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... Orbits , .. 256 Capricornus , the Goat ,. 131 Constellations - origin of . 146 Problems and Tables , .. Refraction , .. 295 287 Comets .. 82 raco , the Dragon .... 102 1lphinus , the Dolphin , .. Dick's Introduction . 109 124 Geography ...
... Orbits , .. 256 Capricornus , the Goat ,. 131 Constellations - origin of . 146 Problems and Tables , .. Refraction , .. 295 287 Comets .. 82 raco , the Dragon .... 102 1lphinus , the Dolphin , .. Dick's Introduction . 109 124 Geography ...
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... orbits - which appear and disappear in stated periods of time , and are destined to subserve some grand and beneficent designs in the sys- tem to which they belong . So that we may now contemplate all such celestial phenomena , not only ...
... orbits - which appear and disappear in stated periods of time , and are destined to subserve some grand and beneficent designs in the sys- tem to which they belong . So that we may now contemplate all such celestial phenomena , not only ...
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... orbits , and the anomalies thence arising , the muta- tion of the earth's axis , the causes of the seasons , the difficulty of reconciling the apparent motions of the planets with their real mo- tions in circular or elliptical orbits ...
... orbits , and the anomalies thence arising , the muta- tion of the earth's axis , the causes of the seasons , the difficulty of reconciling the apparent motions of the planets with their real mo- tions in circular or elliptical orbits ...
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... orbits of all the planets , except some of the asteroids , since they are never seen beyond 80 either north or south of the ecliptic . Parallels of Latitude are small circles imagined to be What are the poles of the horizon ? What are ...
... orbits of all the planets , except some of the asteroids , since they are never seen beyond 80 either north or south of the ecliptic . Parallels of Latitude are small circles imagined to be What are the poles of the horizon ? What are ...
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... orbit , the stars seem to have a motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on its axis ; so that they rise and set sooner every succeeding day by about four minutes , than they did on the ...
... orbit , the stars seem to have a motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on its axis ; so that they rise and set sooner every succeeding day by about four minutes , than they did on the ...
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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