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Page xxiv
... square , de- ineated on the same principles as geographical projections , exhi- Diting the stars that pass near the meridian at a certain hour , along with the circumjacent constellations for every month , and for every day of the year ...
... square , de- ineated on the same principles as geographical projections , exhi- Diting the stars that pass near the meridian at a certain hour , along with the circumjacent constellations for every month , and for every day of the year ...
Page 36
... Square of Pegasus , " to be hereafter de- scribed . It will be well to have the position of Alpheratz well fixed in the mind , because it is but one minute west of the great equinoctial colure , or first meridian of the heavens , and ...
... Square of Pegasus , " to be hereafter de- scribed . It will be well to have the position of Alpheratz well fixed in the mind , because it is but one minute west of the great equinoctial colure , or first meridian of the heavens , and ...
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... square of the Great Bear , on the other side of the pole . [ See Megrez . ] It also serves to mark a spot in the starry heavens , rendered memo- rable as being the place of a lost star . Two hundred and fifty years ago , a bright star ...
... square of the Great Bear , on the other side of the pole . [ See Megrez . ] It also serves to mark a spot in the starry heavens , rendered memo- rable as being the place of a lost star . Two hundred and fifty years ago , a bright star ...
Page 42
... square ; Alderamin being the upper , and Alphirk the lower one on the W. 8 ° apart . In the centre of this square there is a bright dot , or semi - visible star . The head of Cepheus is in the Milky - Way , and may he known by three ...
... square ; Alderamin being the upper , and Alphirk the lower one on the W. 8 ° apart . In the centre of this square there is a bright dot , or semi - visible star . The head of Cepheus is in the Milky - Way , and may he known by three ...
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... square , the brightest being on the E. Ten de- How When does it approach , and when does it leave the meridian ? What is the whole number of stars in Cetus ? What is the magnitude of the principal ones ? may the head of Cetus be ...
... square , the brightest being on the E. Ten de- How When does it approach , and when does it leave the meridian ? What is the whole number of stars in Cetus ? What is the magnitude of the principal ones ? may the head of Cetus be ...
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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