The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page v
... light of the sun , principally , nor of a lamp , but by the light of the stars themselves . Having fixed upon the most conspicuous star , or group of stars , in each constellation , as it passed the meri . dian , and with a pencil ...
... light of the sun , principally , nor of a lamp , but by the light of the stars themselves . Having fixed upon the most conspicuous star , or group of stars , in each constellation , as it passed the meri . dian , and with a pencil ...
Page x
... light , and what stars were beginning to emerge from his rays , and to re - appear before the dawn of the morning . By certain ingenious methods , and numerous and at- tentive observations , they traced out the principal stars that lay ...
... light , and what stars were beginning to emerge from his rays , and to re - appear before the dawn of the morning . By certain ingenious methods , and numerous and at- tentive observations , they traced out the principal stars that lay ...
Page xii
... light derived from this celestial science , oceans would never have been traversed , nor the continents and islands explored where benighted nations reside , and , consequently , no messengers of Peace could have been despatched to ...
... light derived from this celestial science , oceans would never have been traversed , nor the continents and islands explored where benighted nations reside , and , consequently , no messengers of Peace could have been despatched to ...
Page xiii
... light , and to perform other important services in regions infinitely distinct from the sphere we occupy - that the pla- nets are bodies of different sizes , and somewhat similar to the globe on which we live - that all their aspects ...
... light , and to perform other important services in regions infinitely distinct from the sphere we occupy - that the pla- nets are bodies of different sizes , and somewhat similar to the globe on which we live - that all their aspects ...
Page xiv
... light and heat might be distributed , in due proportion , to all the worlds the roll around it - in nicely proportionating the motions and distances of all the planets primary and secondary - in uniting them in one harmonious system ...
... light and heat might be distributed , in due proportion , to all the worlds the roll around it - in nicely proportionating the motions and distances of all the planets primary and secondary - in uniting them in one harmonious system ...
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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