The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page ix
... direction he must steer , in order to arrive , by the speediest and the safest course , to his destined haven . It is only , or chiefly , by astronomical obser vations that such particulars can be determined . By accurately observing ...
... direction he must steer , in order to arrive , by the speediest and the safest course , to his destined haven . It is only , or chiefly , by astronomical obser vations that such particulars can be determined . By accurately observing ...
Page xii
... direction afforded by the heavenly orbs and the magnetic needle , thousands of Christian missionaries , along with millions of bibles , may now be transported to the most distant continents and islands of the ocean , to establish among ...
... direction afforded by the heavenly orbs and the magnetic needle , thousands of Christian missionaries , along with millions of bibles , may now be transported to the most distant continents and islands of the ocean , to establish among ...
Page xv
... direction through the immensity of space , at immeasurable distances from each other , and in multitudes of groups which no man can numbe , presenting to the eye and the imagination a perspective of starry systems , boundless as ...
... direction through the immensity of space , at immeasurable distances from each other , and in multitudes of groups which no man can numbe , presenting to the eye and the imagination a perspective of starry systems , boundless as ...
Page 29
... direction , extend entirely round the circle , or 360 ° . In consequence of the Earth's motion eastward in its orbit , the stars seem to have a motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on ...
... direction , extend entirely round the circle , or 360 ° . In consequence of the Earth's motion eastward in its orbit , the stars seem to have a motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on ...
Page 34
... star in passing 27 435 364 074 57 156 the meridian , 28 600 528 28 077 58 159 m . sec . 29 764 59 692 29 079 5S 162 3 55.9095 928 60 857 30 082 60 161 THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE HEAVENS . CHAPTER I. DIRECTIONS FOR 34 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER .
... star in passing 27 435 364 074 57 156 the meridian , 28 600 528 28 077 58 159 m . sec . 29 764 59 692 29 079 5S 162 3 55.9095 928 60 857 30 082 60 161 THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE HEAVENS . CHAPTER I. DIRECTIONS FOR 34 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER .
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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