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... consequently , far more complete , than it could otherwise have been . 2. A new set of Questions has been prepared throughout . These are brief , topical and suggestive ; and numbered to answer to the paragraphs to which they relate . 3 ...
... consequently , far more complete , than it could otherwise have been . 2. A new set of Questions has been prepared throughout . These are brief , topical and suggestive ; and numbered to answer to the paragraphs to which they relate . 3 ...
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... Consequently , it is on the meridian the 24th of November ; and from its breadth , is more than a week in passing over it . 38. The Northern Fish and its ribbon , beginning at Merach , may by a train of small stars , be traced in a ...
... Consequently , it is on the meridian the 24th of November ; and from its breadth , is more than a week in passing over it . 38. The Northern Fish and its ribbon , beginning at Merach , may by a train of small stars , be traced in a ...
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... consequently , in 24 hours , be twice on the meridian , once above , and once below the pole ; and twice at its greatest elonga- tion E. and W. The Polar Star not being exactly in the N. pole of the heavens , but one degree and 81 ...
... consequently , in 24 hours , be twice on the meridian , once above , and once below the pole ; and twice at its greatest elonga- tion E. and W. The Polar Star not being exactly in the N. pole of the heavens , but one degree and 81 ...
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... consequently when on the east side of the pole , will be within , or between Cassiopeia and the pole - that is , west of Cassiopeia . And for the same reason , when Cepheus is on the west side of the pole , it is between that and Cassio ...
... consequently when on the east side of the pole , will be within , or between Cassiopeia and the pole - that is , west of Cassiopeia . And for the same reason , when Cepheus is on the west side of the pole , it is between that and Cassio ...
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... consequently , it is 22 ° E. of the equinoctial colure . The student will understand that right ascension is reckoned on the equinoctial , from the first point of Aries , E. , quite round to the same point again , which is 360 ° . Now ...
... consequently , it is 22 ° E. of the equinoctial colure . The student will understand that right ascension is reckoned on the equinoctial , from the first point of Aries , E. , quite round to the same point again , which is 360 ° . Now ...
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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