The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page iii
... astronomers . It will be observed that several new Chapters , on the important subjects of Planetary Motion , The Phe- nomena of Day and Night , The Seasons , The Tides , The Obliquity of the Ecliptic , The Precession of the Equinoxes ...
... astronomers . It will be observed that several new Chapters , on the important subjects of Planetary Motion , The Phe- nomena of Day and Night , The Seasons , The Tides , The Obliquity of the Ecliptic , The Precession of the Equinoxes ...
Page vi
... Astronomer , " A comprehensive work on Descriptive Astronomy , detailing , in a popular manner , all the facts which have been ascer- tained respecting the scenery of the heavens , accompanied with a variety of striking delineations ...
... Astronomer , " A comprehensive work on Descriptive Astronomy , detailing , in a popular manner , all the facts which have been ascer- tained respecting the scenery of the heavens , accompanied with a variety of striking delineations ...
Page xi
... astronomer , therefore , knowing the invariable movements of the heavenly orbs , and calculating backwards through the past periods of time , can ascertain what remarkable eclipses must have been visible at any particular time and place ...
... astronomer , therefore , knowing the invariable movements of the heavenly orbs , and calculating backwards through the past periods of time , can ascertain what remarkable eclipses must have been visible at any particular time and place ...
Page xii
... astronomer of the last century , determined the very day and hour of the landing of Julius Cesar in Britain , merely from the circumstances stated in the " Commentaries " of that illustrious general . Astronomy has likewise lent its aid ...
... astronomer of the last century , determined the very day and hour of the landing of Julius Cesar in Britain , merely from the circumstances stated in the " Commentaries " of that illustrious general . Astronomy has likewise lent its aid ...
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... astronomers apply What are parallels of declination ? What is the tropic of cancer ? What is the tropic of capricorn ? What is the summer solstice ? What is the winter solstice ? What is their distance from the equator , compared with ...
... astronomers apply What are parallels of declination ? What is the tropic of cancer ? What is the tropic of capricorn ? What is the summer solstice ? What is the winter solstice ? What is their distance from the equator , compared with ...
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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