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Page vii
... Mercury , 33 Moon ... 243 Sextans , the Sextant , .. 117 Serpens , the Serpent ,. 127 Scorpio , the Scorpion ,. viii Sagittarius , the Archer , viii Serpentarius , vel Ophiuchus , the INTRODUCTION . ADVANTAGES OF THE STUDY OF ASTRONOMY ...
... Mercury , 33 Moon ... 243 Sextans , the Sextant , .. 117 Serpens , the Serpent ,. 127 Scorpio , the Scorpion ,. viii Sagittarius , the Archer , viii Serpentarius , vel Ophiuchus , the INTRODUCTION . ADVANTAGES OF THE STUDY OF ASTRONOMY ...
Page xxiii
... Mercury and Venus , the numerous groups of stars in the Milky Way , the double and treble stars , the most remarkable Nebula , the mountains and plains , the caverns and circular ridges of hills which diversify the surface of the moon ...
... Mercury and Venus , the numerous groups of stars in the Milky Way , the double and treble stars , the most remarkable Nebula , the mountains and plains , the caverns and circular ridges of hills which diversify the surface of the moon ...
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... Mercury , an ibis ; Apollo , a crow ; Juno , a cow ; Bacchus , a goat ; Diana , a cat ; Venus , a fish , & c . The father of the gods , at least , put Typhon to flight , and crushed him under Mount Etna . The obvious sentiment implied ...
... Mercury , an ibis ; Apollo , a crow ; Juno , a cow ; Bacchus , a goat ; Diana , a cat ; Venus , a fish , & c . The father of the gods , at least , put Typhon to flight , and crushed him under Mount Etna . The obvious sentiment implied ...
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... Mercury , wings for his feet , and a dagger made of diamonds . Thus equipped , he mounted into the air , conducted by Minerva , and came upon the monsters who , with the watchful snakes about their heads , were all asleep . He ...
... Mercury , wings for his feet , and a dagger made of diamonds . Thus equipped , he mounted into the air , conducted by Minerva , and came upon the monsters who , with the watchful snakes about their heads , were all asleep . He ...
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... Mercury , to a peasant of Boeotia , as a reward of piety , and that he was invested with the power of walk . ing over the sea without wetting his feet . In strength and stature he surpassea all other imortals . He was skilled in the ...
... Mercury , to a peasant of Boeotia , as a reward of piety , and that he was invested with the power of walk . ing over the sea without wetting his feet . In strength and stature he surpassea all other imortals . He was skilled in the ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude ancient angle appear Arcturus Argo Navis Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta brightest called Cassiopeia celestial centre Cepheus circle cluster colure comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Denebola diameter direction distinguished diurnal motion Earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma globe head heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude length Libra light longitude luminous Mars mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebulæ night node north pole northern hemisphere o'clock observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star principal star represented revolution revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern spots square Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac