The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... whole concave surface into 24 sections , each 15 ° in width , These meridians mark the space which the heavenly bodies appear to describe , every hour , for the 24 hours of the day . They are thence sometimes denominated Hour Circles ...
... whole concave surface into 24 sections , each 15 ° in width , These meridians mark the space which the heavenly bodies appear to describe , every hour , for the 24 hours of the day . They are thence sometimes denominated Hour Circles ...
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... whole concave of the heavens is divided into sections or groups of stars , of greater or less extent , called Constellations .- ( Of the origin of these figures see page 143 ) . Next , they are classified according to their magnitudes ...
... whole concave of the heavens is divided into sections or groups of stars , of greater or less extent , called Constellations .- ( Of the origin of these figures see page 143 ) . Next , they are classified according to their magnitudes ...
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... whole sign in the order of the Zodiac . The Sun enters the sign Pisces , while the Earth enters that of Virgo , about the 19th of February , but he does not reach the constellation Pisces before the 6th of March . The Fishes , therefore ...
... whole sign in the order of the Zodiac . The Sun enters the sign Pisces , while the Earth enters that of Virgo , about the 19th of February , but he does not reach the constellation Pisces before the 6th of March . The Fishes , therefore ...
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... whole sign : so that the Fishes now occupy the same place in the Zodiac , that Aries did in the time of Hipparchus ; while the constellation Aries is now in the sign Taurus , Taurus in Gemini , and Gemini in Cancer , and so on . ARIES ...
... whole sign : so that the Fishes now occupy the same place in the Zodiac , that Aries did in the time of Hipparchus ; while the constellation Aries is now in the sign Taurus , Taurus in Gemini , and Gemini in Cancer , and so on . ARIES ...
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... whole number of stars ascertained to be variable amounts to only 15 ; while those which are suspected to be variable , amount to 87 . 57. Mira is 7 ° S. S. E. of El Rischa , in the bend or knot of the ribbon which connects the Two ...
... whole number of stars ascertained to be variable amounts to only 15 ; while those which are suspected to be variable , amount to 87 . 57. Mira is 7 ° S. S. E. of El Rischa , in the bend or knot of the ribbon which connects the Two ...
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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