The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... less useful to AGRICULTURE , and to the cultivators of the earth . The successful cultivation of the soil depends on a knowledge of the course of the sun , the exact length of the seasons , and the periods of the year most proper for ...
... less useful to AGRICULTURE , and to the cultivators of the earth . The successful cultivation of the soil depends on a knowledge of the course of the sun , the exact length of the seasons , and the periods of the year most proper for ...
Page xiv
... less con- spicuous in those upper regions , in ordering all the movements and arrangements of the celestial globes ... less scene of Divine benevolence . For they unfold to view a count- less number of magnificent globes , calculated to ...
... less con- spicuous in those upper regions , in ordering all the movements and arrangements of the celestial globes ... less scene of Divine benevolence . For they unfold to view a count- less number of magnificent globes , calculated to ...
Page xvi
... less space , displaying the creating and supporting energies of Om- nipotence ; and consequently , are all under the care and superin- tendence of Him " who doth according to his will in the armies of heaven , and among the inhabitants ...
... less space , displaying the creating and supporting energies of Om- nipotence ; and consequently , are all under the care and superin- tendence of Him " who doth according to his will in the armies of heaven , and among the inhabitants ...
Page xxi
... less than three thousand millions ; and those which are nearest to us , and subject to our particular examination , present varieties of different kinds , both as to magnitude , motion , splendour , colour and diversity of surface ...
... less than three thousand millions ; and those which are nearest to us , and subject to our particular examination , present varieties of different kinds , both as to magnitude , motion , splendour , colour and diversity of surface ...
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... less than two miles and three quarters ; if the eye be elevated six feet , it will be just three miles . The observer being always in the centre of the sensible horizon , it will move as he moves , and enlarge or contract , as his ...
... less than two miles and three quarters ; if the eye be elevated six feet , it will be just three miles . The observer being always in the centre of the sensible horizon , it will move as he moves , and enlarge or contract , as his ...
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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