The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... describe annually among the stars . It crosses the Equinoctial , a little obliquely , in two oppo- site points , which are called the Equinoxes . The Sun rises in one of these points on the 21st of March ; this point is called the ...
... describe annually among the stars . It crosses the Equinoctial , a little obliquely , in two oppo- site points , which are called the Equinoxes . The Sun rises in one of these points on the 21st of March ; this point is called the ...
Page 13
... describe , every hour , for the 24 hours of the day . They are thence sometimes denominated Hour Circles . In measuring distances and determining positions on the Earth , the equator and some fixed meridian , as that of Greenwich ...
... describe , every hour , for the 24 hours of the day . They are thence sometimes denominated Hour Circles . In measuring distances and determining positions on the Earth , the equator and some fixed meridian , as that of Greenwich ...
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... be on the meridian at 9 o'clock in the evening . 20. What said of maps ? First ? Next six ? Describe lines ? Scale indicates what ? 21. Sixth and seventh ? Scale ? 22. The first four maps of the heavens are so 14 ASTRONOMY .
... be on the meridian at 9 o'clock in the evening . 20. What said of maps ? First ? Next six ? Describe lines ? Scale indicates what ? 21. Sixth and seventh ? Scale ? 22. The first four maps of the heavens are so 14 ASTRONOMY .
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... describing the location of these objects , R. A. will denote Right Ascen- sion ; and Dec. , Declination . The initials N. and S. will indicate whether the declination is North or South of the equinoctial . In describing the location of ...
... describing the location of these objects , R. A. will denote Right Ascen- sion ; and Dec. , Declination . The initials N. and S. will indicate whether the declination is North or South of the equinoctial . In describing the location of ...
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... describes the emblems of this constellation as indicative of violence and death . Both the Syrians and Egyptians abstained from eating fish , out of dread and abhorrence ; and when the latter would represent anything as odious , or ...
... describes the emblems of this constellation as indicative of violence and death . Both the Syrians and Egyptians abstained from eating fish , out of dread and abhorrence ; and when the latter would represent anything as odious , or ...
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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