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... Ursa Major 73 Gloria Frederica 134 Ursa Minor 96 Hercules 108 Virgo 80 : UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION 1. ASTRONOMY is the science of the heavenly -THE CONSTELLATIONS.
... Ursa Major 73 Gloria Frederica 134 Ursa Minor 96 Hercules 108 Virgo 80 : UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION 1. ASTRONOMY is the science of the heavenly -THE CONSTELLATIONS.
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... Ursa Major ; that of Icarius , and his daughter Erigone , in Bootes and Virgo . Ursa Minor relates to one of the nurses of Jupiter ; Auriga , to Erichtonius ; Ophiuchus , to Phorbas ; Sagittarius , to Crolus , the son of one of the ...
... Ursa Major ; that of Icarius , and his daughter Erigone , in Bootes and Virgo . Ursa Minor relates to one of the nurses of Jupiter ; Auriga , to Erichtonius ; Ophiuchus , to Phorbas ; Sagittarius , to Crolus , the son of one of the ...
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... Ursa Major . Algenib comes to the meridian on the 21st December , 15 minutes after Algol , at which time the latter is almost directly overhead . When these two stars are on the meridian , that beautiful cluster , the Pleiades , is ...
... Ursa Major . Algenib comes to the meridian on the 21st December , 15 minutes after Algol , at which time the latter is almost directly overhead . When these two stars are on the meridian , that beautiful cluster , the Pleiades , is ...
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... Ursa Major , and the Pole star . It is situated directly N. of Auriga and the head of the Lynx , and occupies nearly all the space between these and the pole . It contains 58 small stars : the five largest of which are only of the 4th ...
... Ursa Major , and the Pole star . It is situated directly N. of Auriga and the head of the Lynx , and occupies nearly all the space between these and the pole . It contains 58 small stars : the five largest of which are only of the 4th ...
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... Ursa Major . 91. The whole number of stars in this constellation is 44 , including only three that are so large as the 3d . magnitudė . The largest of these , near the mouth , is in the solstitial colure , 144 ° N. of Menkalina , in the ...
... Ursa Major . 91. The whole number of stars in this constellation is 44 , including only three that are so large as the 3d . magnitudė . The largest of these , near the mouth , is in the solstitial colure , 144 ° N. of Menkalina , in the ...
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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