The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page iii
... visible Heavens . Such are the principal improvements which have been made in the work . They speak for themselves . The publisher knows not what could express his satisfaction with the past , or his hopes for the future success of the ...
... visible Heavens . Such are the principal improvements which have been made in the work . They speak for themselves . The publisher knows not what could express his satisfaction with the past , or his hopes for the future success of the ...
Page v
... visible star in the heavens , assumes a task , in the accomplishment of which , he may well claim some indulgence . The maps which accompany the work , in the outlines and ar- rangement of the constellations , are essentially the same ...
... visible star in the heavens , assumes a task , in the accomplishment of which , he may well claim some indulgence . The maps which accompany the work , in the outlines and ar- rangement of the constellations , are essentially the same ...
Page vi
... visible her vers ? He looks in vain to see , " " Lions and Centaurs , Gorgons , Hydras 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 ...
... visible her vers ? He looks in vain to see , " " Lions and Centaurs , Gorgons , Hydras 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 ...
Page xi
... ascertain what remarkable eclipses must have been visible at any particular time and place , and con- sequently , can determine the precise date of contempora y events . X : 1 Calvisius , for example , founds his INTRODUCTION . XI.
... ascertain what remarkable eclipses must have been visible at any particular time and place , and con- sequently , can determine the precise date of contempora y events . X : 1 Calvisius , for example , founds his INTRODUCTION . XI.
Page xxi
... visible to us , which as far exceeds the visible system as the vast ocean exceeds in magnitude a single drop of water ; and this view is nothing more than compatible with the idea of a Being whose creating energies are infinite , and ...
... visible to us , which as far exceeds the visible system as the vast ocean exceeds in magnitude a single drop of water ; and this view is nothing more than compatible with the idea of a Being whose creating energies are infinite , and ...
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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