The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... constellation has been inserted ; giving the Right Ascension and Declination of each object ; with a brief description of it ; and easy land- marks and directions by which it may be found ; and references to telescopic views of the same ...
... constellation has been inserted ; giving the Right Ascension and Declination of each object ; with a brief description of it ; and easy land- marks and directions by which it may be found ; and references to telescopic views of the same ...
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Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas Elijah Hinsdale Burritt. CONTENTS . PART 1. THE CONSTELLATIONS . - CHAPTER I. Constellations on the meridian in November , PAGE 13 66 II . 66 66 66 December , 23 64 III . 66 66 66 66 IV . 66 66 66 January ...
Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas Elijah Hinsdale Burritt. CONTENTS . PART 1. THE CONSTELLATIONS . - CHAPTER I. Constellations on the meridian in November , PAGE 13 66 II . 66 66 66 December , 23 64 III . 66 66 66 66 IV . 66 66 66 January ...
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... constellations , and particular names assigned to the constellations and to the stars which they contain . A constellation may be defined to be a cluster or group of stars embraced in the outline of some figure . These figures are , in ...
... constellations , and particular names assigned to the constellations and to the stars which they contain . A constellation may be defined to be a cluster or group of stars embraced in the outline of some figure . These figures are , in ...
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... constellation are classified according to their magnitudes in relation to each other , and with- out reference to other constellations . Thus , for instance , the largest star in Taurus is marked a , Alpha ; the next largest ẞ , Beta ...
... constellation are classified according to their magnitudes in relation to each other , and with- out reference to other constellations . Thus , for instance , the largest star in Taurus is marked a , Alpha ; the next largest ẞ , Beta ...
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... constellations . 27. We may now imagine the pupil ready to begin the study of the visible heavens . The first thing of importance is to fix upon the proper starting point . This , on many accounts , would seem to be the North Polar Star ...
... constellations . 27. We may now imagine the pupil ready to begin the study of the visible heavens . The first thing of importance is to fix upon the proper starting point . This , on many accounts , would seem to be the North Polar Star ...
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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