things wefhall illuftrate hereafter. To be fartherinfifted upon at prefent would be mifpending of Time, and tho*you are well verfed in thofe Poets, yet, till you have learnd theiraftronomical Diftindions of the Seafons, by the Rifing and Set-ting of the Stars, and by the Globe properly conftru6lcd to fhewthem, it will not avail you to have any Examples of this Sort topraftife ; but when you have that, it will open a fine Field foryour Phyfico-Poetical Speculation, and View of difi:ant Times. Euphrof. I will make it my Bufinefs to profecute (hat parti-cular Part of Study, as I apprehend there will be fomething very curious: But what other Problem am I next to prac- tife on the Globe ? Vol. II. L Chon,. and Lai>y\ Philosophy. 73 Amplitude of its Rifing is near 34° to the North ; and fo muchis the Amplitude of his Setting of Courfe. Clean. You are fo ready in the Praxis of the Stars, that Ihave little more to obferve to you on that Head. It may notbe amifs, however, to hint to you, that, when a Star is fitu-ate between the Ecliptic and the EquinovSlial, its Latitude maybe of one Denomination, and its Declination of another ;thus, for Inftancc, Jldebaran in the Buirs Eye, has South La-titude and North Declination. Another Thing I may ob-ferve to you, and that is ; there is a Sort of Poetical Ajhommywith regard to the Stars j or, there is what we call tlie Poe-tical Rifins and Settina: of the Stars, which was much takenNotice of by the antient Poets, Hiflorians, and Hufbandmen,(which you will readily obferve in the Writings of He-ftod. Homer, Ovid, &c.) as it was the
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