The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... Orion 41 127 Pegasus 129 22 Perseus 35 Centaurus Cepheus Cetus Columba 88 Pisces 20 25 Pisces Australis 133 32 Sagittarius 116 46 Sagitta 121 Coma Berenices 77 Scutum Sobieski 116 Corvus 78 Scorpio 100 Corona Australis 118 Sceptrum ...
... Orion 41 127 Pegasus 129 22 Perseus 35 Centaurus Cepheus Cetus Columba 88 Pisces 20 25 Pisces Australis 133 32 Sagittarius 116 46 Sagitta 121 Coma Berenices 77 Scutum Sobieski 116 Corvus 78 Scorpio 100 Corona Australis 118 Sceptrum ...
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... Orion , the son of Neptune , or , as some say , the grandson of Minos , with his dogs , and hare , and river , and scorpion . We have the story of Perseus in the constellation of that name , as well as in Cassiopeia , Cepheus ...
... Orion , the son of Neptune , or , as some say , the grandson of Minos , with his dogs , and hare , and river , and scorpion . We have the story of Perseus in the constellation of that name , as well as in Cassiopeia , Cepheus ...
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... Orion appears in the S. E. , and the Whale on the meridian , just below Aries , while Pegasus and the Swan are seen half - way over in the west . The manner in which the ancients divided the Zodiac into 12 equal parts , was both simple ...
... Orion appears in the S. E. , and the Whale on the meridian , just below Aries , while Pegasus and the Swan are seen half - way over in the west . The manner in which the ancients divided the Zodiac into 12 equal parts , was both simple ...
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... Orion . " 61. The Milky Way around Perseus is very vivid , being undoubt- edly a rich stratum of fixed stars , presenting the most wonder- ful and sublime phenomenon of the Creator's power and great- ness . Kohler , the astronomer ...
... Orion . " 61. The Milky Way around Perseus is very vivid , being undoubt- edly a rich stratum of fixed stars , presenting the most wonder- ful and sublime phenomenon of the Creator's power and great- ness . Kohler , the astronomer ...
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... Orion , who seems to invite the onset by provoca- tions of assault and defiance . Only the head and shoulders of the animal are to be seen ; but these are so distinctly marked that they cannot be mistaken . The constellations which pass ...
... Orion , who seems to invite the onset by provoca- tions of assault and defiance . Only the head and shoulders of the animal are to be seen ; but these are so distinctly marked that they cannot be mistaken . The constellations which pass ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude angle aphelion appear Arcturus Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta blue bright star called celestial Cepheus circle cluster comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter distant companion diurnal motion DOUBLE STAR Earth Earth's orbit east ecliptic equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma head heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude Libra 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 tides tion triangle TRIPLE STAR Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox visible Zeta Zodiac