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... o'clock this evening , will , at the same hour , one inonth hence , be 30 above the horizon ; and , for the same reason , those stars which we see directly over head this evening , will at the same hour , three months hence , be seen ...
... o'clock this evening , will , at the same hour , one inonth hence , be 30 above the horizon ; and , for the same reason , those stars which we see directly over head this evening , will at the same hour , three months hence , be seen ...
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... o'clock , the next hour line , which is 150 E. of it , will come to the meridian at 1 o'clock ; the second hour line at 2 o'clock ; the third at 3 , & c . Of any two bodies whose right ascensions are given , that one will pass the ...
... o'clock , the next hour line , which is 150 E. of it , will come to the meridian at 1 o'clock ; the second hour line at 2 o'clock ; the third at 3 , & c . Of any two bodies whose right ascensions are given , that one will pass the ...
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... o'clock in the evening . The constellation called the Great Bear is an exception to this rule ; in this constellation the principal stars are marked in the order of their right ascension . That point of projection for the maps which ...
... o'clock in the evening . The constellation called the Great Bear is an exception to this rule ; in this constellation the principal stars are marked in the order of their right ascension . That point of projection for the maps which ...
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... o'clock in the evening of the day through which the meridian passes . - Thus in Georgia , for instance , the starting point should be those stars which are situated in this meridian near the 33d degree of north declination , while in ...
... o'clock in the evening of the day through which the meridian passes . - Thus in Georgia , for instance , the starting point should be those stars which are situated in this meridian near the 33d degree of north declination , while in ...
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... o'clock , on the 10th o . November , we shall see the constellation celebrated in fable , by the name of ANDROMEDA . It is represented on the map by the figure of a woman having her arms extended , and chained by her wrists to a rock ...
... o'clock , on the 10th o . November , we shall see the constellation celebrated in fable , by the name of ANDROMEDA . It is represented on the map by the figure of a woman having her arms extended , and chained by her wrists to a rock ...
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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