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... satellite , shining only by reflection . 8. V URSA MAJORIS - A delicate DOUBLE STAR in the left hind foot , just above or El Acola ; R. A. 11h . 09m . 49s .; Dec. N. 30 ° 58 ' 0 ' . A 4 , orange tint ; B 12 , cornelian blue ; a close ...
... satellite , shining only by reflection . 8. V URSA MAJORIS - A delicate DOUBLE STAR in the left hind foot , just above or El Acola ; R. A. 11h . 09m . 49s .; Dec. N. 30 ° 58 ' 0 ' . A 4 , orange tint ; B 12 , cornelian blue ; a close ...
Page 137
... satellite or feebler star has been observed to disappear , either passing behind or before the primary , or ... satellites of our planets from their primaries bear to their distances from the sun itself . 247. The examination of ...
... satellite or feebler star has been observed to disappear , either passing behind or before the primary , or ... satellites of our planets from their primaries bear to their distances from the sun itself . 247. The examination of ...
Page 169
... satellites or secondaries were discovered revolving about Jupiter ; and Venus , as Copernicus had predicted , was seen exhibiting all the different phases of the Moon , waxing and waning as she does , through various forms . Many minute ...
... satellites or secondaries were discovered revolving about Jupiter ; and Venus , as Copernicus had predicted , was seen exhibiting all the different phases of the Moon , waxing and waning as she does , through various forms . Many minute ...
Page 170
... satellites . The primaries are those that revolve about the Sun , as a center . The seconda- ries are those which revolve about the primaries . There have been discovered to this date ( 1854 ) , thirty - five primary planets , viz ...
... satellites . The primaries are those that revolve about the Sun , as a center . The seconda- ries are those which revolve about the primaries . There have been discovered to this date ( 1854 ) , thirty - five primary planets , viz ...
Page 172
... satellite as large as our Moon , and at the same distance from it as she is from the earth , there would be present to the eye of a spectator on the interior globe , a universe as splendid as that which now appears to the uninstructed ...
... satellite as large as our Moon , and at the same distance from it as she is from the earth , there would be present to the eye of a spectator on the interior globe , a universe as splendid as that which now appears to the uninstructed ...
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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