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Page 31
... beta , & c . , and should the letters of the Greek alphabet be exhausted , those of the Roman are employed . Some of the stars have also proper names . J The first four maps of the heavens are so constructed that the For what months ...
... beta , & c . , and should the letters of the Greek alphabet be exhausted , those of the Roman are employed . Some of the stars have also proper names . J The first four maps of the heavens are so constructed that the For what months ...
Page 33
... Beta b Y Gamma = б Delta 31 ε Epsilon e short ら η 0 Zeta Eta Theta Iota i Ꮓ e long th K Kappa k λ Lambda 1 Χ Lamokantaa 3 Mu m Nu n Xi X Omicron o short Pi P Rho r Sigma Tau S t Upsilon u Phi ph Chi ch Ω Psi Omega ps o long In 1603 ...
... Beta b Y Gamma = б Delta 31 ε Epsilon e short ら η 0 Zeta Eta Theta Iota i Ꮓ e long th K Kappa k λ Lambda 1 Χ Lamokantaa 3 Mu m Nu n Xi X Omicron o short Pi P Rho r Sigma Tau S t Upsilon u Phi ph Chi ch Ω Psi Omega ps o long In 1603 ...
Page 36
... Beta in Cassiopeia , 30 ° N. of it . If a line , connecting these three stars , be produced , it will terminate in the pole . These three guides , in connex- ion with the North Polar Star point out to astronomers the position of that ...
... Beta in Cassiopeia , 30 ° N. of it . If a line , connecting these three stars , be produced , it will terminate in the pole . These three guides , in connex- ion with the North Polar Star point out to astronomers the position of that ...
Page 37
... Beta , a star of the 4th magnitude , 11 ° S. of Markab in Pegasus . This part of the riband including the Western Fish at the end of it , has a mean declination of 5 ° N. , and may be seen throughout the month of November , passing the ...
... Beta , a star of the 4th magnitude , 11 ° S. of Markab in Pegasus . This part of the riband including the Western Fish at the end of it , has a mean declination of 5 ° N. , and may be seen throughout the month of November , passing the ...
Page 55
... Beta . Beta and Zeta , then , in the button of the horns , are in a line nearly north and south , 8 ° apart , with the brightest on the north . That very bright star 1710 N. of Beta , is Capella , in the constellation Auriga . * The ...
... Beta . Beta and Zeta , then , in the button of the horns , are in a line nearly north and south , 8 ° apart , with the brightest on the north . That very bright star 1710 N. of Beta , is Capella , in the constellation Auriga . * The ...
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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 Denebola diameter direction distinguished diurnal motion Earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma globe head heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon Hydra Jupiter latitude length Libra light longitude maps mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearest nearly nebulæ night node north pole northern observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star principal star represented revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal revolution Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern hemisphere spots Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac