The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 6
... present edition . 5. The page of the book has been greatly enlarged , for the double purpose of printing more matter and in larger type ; and to afford scope for wood - cut illustrations . Of these , great numbers have been introduced ...
... present edition . 5. The page of the book has been greatly enlarged , for the double purpose of printing more matter and in larger type ; and to afford scope for wood - cut illustrations . Of these , great numbers have been introduced ...
Page 20
... present R. A. ( 1854 ) is about 17 ' or 4m . of time east of their places on the maps . 35 The order in which the telescopic objects will be arranged is first the double stars ; secondly , clusters ; and lastly the nebulæ . The double ...
... present R. A. ( 1854 ) is about 17 ' or 4m . of time east of their places on the maps . 35 The order in which the telescopic objects will be arranged is first the double stars ; secondly , clusters ; and lastly the nebulæ . The double ...
Page 36
... present the king with a superb and beautiful horse ; but Perseus , who owed his benefac- tor much , not wishing to be thought less munificent than the rest , engaged to bring him the head of Medusa , the only one of the three Gorgons ...
... present the king with a superb and beautiful horse ; but Perseus , who owed his benefac- tor much , not wishing to be thought less munificent than the rest , engaged to bring him the head of Medusa , the only one of the three Gorgons ...
Page 38
... present to us the most brilliant and interesting portion of the heavens ; embrac- ing an annual number of stars of the highest order and brightness , all so conspicuously situated , that the most inexperienced can easily trace them out ...
... present to us the most brilliant and interesting portion of the heavens ; embrac- ing an annual number of stars of the highest order and brightness , all so conspicuously situated , that the most inexperienced can easily trace them out ...
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... present , of 35 days , and as a day answers to about 59 ' of the ecliptic , these days will make 34 ° 25 ' . This divided by the annual pre- cession ( 504 " ) , will give 2465 years since the time of Thales . Thus does astronomy become ...
... present , of 35 days , and as a day answers to about 59 ' of the ecliptic , these days will make 34 ° 25 ' . This divided by the annual pre- cession ( 504 " ) , will give 2465 years since the time of Thales . Thus does astronomy become ...
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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