The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... Planets continued - Mars and the Asteroids , 163 • 171 177 203 214 224 66 VII . Primary Planets - Jupiter and Saturn , " VIII . Primary Planets - Uranus and Neptune , 233 245 66 IX . Comets - Their Nature , Motions , Orbits , & c ...
... Planets continued - Mars and the Asteroids , 163 • 171 177 203 214 224 66 VII . Primary Planets - Jupiter and Saturn , " VIII . Primary Planets - Uranus and Neptune , 233 245 66 IX . Comets - Their Nature , Motions , Orbits , & c ...
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... planets , except some of the asteroids , since they are never seen beyond 8 ° either north or south of the ecliptic . 12. Parallels of Latitude are small circles imagined to be drawn on the Earth's surface , north and south of the ...
... planets , except some of the asteroids , since they are never seen beyond 8 ° either north or south of the ecliptic . 12. Parallels of Latitude are small circles imagined to be drawn on the Earth's surface , north and south of the ...
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... planets , as Sirius , Aldebaran , Regulus , & c . 25. The stars are still further distinguished , as single , double ... Planetary ? as yet been thus resolved . Annular Nebula are those 16 ASTRONOMY .
... planets , as Sirius , Aldebaran , Regulus , & c . 25. The stars are still further distinguished , as single , double ... Planetary ? as yet been thus resolved . Annular Nebula are those 16 ASTRONOMY .
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... Planetary Nebula are those that resemble planets in form , and in the sharpness of their out- line . Stellar Nebula are those with a star in the centre , the same as nebulous stars , already described ( 25 ) . A more detailed account of ...
... Planetary Nebula are those that resemble planets in form , and in the sharpness of their out- line . Stellar Nebula are those with a star in the centre , the same as nebulous stars , already described ( 25 ) . A more detailed account of ...
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... planets , and might be seen even at noonday . Gradually , this great brilliancy diminished , until the 15th of March , 1573 , when , without moving from its place , it became utterly extinct . Its color , during this time , exhibited ...
... planets , and might be seen even at noonday . Gradually , this great brilliancy diminished , until the 15th of March , 1573 , when , without moving from its place , it became utterly extinct . Its color , during this time , exhibited ...
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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