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... Comets .. 82 raco , the Dragon .... 102 1lphinus , the Dolphin , .. Dick's Introduction . 109 124 Geography , Navigation , ix Serpent Bearer , ... 115 Agriculture ,. x Stars- variable , .. 137 Chronology .... xi Double , .. 138 ...
... Comets .. 82 raco , the Dragon .... 102 1lphinus , the Dolphin , .. Dick's Introduction . 109 124 Geography , Navigation , ix Serpent Bearer , ... 115 Agriculture ,. x Stars- variable , .. 137 Chronology .... xi Double , .. 138 ...
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... comet , or a total eclipse of the sun or moon , were regarded with universal consternation as prognostics of ... comets are bodies which move in regular , but long elliptical orbits - which appear and disappear in stated periods of time ...
... comet , or a total eclipse of the sun or moon , were regarded with universal consternation as prognostics of ... comets are bodies which move in regular , but long elliptical orbits - which appear and disappear in stated periods of time ...
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... comet , or the same luminous appearance which conduct- ed the magi , or wise men of the East , into Palestine , at the birth of our Saviour and that it now appeared to announce his second coming ! About 60 N. W. of Caph , the telescope ...
... comet , or the same luminous appearance which conduct- ed the magi , or wise men of the East , into Palestine , at the birth of our Saviour and that it now appeared to announce his second coming ! About 60 N. W. of Caph , the telescope ...
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... comet , and it was repeatedly mistaken for the comet of 1832 , which , in the month of November , passed in its neighbour- hood . The southern Asellus , marked Delta , is situated in the line of the ecliptic and in connexion with Wasat ...
... comet , and it was repeatedly mistaken for the comet of 1832 , which , in the month of November , passed in its neighbour- hood . The southern Asellus , marked Delta , is situated in the line of the ecliptic and in connexion with Wasat ...
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... comet , by those unacquainted with the Why are the nebulæ so called ? Describe the usual appearances of nebula , as seen through a telescope . What other appearance do nebulæ sometimes exhibit ? Mention some instances of the most ...
... comet , by those unacquainted with the Why are the nebulæ so called ? Describe the usual appearances of nebula , as seen through a telescope . What other appearance do nebulæ sometimes exhibit ? Mention some instances of the most ...
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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