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... satellites of Jupiter , the phases of Mercury and Venus , the numerous groups of stars in the Milky Way , the double and treble stars , the most remarkable Nebula , the mountains and plains , the caverns and circular ridges of hills ...
... satellites of Jupiter , the phases of Mercury and Venus , the numerous groups of stars in the Milky Way , the double and treble stars , the most remarkable Nebula , the mountains and plains , the caverns and circular ridges of hills ...
Page 139
... satellite or feebler star has been observed to disappear , either passing behind or before the primary , or approaching ... satellites of our plan- * Page 67 . + Herschel's Astronomy , page 391 . Are there , however , any instances where ...
... satellite or feebler star has been observed to disappear , either passing behind or before the primary , or approaching ... satellites of our plan- * Page 67 . + Herschel's Astronomy , page 391 . Are there , however , any instances where ...
Page 154
... satellites of the planet which bears her brother's name , besides a multitude of comets . The greatest possible ingenuity and pains have been taken by astronomers to determine , at least , the approximate dis- tance of the nearest fixed ...
... satellites of the planet which bears her brother's name , besides a multitude of comets . The greatest possible ingenuity and pains have been taken by astronomers to determine , at least , the approximate dis- tance of the nearest fixed ...
Page 175
... satellites or secondaries What inducements did the king of Denmark offer him to remain in the kingdom ? How long did he continue to make observations in his observatory in the island of Huen ? How were the heavenly bodies arranged , in ...
... satellites or secondaries What inducements did the king of Denmark offer him to remain in the kingdom ? How long did he continue to make observations in his observatory in the island of Huen ? How were the heavenly bodies arranged , in ...
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... satellites . The primaries are those which revolve about the Sun , as a centre . The secondaries are those which revolve about the primaries . There have been discovered eleven prima- ries ; namely , Mercury , Venus , the Earth , Mars ...
... satellites . The primaries are those which revolve about the Sun , as a centre . The secondaries are those which revolve about the primaries . There have been discovered eleven prima- ries ; namely , Mercury , Venus , the Earth , Mars ...
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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