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... Distances , and Economy of the Stars , 148 " XVII . Falling , or Shooting Stars , 154 PART II.THE SOLAR SYSTEM ... Distance , Motions , Phases , & c . , 46 V. Solar and Lunar Eclipses , 66 VI . Primary Planets continued - Mars and ...
... Distances , and Economy of the Stars , 148 " XVII . Falling , or Shooting Stars , 154 PART II.THE SOLAR SYSTEM ... Distance , Motions , Phases , & c . , 46 V. Solar and Lunar Eclipses , 66 VI . Primary Planets continued - Mars and ...
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... distance of these two points from the equinoctial , is always equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic , which , in round numbers , is 23c ° ; but , as we have seen , the obliquity of the ecliptic is continually changing ; therefore the ...
... distance of these two points from the equinoctial , is always equal to the obliquity of the ecliptic , which , in round numbers , is 23c ° ; but , as we have seen , the obliquity of the ecliptic is continually changing ; therefore the ...
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... distance from the poles that the tropics are from the equator . The northern is called the Arctic circle , and the ... distance north or south of the equator , and is measured on the meridian . Latitude in the Heavens , is distance north ...
... distance from the poles that the tropics are from the equator . The northern is called the Arctic circle , and the ... distance north or south of the equator , and is measured on the meridian . Latitude in the Heavens , is distance north ...
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... distance . 12. A CLUSTER and neat double star on a line from a through § , and about 21⁄2 ° beyond . In an elegant field of large and small stars . 18. A FINE GALAXY CLUSTER of minute stars , about 8 ° south - west of B , and about the ...
... distance . 12. A CLUSTER and neat double star on a line from a through § , and about 21⁄2 ° beyond . In an elegant field of large and small stars . 18. A FINE GALAXY CLUSTER of minute stars , about 8 ° south - west of B , and about the ...
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... distance , than by their declination . By polar distance is meant , the distance from the pole , and is what the declination wants of 90 ° . 48. In this constellation there are 35 stars visible to the naked eye ; of these , there ...
... distance , than by their declination . By polar distance is meant , the distance from the pole , and is what the declination wants of 90 ° . 48. In this constellation there are 35 stars visible to the naked eye ; of these , there ...
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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