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... SOLAR SYSTEM . CHAPTER I. General Phenomena of the Solar System , History , & c . , 66 II . The Sun - His Distance , Magnitude , & c . , 66 III . The Primary Planets - Mercury , Venus , & c . , 66 IV . The Moon - Her Distance , Motions ...
... SOLAR SYSTEM . CHAPTER I. General Phenomena of the Solar System , History , & c . , 66 II . The Sun - His Distance , Magnitude , & c . , 66 III . The Primary Planets - Mercury , Venus , & c . , 66 IV . The Moon - Her Distance , Motions ...
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... solar system . This will be more fully described in the second part of the work . The next six maps represent different sections of the concave surface of the heavens . The first of these exhibits the principal constellations visible to ...
... solar system . This will be more fully described in the second part of the work . The next six maps represent different sections of the concave surface of the heavens . The first of these exhibits the principal constellations visible to ...
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... solar system . The recent observations of Sir John Herschel and Sir James South , have established the truth of this singular fact beyond a doubt . Motions have been detected , so rapid as to become measurable within very short periods ...
... solar system . The recent observations of Sir John Herschel and Sir James South , have established the truth of this singular fact beyond a doubt . Motions have been detected , so rapid as to become measurable within very short periods ...
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... solar system are revolving . 289. Dr. Dick , the author of the CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHER , endeavors to convey some idea of the boundless extent of the universe , by the following sublime illustration : — " Suppose that one of the highest ...
... solar system are revolving . 289. Dr. Dick , the author of the CHRISTIAN PHILOSOPHER , endeavors to convey some idea of the boundless extent of the universe , by the following sublime illustration : — " Suppose that one of the highest ...
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... solar system , was inferred to be the cause of the meteoric showers , before any connection of it with the zodiacal light was even thought of . " With what remarkable fact does his theory accord ? Substance of letter from Professor ...
... solar system , was inferred to be the cause of the meteoric showers , before any connection of it with the zodiacal light was even thought of . " With what remarkable fact does his theory accord ? Substance of letter from Professor ...
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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