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... meridian in November , PAGE 13 66 11 . 66 " December , 23 " III . " " " January , 88 " IV . " 64 66 February , 52 V. " " March , 62 66 VI . " 66 " April , 66 VII . 66 " 66 May , 73 VII . 66 " June , 84 66 IX . " 66 July , 100 66 Χ . 66 ...
... meridian in November , PAGE 13 66 11 . 66 " December , 23 " III . " " " January , 88 " IV . " 64 66 February , 52 V. " " March , 62 66 VI . " 66 " April , 66 VII . 66 " 66 May , 73 VII . 66 " June , 84 66 IX . " 66 July , 100 66 Χ . 66 ...
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... 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 equinoctial ...
... 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 equinoctial ...
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... meridian , others sink beneath the western horizon , and are seen no more , until , having passed through the lower hemisphere , they again reappear in the east . DESCRIPTION AND USE OF THE MAPS . 20. THE first map of the atlas ...
... meridian , others sink beneath the western horizon , and are seen no more , until , having passed through the lower hemisphere , they again reappear in the east . DESCRIPTION AND USE OF THE MAPS . 20. THE first map of the atlas ...
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... meridian altitude than to those which are directly overhead . CLASSIFICATION OF STARS , NEBULĘ , & c . 23. For purposes of convenience in finding or referring to par- ticular stars , recourse is had to a variety of artificial methods of ...
... meridian altitude than to those which are directly overhead . CLASSIFICATION OF STARS , NEBULĘ , & c . 23. For purposes of convenience in finding or referring to par- ticular stars , recourse is had to a variety of artificial methods of ...
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... meridian which passes through the vernal equinox at the first point of Aries , not only because it is the meridian from which the distances of all the heavenly bodies are measured ; but especially because the student will thus be ...
... meridian which passes through the vernal equinox at the first point of Aries , not only because it is the meridian from which the distances of all the heavenly bodies are measured ; but especially because the student will thus be ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude angle aphelion appear Arcturus Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta blue bright star called celestial Cepheus circle cluster comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter distant companion diurnal motion DOUBLE STAR Earth Earth's orbit east ecliptic equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma head heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude Libra 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 tides tion triangle TRIPLE STAR Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox visible Zeta Zodiac