The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... observed and studied ages before books were written , and it was only after many careful and repeated observations , that systems and theories of Astronomy were formed . To the visible heavens , then , the attention of the pupil should ...
... observed and studied ages before books were written , and it was only after many careful and repeated observations , that systems and theories of Astronomy were formed . To the visible heavens , then , the attention of the pupil should ...
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... observation of the stars , and at other seasons of the year it is easier to look up to stars that want an hour of their meridian altitude than to those which are directly overhead . CLASSIFICATION OF STARS , NEBULE , & c . 23. For ...
... observation of the stars , and at other seasons of the year it is easier to look up to stars that want an hour of their meridian altitude than to those which are directly overhead . CLASSIFICATION OF STARS , NEBULE , & c . 23. For ...
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... observation , represents the zenith of the heavens at that place ; and those constellations of stars which occupy ... observe and compare the progressive motion of the constellations according to the order in which they are always ...
... observation , represents the zenith of the heavens at that place ; and those constellations of stars which occupy ... observe and compare the progressive motion of the constellations according to the order in which they are always ...
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... observed to rise while the first vessel was fill- ing , were constellated and included in the first sign , and called Aries , an animal held in great esteem by the shepherds of Chaldea . All those stars in the Zodiac which rose while ...
... observed to rise while the first vessel was fill- ing , were constellated and included in the first sign , and called Aries , an animal held in great esteem by the shepherds of Chaldea . All those stars in the Zodiac which rose while ...
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... observations that exhibited the state of the heavens in the most remote periods . Starting with this assumption , a pretence was made of demonstrating by means of calculations received as infallible , that the celestial appearances ...
... observations that exhibited the state of the heavens in the most remote periods . Starting with this assumption , a pretence was made of demonstrating by means of calculations received as infallible , that the celestial appearances ...
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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