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... and Parallax , · 802 " XVIII . Practical Astronomy - Reflection and Refraction of Light , " XIX . Refractors and Reflectors , 808 813 XX . Problems and Tables , · 828 INDEX TO THE CONSTELLATIONS . Andromeda Antinous • Anser et.
... and Parallax , · 802 " XVIII . Practical Astronomy - Reflection and Refraction of Light , " XIX . Refractors and Reflectors , 808 813 XX . Problems and Tables , · 828 INDEX TO THE CONSTELLATIONS . Andromeda Antinous • Anser et.
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... light or mist . 26. A cluster of stars is an assemblage or group , thrown promiscuously together , like the Pleiades and Hyades in Taurus , and the Bee Hive in Cancer . A Nebula is a cluster so remote as to appear only like a faint ...
... light or mist . 26. A cluster of stars is an assemblage or group , thrown promiscuously together , like the Pleiades and Hyades in Taurus , and the Bee Hive in Cancer . A Nebula is a cluster so remote as to appear only like a faint ...
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... light , joined at their base , about 3 ° in length , and 4 ° in breadth . It was known as far back as A.D. 905 , is of an oval shape , and is described by Smyth as " an overpowering nebula , with a companion about 25 ' in the south ...
... light , joined at their base , about 3 ° in length , and 4 ° in breadth . It was known as far back as A.D. 905 , is of an oval shape , and is described by Smyth as " an overpowering nebula , with a companion about 25 ' in the south ...
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... light expired . It is impossible , says Mrs. Somerville , to imagine anything more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance . It was seen for sixteen months . Some astronomers imagined that it would ...
... light expired . It is impossible , says Mrs. Somerville , to imagine anything more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance . It was seen for sixteen months . Some astronomers imagined that it would ...
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... light upon any authentic inscription or record of past ages , which should give the true posi- tion or longitude of any particular star at that time , it would be easy to fix an unques- tionable date to such a record . Accordingly ...
... light upon any authentic inscription or record of past ages , which should give the true posi- tion or longitude of any particular star at that time , it would be easy to fix an unques- tionable date to such a record . Accordingly ...
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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