ASTRONOMICAL ESSAYS.
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the sun, become intricate and perplexed when
viewed from the earth; and infer from thence,
that whenever we, examine the works of the
Deity at a proper point of distance, so as to take
in the whole of his design, we see nothing but
uniformity, beauty, and precision. Thus the
heavens present us with a plan, which, though
inexpressibly magnificent, is yet regular beyond
the power of invention.
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ESSAY
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