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... Ecliptic , " XIII . Philosophy of the Tides , 270 280 " XIV . The Seasons - Different Lengths of the Days and Nights , 287 66 XV . The Harvest Moon , and Horizontal Moon , 293 " XVI . Refraction and Twilight , · 297 " XVII . Aurora ...
... Ecliptic , " XIII . Philosophy of the Tides , 270 280 " XIV . The Seasons - Different Lengths of the Days and Nights , 287 66 XV . The Harvest Moon , and Horizontal Moon , 293 " XVI . Refraction and Twilight , · 297 " XVII . Aurora ...
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... Ecliptic lies on the north side of the Equinoctial , the other half on the south side , making an angle with it of 234 ° . This angle is called the obliquity of the Ecliptic . The axis of the Ecliptic makes the same angle with the axis ...
... Ecliptic lies on the north side of the Equinoctial , the other half on the south side , making an angle with it of 234 ° . This angle is called the obliquity of the Ecliptic . The axis of the Ecliptic makes the same angle with the axis ...
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... ecliptic . 12. Parallels of Latitude are small circles imagined to be drawn on the Earth's surface , north and south ... ecliptic which touches the tropic of Cancer , is called the Summer Solstice ; and that point in the ecliptic which ...
... ecliptic . 12. Parallels of Latitude are small circles imagined to be drawn on the Earth's surface , north and south ... ecliptic which touches the tropic of Cancer , is called the Summer Solstice ; and that point in the ecliptic which ...
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... ecliptic , the equinoctial , and that great meridian which passes through the first point of Aries , called the equinoctial colure . 17. Latitude on the Earth , is distance north or south of the equator , and is measured on the meridian ...
... ecliptic , the equinoctial , and that great meridian which passes through the first point of Aries , called the equinoctial colure . 17. Latitude on the Earth , is distance north or south of the equator , and is measured on the meridian ...
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... ecliptic , where we meet with three stars of the fourth magnitude situated in a row 3 and 4 ° apart , marked on the map Zeta , Epsilon , Delta . From Delta the ribbon runs north and westerly along the Zodiac , and termi- nates at Beta ...
... ecliptic , where we meet with three stars of the fourth magnitude situated in a row 3 and 4 ° apart , marked on the map Zeta , Epsilon , Delta . From Delta the ribbon runs north and westerly along the Zodiac , and termi- nates at Beta ...
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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