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Page 44
... Arcturus , Orion , and Pleiades , and the chambers of the south : " and in another place , the Almighty demands of him- " Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven ? Canst thou bind the sweet influences of the Pleiades , or loose the bands ...
... Arcturus , Orion , and Pleiades , and the chambers of the south : " and in another place , the Almighty demands of him- " Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven ? Canst thou bind the sweet influences of the Pleiades , or loose the bands ...
Page 60
... Arcturus in his time rose heliacally , 60 days after the winter solstice , which then was in the 9th degree of Aquarius , or 39 ° beyond its present position . Now 39 ° : 50 % = 2794 years since the time of Hesiod , which corresponds ...
... Arcturus in his time rose heliacally , 60 days after the winter solstice , which then was in the 9th degree of Aquarius , or 39 ° beyond its present position . Now 39 ° : 50 % = 2794 years since the time of Hesiod , which corresponds ...
Page 68
... Arcturus , and about the same distance N. W. of Spica Vir- ginis , and forms , with them , a large equilateral triangle on the S. E. It also forms with Arcturus and Cor Caroli a similar figure , nearly as large on the N. E. These two ...
... Arcturus , and about the same distance N. W. of Spica Vir- ginis , and forms , with them , a large equilateral triangle on the S. E. It also forms with Arcturus and Cor Caroli a similar figure , nearly as large on the N. E. These two ...
Page 78
... Arcturus . 2. A GLOBULAR CLUSTER , between the tresses and the Virgin's left hand , with a coarse pair and one single star in the field ; R. A. 11h . 05m . 03s .; Dec. N. 19 ° 01 ′ 3 " . A brilliant mass of minute stars from the 11th to ...
... Arcturus . 2. A GLOBULAR CLUSTER , between the tresses and the Virgin's left hand , with a coarse pair and one single star in the field ; R. A. 11h . 05m . 03s .; Dec. N. 19 ° 01 ′ 3 " . A brilliant mass of minute stars from the 11th to ...
Page 80
... . Order and position of Virgo ? Extent ? declination of Virgo ? Remark in fine print ? Number of stars ? Magnitudes ? Mean 161. What said of Alpha , or Spica Vir- W. of Arcturus - three very brilliant stars of similar 80 ASTRONOMY .
... . Order and position of Virgo ? Extent ? declination of Virgo ? Remark in fine print ? Number of stars ? Magnitudes ? Mean 161. What said of Alpha , or Spica Vir- W. of Arcturus - three very brilliant stars of similar 80 ASTRONOMY .
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude angle aphelion appear Arcturus Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta blue bright star called Cassiopeia celestial Cepheus circle cluster comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter distant companion DOUBLE STAR Earth Earth's orbit east ecliptic equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma head heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude light longitude luminous Map VIII mean distance Mercury meridian miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly NEBULA node north pole northern Number of stars o'clock observed Orion pale yellow parallax pass perihelion period planet Pleiades polar position principal star Refracting telescopes refraction remarkable represented revolution revolve right ascension rising satellites Saturn seen shadow sidereal Sirius situated small stars solstice southern Sun's supposed surface Taurus TELESCOPIC OBJECTS TELESCOPIC OBJECTS.-Alpha tides tion triangle TRIPLE STAR Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox visible Zeta Zodiac