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Title: The astrologer of the nineteenth century
Year: 1825 (1820s)
Authors: Raphael, pseud., 1795-1832 Anglicus, Merlinus, junior, Gent
Subjects: Astrology Occultism
Publisher: London : Knight & Lacey
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
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in every ascentfrom south to north, in the head of the dragon. The most importantastrological significations are attached to the head and tail of thisemblematic dragon ; and hence it was deemed by the Babylonianpriesthood a fit object to promote superstition, and to effect the pur-poses of that sort of imposture which it was their desire to accom-plish in those oriental nations. A PREDICTION. Some of the signs before us indicate that nervous complaints, withexcessive debility and langourâalso affections of the stomach andbowels, are disorders that will be likely to come on during the ensuingyear; and if they are accompanied with changes of the body fromheat to shivering, and alternately from flushings to paleness, theseattacks should be treated with the greatest skill and attention; asvarious humours of the system are shown to be increasing, and, ifnot speedily removed, a long state of disease is likely to ensue in caseswhere the constitution is delicate. 137 ILLUSTRATION, No. VIII.
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CIRCLE II.âSECT. III. KING RHEO RHIO AND QUEEN KAMCHAMEHA, Sovereigns of Owyhee, Mowee, Manai, Morotoi, Tahoorowa, Woahoo, Atooi, Neeheeheow, Oreehoua, Morotinne, and Tahoora,âvulgarly called THE SANDWICH ISLANDS. REFLECTIONS ARISING FROM A SIGHT OF THESE STRANGERS. The appearance of these extraordinary personages in this countryis an event which, look upon it as we may, furnishes matter ofcurious reflection. Fifty years ago we were not acquainted with anysuch kingdom, or any such race of men. When Cook paid them avisit, perhaps it was the first they had ever had from the civilizedworld : and living, as they do, amidst the dreary ocean, how greatmust be their surprise at viewing the monstrous scene before them.When discovered, they had, it may be said, then emerged from bar- 138 THE ASTROLOGER OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. barism ; for, though in a state of nature, nearly, with regard to dress,they had a government something such as we may fancy the originalpatriarchal to have beenâ
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August 30, 2014: Flight 4 (Group B)
Parabolic Flight Week (2 weeks combined), August 15-30, 2014
Platform: C-9B
Location: JSC/Ellington Field
Photographer: NASA/Geeseman
Technologies tested during this August 2014 parabolic flight campaign:
T0029-P Physics of Regolith Impacts in Microgravity Experiment PI: Josh Colwell, University Of Central Florida
T0047-P Boston University Student Proposal for Deployable Solar and Antenna Array Microgravity Testing PI: Theodore Fritz, Boston University
T0096-P Testing the deployment and rollout of the DragEN electrodynamic tether for CubeSats PI: Jason Held, Saber Astronautics Australia Pty. Ltd.
T0105-P DYMAFLEX: DYnamic MAnipulation FLight EXperiment PI: David Akin, University of Maryland
T0129-P Testing of a Microgravity Rock Coring Drill Using Microspines PI: Aaron Parness, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
T0130-P Reinventing the wheel: parabolic flight validation of reaction spheres
PI: Alvin Yew, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Emory Stagmer (Co-I), Northrop Grumman
T0132-P Effects of Microgravity on Intracranial Pressure PI: Benjamin Levine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Douglas Hamilton (Co-I), Wyle Laboratories, Inc.
T0133-P Payload Separation Performance of a New 6U CubeSat Canisterized Satellite Dispenser PI: Hans-Peter Dumm, Air Force Research Lab / Space Vehicles
T0134-P Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring in Microgravity, Phase II (Arterial Stiffness) PI: Gregory Kovacs, Stanford University
T0136-P Dragon V2 PMD Microgravity Testing PI: Robin Titus, Space Exploration Technologies
T0138-P Reduced Gravity Flight Demonstration of SPHERES INSPECT PI: Alvar Saenz Otero, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
T0140-P Lunar Plant Habitat PI: Chris McKay, NASA/Ames Research Center
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