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with considerable felicity: some of the figures stanti
out well from the laudscape, and the whole performance
is highly creditable to the ingenuity and industry
ofthe inventor, who is, we understand, a young lady."
Courier, July, 1824. [SELENa-scorIA is formed from
O'fA7]V7], s~liJnii, the moon, and O'K07rla, sk~pia, objects
seen.]
Tele-scope, '1"7]11.., ti!i~, distant. An instrument to view
~istant objects.
The contmll­
Urano-scopy, ovpavos, ouranos, heaven.
pIation of the heavenly bodies.
SPHAIRA, };(jJlXlplX, a sphere, or globe.
ATMO-SPHERE, a'1"p.os, atm~s, vapour. The body of
vapour that surrounds the earth.
Hemi-sphere, ~,."O'vs, h-iimisus, half. The half of a
globe.
Plani-sphere, 'lrAavvs, planus, plain. Therepresentation
of one of the spheres on a plain surface. /
STELLO, };'1"EAAOl, I send. - STELLOMAI,
};.,.fAAo/-,,,a, I convey myself.
ArO-STLE, e:t1l"0, apo, from. A messenger; onc of the
twelve men our Saviour sent forth to preach the
Gospel.
Epi-stle, E7rl, ~pi, upon, to, unto, a written communi..
cation sent to a person at a distance. An epistle, in
'conveying our thoughts, in a manner conveys our-.
selves to another.
Pseudo-~postle. ""EvollS, ps(fudes, false.
D (\
A false apostle.