The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 61
Page iii
... fact , the publisher flatters himself , furnishes every testimonial which can be desired : beside which , the con- tributions of Professor Olmsted , of Yale College , cannot but be read with extreme interest . The work has been ...
... fact , the publisher flatters himself , furnishes every testimonial which can be desired : beside which , the con- tributions of Professor Olmsted , of Yale College , cannot but be read with extreme interest . The work has been ...
Page vi
... facts which have been ascer- tained respecting the scenery of the heavens , accompanied with a variety of striking delineations , accommodated to the capacity of youth , is a desideratum . " How far this desirable end is acccm- plished ...
... facts which have been ascer- tained respecting the scenery of the heavens , accompanied with a variety of striking delineations , accommodated to the capacity of youth , is a desideratum . " How far this desirable end is acccm- plished ...
Page xviii
... facts of astronomical science . The elliptical form of the planetary orbits , and the anomalies thence arising , the muta- tion of the earth's axis , the causes of the seasons , the difficulty of reconciling the apparent motions of the ...
... facts of astronomical science . The elliptical form of the planetary orbits , and the anomalies thence arising , the muta- tion of the earth's axis , the causes of the seasons , the difficulty of reconciling the apparent motions of the ...
Page xxiii
... facts and principles of Revelation . But , when associated with the study of the Scriptures , and the character of God therein delineated , and the practice of Christian precepts , they are calcula- ted " to make the man of God perfect ...
... facts and principles of Revelation . But , when associated with the study of the Scriptures , and the character of God therein delineated , and the practice of Christian precepts , they are calcula- ted " to make the man of God perfect ...
Page xxiv
... facts which have been ascer- tained respecting them , and a rational explanation of the phenomena connected with their various aspects and motions . The Celestial Atlas which accompanies the work is varied , comprehensive , and ...
... facts which have been ascer- tained respecting them , and a rational explanation of the phenomena connected with their various aspects and motions . The Celestial Atlas which accompanies the work is varied , comprehensive , and ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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