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Page ix
... determined . By accurately observing the distance between the moon and certain stars , at a particular time , he can calculate his distance East or West from a given meridian ; and , by taking the meridian altitude of the sun or of a ...
... determined . By accurately observing the distance between the moon and certain stars , at a particular time , he can calculate his distance East or West from a given meridian ; and , by taking the meridian altitude of the sun or of a ...
Page x
... determining the seasons , yet , before astronomical observations were made with some degree of accuracy , the ... determine the proper time for their agricultural labours . The rising of X INTRODUCTION.
... determining the seasons , yet , before astronomical observations were made with some degree of accuracy , the ... determine the proper time for their agricultural labours . The rising of X INTRODUCTION.
Page xi
... determine the principal epochs of History . Many of those epochs were coincident with remarkable eclipses of the sun or moon , which the ancients regarded as prognostics of the loss of battles , the death of monarchs , and the fall of ...
... determine the principal epochs of History . Many of those epochs were coincident with remarkable eclipses of the sun or moon , which the ancients regarded as prognostics of the loss of battles , the death of monarchs , and the fall of ...
Page xii
... determining epochas and settling dates . The grand con- junction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn , which occurs ... determined the very day and hour of the landing of Julius Cesar in Britain , merely from the circumstances stated in ...
... determining epochas and settling dates . The grand con- junction of the planets Jupiter and Saturn , which occurs ... determined the very day and hour of the landing of Julius Cesar in Britain , merely from the circumstances stated in ...
Page xviii
... determining the distances and mag- nitudes of the celestial bodies , mean and apparent time , the irregu larity of the moon's motion , the difficulty of forming adequate ideas of the immense spaces in which the heavenly bodies move ...
... determining the distances and mag- nitudes of the celestial bodies , mean and apparent time , the irregu larity of the moon's motion , the difficulty of forming adequate ideas of the immense spaces in which the heavenly bodies move ...
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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