The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... head of Medusa , and S. by the Triangles and the Northern Fish . It is situated between 20 ° and 50 ° of N. declination . Its mean right ascension is nearly 15 ° ; or one hour E. of the equinoctial colure . 30. It consists of 66 visible ...
... head of Medusa , and S. by the Triangles and the Northern Fish . It is situated between 20 ° and 50 ° of N. declination . Its mean right ascension is nearly 15 ° ; or one hour E. of the equinoctial colure . 30. It consists of 66 visible ...
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... head , which was still reeking in his hand . The enraged Phineus opposed their nuptials , and a violent battle ensued , in which he , also , was turned into a stone , by the petrifying influence of the Gorgen's head . The morals ...
... head , which was still reeking in his hand . The enraged Phineus opposed their nuptials , and a violent battle ensued , in which he , also , was turned into a stone , by the petrifying influence of the Gorgen's head . The morals ...
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... heads , like those of a serpent or dragon . Flames of devouring fire darted from his mouth and eyes . He was no sooner born , than he made war against heaven , and so ... Head ? of a palm tree . Her head and body are 22 ASTRONOMY .
... heads , like those of a serpent or dragon . Flames of devouring fire darted from his mouth and eyes . He was no sooner born , than he made war against heaven , and so ... Head ? of a palm tree . Her head and body are 22 ASTRONOMY .
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Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas Elijah Hinsdale Burritt. of a palm tree . Her head and body are seen in the Milky Way . Her foot rests upon the Arctic Circle , upon which her chair is placed . She is surrounded by the chief personages ...
Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas Elijah Hinsdale Burritt. of a palm tree . Her head and body are seen in the Milky Way . Her foot rests upon the Arctic Circle , upon which her chair is placed . She is surrounded by the chief personages ...
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... head of Cepheus ; R. A. 0h . 18m . 10s .; Dec. N. 70 ° 30 ′ 08 ′′ . A line from Cassiopeæ , the dis- tance to y Cephei , will fall upon this object . A coarse double star in the field . 9. A RICH , BUT SOMEWHAT STRAGGLING CLUSTER ...
... head of Cepheus ; R. A. 0h . 18m . 10s .; Dec. N. 70 ° 30 ′ 08 ′′ . A line from Cassiopeæ , the dis- tance to y Cephei , will fall upon this object . A coarse double star in the field . 9. A RICH , BUT SOMEWHAT STRAGGLING CLUSTER ...
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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