The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page vi
... tion and principal cities of the several kingdoms of the earth , I have done in regard to the constellations ; and I am persuaded , that a knowledge of the one may be as easily obtained , as of the other . The systems are similar . It ...
... tion and principal cities of the several kingdoms of the earth , I have done in regard to the constellations ; and I am persuaded , that a knowledge of the one may be as easily obtained , as of the other . The systems are similar . It ...
Page ix
... tion , and the relative position of places on its surface , could never have been ascertained . Astronomy is likewise of great utility to the art of NAVIGATION ; without a certain knowledge of which the mariner could never have traced ...
... tion , and the relative position of places on its surface , could never have been ascertained . Astronomy is likewise of great utility to the art of NAVIGATION ; without a certain knowledge of which the mariner could never have traced ...
Page xii
... " and his purpose in this respect must ul imately be accomplished ; and the process of peopling and cultiva tion is now going forward in New Holland , Van Diemen's Lanu , Africa , the Western States of America , and other INTRODUCTION .
... " and his purpose in this respect must ul imately be accomplished ; and the process of peopling and cultiva tion is now going forward in New Holland , Van Diemen's Lanu , Africa , the Western States of America , and other INTRODUCTION .
Page xviii
... tion of the earth's axis , the causes of the seasons , the difficulty of reconciling the apparent motions of the planets with their real mo- tions in circular or elliptical orbits , the effects produced by centri- fugal and centripetal ...
... tion of the earth's axis , the causes of the seasons , the difficulty of reconciling the apparent motions of the planets with their real mo- tions in circular or elliptical orbits , the effects produced by centri- fugal and centripetal ...
Page xix
... tion . What is the whole of this globe , compared with the solar sys- tem , which contains a mass of matter ten hundred thousand times greater ? What is it in comparison of the hundred millions of suns and worlds which the telescope has ...
... tion . What is the whole of this globe , compared with the solar sys- tem , which contains a mass of matter ten hundred thousand times greater ? What is it in comparison of the hundred millions of suns and worlds which the telescope has ...
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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