The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... distinguished , and then divided the circle of the heavens in which the sun appears to move , first into quadrants , and afterwards into 12 equal parts , now called the signs of the Zodiac , which they distinguished by names correspond ...
... distinguished , and then divided the circle of the heavens in which the sun appears to move , first into quadrants , and afterwards into 12 equal parts , now called the signs of the Zodiac , which they distinguished by names correspond ...
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... distinguished by a pro- portional share of humility ; for , in proportion as they advance in their surveys of the universal kingdom of Jehovah , the more wil they feel their comparative ignorance , and be convinced of their limited ...
... distinguished by a pro- portional share of humility ; for , in proportion as they advance in their surveys of the universal kingdom of Jehovah , the more wil they feel their comparative ignorance , and be convinced of their limited ...
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... distinguished by particular names . This division commences at the vernal equinox , and is continued east- wardly round to the same point again , in the following order : Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scor ...
... distinguished by particular names . This division commences at the vernal equinox , and is continued east- wardly round to the same point again , in the following order : Aries , Taurus , Gemini , Cancer , Leo , Virgo , Libra , Scor ...
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... the polar circles ? By what names , are they distinguished ? What are meridians ? How many meridians are there ? How many , do astronomers apply to the heavens ? on 24 to the heavens , thus dividing the whole 28 88 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER .
... the polar circles ? By what names , are they distinguished ? What are meridians ? How many meridians are there ? How many , do astronomers apply to the heavens ? on 24 to the heavens , thus dividing the whole 28 88 PRELIMINARY CHAPTER .
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... distinguished by means of two bright stars in the head , about 4 ° apart , the brightest being the most north- easterly of the two . The first , which is of the 2d magnitude , situated in the right horn , is called Alpha Arietis , or ...
... distinguished by means of two bright stars in the head , about 4 ° apart , the brightest being the most north- easterly of the two . The first , which is of the 2d magnitude , situated in the right horn , is called Alpha Arietis , or ...
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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