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... Saturn , 233 66 VIII . Primary Planets - Uranus and Neptune , 245 " IX . Comets - Their Nature , Motions , Orbits , & c . , 249 66 X. Of the Forces by which the Planets are retained in their Orbits , 262 " XI . Proper Motion of the Sun ...
... Saturn , 233 66 VIII . Primary Planets - Uranus and Neptune , 245 " IX . Comets - Their Nature , Motions , Orbits , & c . , 249 66 X. Of the Forces by which the Planets are retained in their Orbits , 262 " XI . Proper Motion of the Sun ...
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... Saturn , who changed himself into a horse , to elude the jealous inquiries of his wife Rhea . Chiron was famous for his knowledge of music , medicine and shooting . He taught mankind the use of plants and medicinal herbs ; and ...
... Saturn , who changed himself into a horse , to elude the jealous inquiries of his wife Rhea . Chiron was famous for his knowledge of music , medicine and shooting . He taught mankind the use of plants and medicinal herbs ; and ...
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... Saturn . Some of the ancient poets say , that this is the eagle which furnished Jupiter with weapons in his war with the giants : - " The towering Eagle next doth boldly soar , As if the thunder in his claws he bore ; He's worthy Jove ...
... Saturn . Some of the ancient poets say , that this is the eagle which furnished Jupiter with weapons in his war with the giants : - " The towering Eagle next doth boldly soar , As if the thunder in his claws he bore ; He's worthy Jove ...
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... Saturn , which is scarcely visible to the naked eye . But the human mind in its present state can no more appreciate such distances than it can infinity ; for if our earth , which moves at more than the inconceivable velocity of a ...
... Saturn , which is scarcely visible to the naked eye . But the human mind in its present state can no more appreciate such distances than it can infinity ; for if our earth , which moves at more than the inconceivable velocity of a ...
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... Saturn , Uranus , Neptune , and four other Asteroids , whose names and places have not yet been determined . Mercury is the nearest to the Sun , and the others follow in the order in which they are named . The seventeen small planets ...
... Saturn , Uranus , Neptune , and four other Asteroids , whose names and places have not yet been determined . Mercury is the nearest to the Sun , and the others follow in the order in which they are named . The seventeen small planets ...
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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