The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page iii
... present Atlas , is such , that the teacher and pupil can easily place them , in mind , so as to have a distinct view of the entire surface of the visible Heavens . Such are the principal improvements which have been made in the work ...
... present Atlas , is such , that the teacher and pupil can easily place them , in mind , so as to have a distinct view of the entire surface of the visible Heavens . Such are the principal improvements which have been made in the work ...
Page v
... present a more natural view of the heavenly bodies , and as nearly all the problems which are peculiar to the celestial globe , and a great number be- sides , may be solved upon them in a very simple and satisfactory manner . They may ...
... present a more natural view of the heavenly bodies , and as nearly all the problems which are peculiar to the celestial globe , and a great number be- sides , may be solved upon them in a very simple and satisfactory manner . They may ...
Page vi
... present to his mind that he is enabled to identify it with any portion of the visible he vens ? He looks in vain to see , " Lions and Centaurs , Gorgons , Hydras rise , And gods and heroes blaze along the skies . " He finds , in short ...
... present to his mind that he is enabled to identify it with any portion of the visible he vens ? He looks in vain to see , " Lions and Centaurs , Gorgons , Hydras rise , And gods and heroes blaze along the skies . " He finds , in short ...
Page viii
... presents , the most re- splendent terrestrial scenes sink into inanity , and appear unworthy of being set in competition with the glories of the sky . Independently of the sublimity of its objects , and the pleasure arising from their ...
... presents , the most re- splendent terrestrial scenes sink into inanity , and appear unworthy of being set in competition with the glories of the sky . Independently of the sublimity of its objects , and the pleasure arising from their ...
Page x
... present day , and require no anxious observations , in determining the seasons , yet , before astronomical observations were made with some degree of accuracy , the ancient Greeks had to watch the rising of Arcturus the Pleiades and ...
... present day , and require no anxious observations , in determining the seasons , yet , before astronomical observations were made with some degree of accuracy , the ancient Greeks had to watch the rising of Arcturus the Pleiades and ...
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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