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Page 13
... sometimes denominated Hour Circles . In measuring distances and determining positions on the Earth , the equator and some fixed meridian , as that of Greenwich , contain the primary starting points ; in the hea- vens these points are in ...
... sometimes denominated Hour Circles . In measuring distances and determining positions on the Earth , the equator and some fixed meridian , as that of Greenwich , contain the primary starting points ; in the hea- vens these points are in ...
Page 16
... sometimes becoming quite invisible . In most cases these changes are periodical and regular , on which account they are called Periodical stars . New stars are those that suddenly blaze forth in some portion of the heavens previously ...
... sometimes becoming quite invisible . In most cases these changes are periodical and regular , on which account they are called Periodical stars . New stars are those that suddenly blaze forth in some portion of the heavens previously ...
Page 22
... sometimes forced to disguise itself , or flee from their presence . In the Hebrew Zodiac , Pisces is allotted to the escutcheon of Simeon . No sign appears to have been considered of more malignant influence than Pisces . The ...
... sometimes forced to disguise itself , or flee from their presence . In the Hebrew Zodiac , Pisces is allotted to the escutcheon of Simeon . No sign appears to have been considered of more malignant influence than Pisces . The ...
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... sometimes called the light of the Pleiades . The other five are principally of the 4th and 5th magnitudes . The Pleiades , or , as they are more familiarly termed , the seven stars , come to the meridian 10 minutes before 9 o'clock , on ...
... sometimes called the light of the Pleiades . The other five are principally of the 4th and 5th magnitudes . The Pleiades , or , as they are more familiarly termed , the seven stars , come to the meridian 10 minutes before 9 o'clock , on ...
Page 40
... sometimes called Vergilia , or the Virgins of Spring ; " because the sun enters this cluster in the season of blossoms , " about the 18th or May . He who made them alludes to this circumstance when he demands of Job : " Canst thou bind ...
... sometimes called Vergilia , or the Virgins of Spring ; " because the sun enters this cluster in the season of blossoms , " about the 18th or May . He who made them alludes to this circumstance when he demands of Job : " Canst thou bind ...
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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