The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... Fixed Stars . 2. In entering upon this study , the phenomena of the hea- vens , as they appear on a clear evening , are the first objects that demand our attention . Our first step is to learn the names and positions of the heavenly ...
... Fixed Stars . 2. In entering upon this study , the phenomena of the hea- vens , as they appear on a clear evening , are the first objects that demand our attention . Our first step is to learn the names and positions of the heavenly ...
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... fixed meridian , as that of Greenwich , contain the primary starting points ; in the hea- vens these points are in the ecliptic , the equinoctial , and that great meridian which passes through the first point of Aries , called the ...
... fixed meridian , as that of Greenwich , contain the primary starting points ; in the hea- vens these points are in the ecliptic , the equinoctial , and that great meridian which passes through the first point of Aries , called the ...
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... fix upon the proper starting point . This , on many accounts , would seem to be the North Polar Star . Its position is apparently the same every hour of the night throughout the year , while the other stars are continually moving . Many ...
... fix upon the proper starting point . This , on many accounts , would seem to be the North Polar Star . Its position is apparently the same every hour of the night throughout the year , while the other stars are continually moving . Many ...
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... fixed in the mind , because it is but one minute west of the great equinoctial colure , or first meridian of the heavens , and forms nearly a right line with Algenib , in the wing of Pegasus , 14 ° S. of it , and with Beta in Cassiopeia ...
... fixed in the mind , because it is but one minute west of the great equinoctial colure , or first meridian of the heavens , and forms nearly a right line with Algenib , in the wing of Pegasus , 14 ° S. of it , and with Beta in Cassiopeia ...
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... fixed stars have gone forward in the Zodiac about 50 " of a degree in every revolution of the heavens since the ... fix an unques- tionable date to such a record . Accordingly , when the famous " Egyptian Zodiacs , " which were ...
... fixed stars have gone forward in the Zodiac about 50 " of a degree in every revolution of the heavens since the ... fix an unques- tionable date to such a record . Accordingly , when the famous " Egyptian Zodiacs , " which were ...
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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