The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... Mercury , 183 Cassiopeia , .. 38 Moon , .. 208 Cepheus ... 41 Cetus , the Whale , Columba the Dove , 61 Moon - Harvest and Horizontal , ... 283 47 Meteoric Showers , Professor Olm- sted's Remarks upon , .. 167 Camelopardalus , the ...
... Mercury , 183 Cassiopeia , .. 38 Moon , .. 208 Cepheus ... 41 Cetus , the Whale , Columba the Dove , 61 Moon - Harvest and Horizontal , ... 283 47 Meteoric Showers , Professor Olm- sted's Remarks upon , .. 167 Camelopardalus , the ...
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... 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 the surface of the moon ...
... 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 the surface of the moon ...
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... 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 obvious sentiment implied ...
... 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 obvious sentiment implied ...
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... Mercury , wings for his feet , and a dagger made of diamonds . Thus equipped , he mounted into the air , conducted by Minerva , and came upon the monsters who , with the watchful snakes about their heads , were all asleep . He ...
... Mercury , wings for his feet , and a dagger made of diamonds . Thus equipped , he mounted into the air , conducted by Minerva , and came upon the monsters who , with the watchful snakes about their heads , were all asleep . He ...
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... Mercury , to a peasant of Beotia as a reward of piety , and that he was invested with the power of walk- ing over the sea without wetting his feet . In strength and stature he surpassed all other mortals . He was skilled in the working ...
... Mercury , to a peasant of Beotia as a reward of piety , and that he was invested with the power of walk- ing over the sea without wetting his feet . In strength and stature he surpassed all other mortals . He was skilled in the working ...
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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