The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... distinguished by particular names . This division com- mences at the vernal equinox , and is continued eastwardly round to the same point again in the following order : Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scorpio ...
... distinguished by particular names . This division com- mences at the vernal equinox , and is continued eastwardly round to the same point again in the following order : Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scorpio ...
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... distinguished , as single , double , triple , multiple , binary , variable , new , and nebulous . A single star is one that appears as a unit under the most powerful telescopes . Double , triple , and multiple stars , are those that ...
... distinguished , as single , double , triple , multiple , binary , variable , new , and nebulous . A single star is one that appears as a unit under the most powerful telescopes . Double , triple , and multiple stars , are those that ...
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... distinguished , as they meet the eye at the first glance . There is an importance attached to the position of Caph that concerns the mariner and the surveyor . It is used , in connec- tion with observations on the Polar Star , for ...
... distinguished , as they meet the eye at the first glance . There is an importance attached to the position of Caph that concerns the mariner and the surveyor . It is used , in connec- tion with observations on the Polar Star , for ...
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... distinguished by means of two bright stars in the head , about 4 ° apart , the brightest being the most north - easterly of the two . The first , which is of the 2d magnitude , situated in the right horn , is called Alpha Arietis , or ...
... distinguished by means of two bright stars in the head , about 4 ° apart , the brightest being the most north - easterly of the two . The first , which is of the 2d magnitude , situated in the right horn , is called Alpha Arietis , or ...
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... distinguished personages , or the precise situation of the heavenly bodies in the Zodiac at their nativity . The idea that such was their pur- pose and origin , first suggested itself to this gentleman on finding , in the box of a mummy ...
... distinguished personages , or the precise situation of the heavenly bodies in the Zodiac at their nativity . The idea that such was their pur- pose and origin , first suggested itself to this gentleman on finding , in the box of a mummy ...
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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