The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... supposed for similar purposes , to be drawn on the surface of the Earth . 5. In order to facilitate the study of Astronomy , artificial representations of the heavens , similar to those of the surface of the Earth , have been made ...
... supposed for similar purposes , to be drawn on the surface of the Earth . 5. In order to facilitate the study of Astronomy , artificial representations of the heavens , similar to those of the surface of the Earth , have been made ...
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... supposed that the North Polar Star , so called , is the real immovable pole of the heavens ; but this is a mistake . It is so near the true pole that it has obtained the 44. Number of 48. Situation ? How seen ? R. A. and Dec. ? When on ...
... supposed that the North Polar Star , so called , is the real immovable pole of the heavens ; but this is a mistake . It is so near the true pole that it has obtained the 44. Number of 48. Situation ? How seen ? R. A. and Dec. ? When on ...
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... supposed habitation of other kinds or orders of intelligent beings , together with the different planets by which it is probable they were surrounded , have utterly vanished , and the spots which they occupied in the heavens have become ...
... supposed habitation of other kinds or orders of intelligent beings , together with the different planets by which it is probable they were surrounded , have utterly vanished , and the spots which they occupied in the heavens have become ...
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... supposed by some to have been dedicated to Isis , the female deity of the Egyptians , who believed that the ris- ing of the Nile was occasioned by the tears which she continually shed for the loss of her brother Osiris , who was ...
... supposed by some to have been dedicated to Isis , the female deity of the Egyptians , who believed that the ris- ing of the Nile was occasioned by the tears which she continually shed for the loss of her brother Osiris , who was ...
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... and period ? When and by whom cause of variability ? Lalando ? Number of stars ? Size ? What remarkable one ? determined ? Supposed or large portions of the surface less luminous than the 2 * PERSEUS , ET CAPUT MEDUSA . 35.
... and period ? When and by whom cause of variability ? Lalando ? Number of stars ? Size ? What remarkable one ? determined ? Supposed or large portions of the surface less luminous than the 2 * PERSEUS , ET CAPUT MEDUSA . 35.
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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