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... Taurus , the Ball ,. 52 Eclipses Solar and Lunar , 215 Tides ,. 272 Forces , Attractive and Projectile ,. 260 Twilight , 287 Gemini , the Twins .. Hercules , Gravitation , Universal Law of ..... 257 Hydra , the Water Serpent and the Cup ...
... Taurus , the Ball ,. 52 Eclipses Solar and Lunar , 215 Tides ,. 272 Forces , Attractive and Projectile ,. 260 Twilight , 287 Gemini , the Twins .. Hercules , Gravitation , Universal Law of ..... 257 Hydra , the Water Serpent and the Cup ...
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... Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scor- pro , Sagittarius , Capricornus , Aquarius , Pisces . The Sun , commencing at the first degree of Aries , about the 21st of March , passes , at a mean rate , through one sign every ...
... Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scor- pro , Sagittarius , Capricornus , Aquarius , Pisces . The Sun , commencing at the first degree of Aries , about the 21st of March , passes , at a mean rate , through one sign every ...
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... Taurus , Taurus in Gemini , and Gemini in Cancer , and so on . ARIES is therefore now the second constellation in the Zodiac . It is situated next east of Pisces , and is midway between the Triangles and the Fly on the N. and the head ...
... Taurus , Taurus in Gemini , and Gemini in Cancer , and so on . ARIES is therefore now the second constellation in the Zodiac . It is situated next east of Pisces , and is midway between the Triangles and the Fly on the N. and the head ...
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... Taurus and Auriga are two or three hours lower down ; Orion appears in the S. E .. and the Whale on the meridian , just below Aries , while Pegasus and the Swan are seen half way over in the west . The manner in which the ancients ...
... Taurus and Auriga are two or three hours lower down ; Orion appears in the S. E .. and the Whale on the meridian , just below Aries , while Pegasus and the Swan are seen half way over in the west . The manner in which the ancients ...
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... Taurus , in like manner , included all those stars embraced in the next 30 ° of the Zodiac , or those between 300 and 600 , and so of the rest . Of those who imagine that the twelve constellations of the Zodiac refer to the twelve ...
... Taurus , in like manner , included all those stars embraced in the next 30 ° of the Zodiac , or those between 300 and 600 , and so of the rest . Of those who imagine that the twelve constellations of the Zodiac refer to the twelve ...
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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