The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page vii
... Jupiter , 230 Argo Navis , the Ship Argo , ....... Asterion et Chara , vel Canes Ve natici , the Greyhounds , ............ . Aquila et Antinous , the Eagle and 74 Lepus , the Hare , 60 ....... Lynx , . 35 94 Leo , the Lion , .. 78 Leo ...
... Jupiter , 230 Argo Navis , the Ship Argo , ....... Asterion et Chara , vel Canes Ve natici , the Greyhounds , ............ . Aquila et Antinous , the Eagle and 74 Lepus , the Hare , 60 ....... Lynx , . 35 94 Leo , the Lion , .. 78 Leo ...
Page xii
... Jupiter and Saturn , which occurs once in 800 years , in the same point of the zodiac , and which has happened only eight times since the Mosaic Creation , furnishes Chronology with incontestable proofs of the date of events , when such ...
... Jupiter and Saturn , which occurs once in 800 years , in the same point of the zodiac , and which has happened only eight times since the Mosaic Creation , furnishes Chronology with incontestable proofs of the date of events , when such ...
Page xviii
... Jupiter , the phases of Venus , the rings of Saturn , and the mountains and vales which diversify the surface of the moon - such objects tend to awaken the attention , to expand the faculties , to produce a taste for rational in ...
... Jupiter , the phases of Venus , the rings of Saturn , and the mountains and vales which diversify the surface of the moon - such objects tend to awaken the attention , to expand the faculties , to produce a taste for rational in ...
Page xxiii
... Jupiter , the phases of Mercury and Venus , the numerous groups of stars in the Milky Way , the double and treble stars , the most remarkable Nebula , the mountains and plains , the caverns and circular ridges of hills which diversify ...
... Jupiter , the phases of Mercury and Venus , the numerous groups of stars in the Milky Way , the double and treble stars , the most remarkable Nebula , the mountains and plains , the caverns and circular ridges of hills which diversify ...
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... Jupiter became a ram ; Mercury , an ibis ; Apollo , a crow ; Juno , a cow ; Bacchus , a goal ; Diana , a cat ; Venus , a fish , & c . The father of the gods , at least , put Typhon to flight , and crushed him under Mount Etna . The ...
... Jupiter became a ram ; Mercury , an ibis ; Apollo , a crow ; Juno , a cow ; Bacchus , a goal ; Diana , a cat ; Venus , a fish , & c . The father of the gods , at least , put Typhon to flight , and crushed him under Mount Etna . The ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude ancient angle appear Arcturus Argo Navis Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta brightest called Cassiopeia celestial centre Cepheus circle cluster colure comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter direction distinguished diurnal motion Earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma globe head heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude length Libra light longitude Mars mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebula night node north pole northern hemisphere o'clock observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star principal star represented revolution revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern spots square Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac