The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... figure . These figures are , in many cases , creations of the imagination ; but in others , the stars are in reality so arranged as to form figures which have some resemblance to the objects whose names have been assigned to them ...
... figure . These figures are , in many cases , creations of the imagination ; but in others , the stars are in reality so arranged as to form figures which have some resemblance to the objects whose names have been assigned to them ...
Page 15
... figures see page 143 ) . Next , they are classified according to their magnitudes , ( as already stated art . 4 ) , and designated on the maps accord- ingly . Thirdly , the stars of each constellation are classified according to their ...
... figures see page 143 ) . Next , they are classified according to their magnitudes , ( as already stated art . 4 ) , and designated on the maps accord- ingly . Thirdly , the stars of each constellation are classified according to their ...
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... figure of a woman having her arms extended , and chained by her wrists to a rock . It is bounded N. by Cassiopeia , E. by Perseus and the head of Medusa , and S. by the Triangles and the Northern Fish . It is situated between 20 ° and ...
... figure of a woman having her arms extended , and chained by her wrists to a rock . It is bounded N. by Cassiopeia , E. by Perseus and the head of Medusa , and S. by the Triangles and the Northern Fish . It is situated between 20 ° and ...
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... figure of an inverted chair . " Wide her stars Dispersed , nor shine with mutual aid improved ; Nor dazzle , brilliant with contiguous flame : Their number fifty - five . " 45. Caph , in the garland of the chair , is almost exactly in ...
... figure of an inverted chair . " Wide her stars Dispersed , nor shine with mutual aid improved ; Nor dazzle , brilliant with contiguous flame : Their number fifty - five . " 45. Caph , in the garland of the chair , is almost exactly in ...
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... figure ; R. A. Oh . 81m 29s .; Dec. 65 ° 39 ′ 05 ′′ . A 3 , pale rose tint ; B 10 % , small blue . Smyth and Herschell note Shedir as variable . 2. 3 CASSIOPEE ( Caph ) -A bright star on the left side , with a minute companion ; R. A. ...
... figure ; R. A. Oh . 81m 29s .; Dec. 65 ° 39 ′ 05 ′′ . A 3 , pale rose tint ; B 10 % , small blue . Smyth and Herschell note Shedir as variable . 2. 3 CASSIOPEE ( Caph ) -A bright star on the left side , with a minute companion ; R. A. ...
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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