The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page vi
... rise , And gods and heroes blaze along the skies . " He finds , in short , that the bare study of the globe is one thing and that of the heavens quite another ; and he arrives at the con clusion , that if he would be profited , both ...
... rise , And gods and heroes blaze along the skies . " He finds , in short , that the bare study of the globe is one thing and that of the heavens quite another ; and he arrives at the con clusion , that if he would be profited , both ...
Page x
... rising of Arcturus the Pleiades and Orion , to mark their seasons , and to determine the proper time for their agricultural labours . The rising of Χ INTRODUCTION.
... rising of Arcturus the Pleiades and Orion , to mark their seasons , and to determine the proper time for their agricultural labours . The rising of Χ INTRODUCTION.
Page xi
... rising of the star Sirius along with the sun , announced to the Egyptians the period when they might exnect the overflowing of the Nile , and , conse- quently , the time when they were to sow their grain , cut their ca- nals and ...
... rising of the star Sirius along with the sun , announced to the Egyptians the period when they might exnect the overflowing of the Nile , and , conse- quently , the time when they were to sow their grain , cut their ca- nals and ...
Page xxi
... rising in succession without any prospect of a termination ; and , at first view , it might admit of a doubt , whether the universe presents a scene so diversified and boundless , that intelligent beings , during an endless duration ...
... rising in succession without any prospect of a termination ; and , at first view , it might admit of a doubt , whether the universe presents a scene so diversified and boundless , that intelligent beings , during an endless duration ...
Page 26
... rising and setting of the heavenly bodies . The Sensible or Apparent Horizon , is the circle which terminates our view , where the Earth and sky appear to meet . To a person standing on a plain , this circle is but a few miles in ...
... rising and setting of the heavenly bodies . The Sensible or Apparent Horizon , is the circle which terminates our view , where the Earth and sky appear to meet . To a person standing on a plain , this circle is but a few miles in ...
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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