The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page vii
... 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 Camelopard , 65 Orion , .... 56 Canis ...
... 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 Camelopard , 65 Orion , .... 56 Canis ...
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... moon walking in brightness among the planetary orbs and the host of stars , but must have been struck with awe and admiration at the splendid scene , and its sub- lime movements , and excited to anxious inquiries into the nature , the ...
... moon walking in brightness among the planetary orbs and the host of stars , but must have been struck with awe and admiration at the splendid scene , and its sub- lime movements , and excited to anxious inquiries into the nature , the ...
Page ix
... moon and certain stars , at a particular time , he can calculate his distance East or West from a given meridian ; and , by taking the meridian altitude of the sun or of a star , he can learn his distance from the Equator or from the ...
... moon and certain stars , at a particular time , he can calculate his distance East or West from a given meridian ; and , by taking the meridian altitude of the sun or of a star , he can learn his distance from the Equator or from the ...
Page x
... moon , and that twelve revolutions of this luminary corresponded nearly with one apparent revolution of the sun . But finding the coincidence not exact , and that the time of the seasons was chang- ing - in order to know the precise ...
... moon , and that twelve revolutions of this luminary corresponded nearly with one apparent revolution of the sun . But finding the coincidence not exact , and that the time of the seasons was chang- ing - in order to know the precise ...
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... moon , which the ancients regarded as prognostics of the loss of battles , the death of monarchs , and the fall of empires ; and which are recorded in connexion with such events , where no dates are mentioned . The astronomer ...
... moon , which the ancients regarded as prognostics of the loss of battles , the death of monarchs , and the fall of empires ; and which are recorded in connexion with such events , where no dates are mentioned . The astronomer ...
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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