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... degree of accuracy , the ancient Greeks had to watch the rising of Arcturus the Pleiades and Orion , to mark their seasons , and to determine the proper time for their agricultural labours . The rising of X INTRODUCTION .
... degree of accuracy , the ancient Greeks had to watch the rising of Arcturus the Pleiades and Orion , to mark their seasons , and to determine the proper time for their agricultural labours . The rising of X INTRODUCTION .
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... Pleiades , being distant from each about 23 ° S .; and may otherwise be known by a star of the 3d magnitude in the mouth , 3 ° W. of it , called Gamma , placed in the south middle angle of the pentagon . Nu is a star of the 4th ...
... Pleiades , being distant from each about 23 ° S .; and may otherwise be known by a star of the 3d magnitude in the mouth , 3 ° W. of it , called Gamma , placed in the south middle angle of the pentagon . Nu is a star of the 4th ...
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... the little square in the Whale , constitute a part ? How is the constellation Perseus represented ? ated directly N. of the Pleiades and the Fly , 5 MAP II . ] 49 PERSEUS , ET CAPUT MEDUSÆ . grees S. W. of Mira, is a star of ...
... the little square in the Whale , constitute a part ? How is the constellation Perseus represented ? ated directly N. of the Pleiades and the Fly , 5 MAP II . ] 49 PERSEUS , ET CAPUT MEDUSÆ . grees S. W. of Mira, is a star of ...
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Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas Elijah Hinsdale Burritt. ated directly N. of the Pleiades and the Fly , between Andro- meda on the W. and Auriga on the E. Its mean declination is 49 ° N. It is on the meridian the 24th of December . It ...
Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas Elijah Hinsdale Burritt. ated directly N. of the Pleiades and the Fly , between Andro- meda on the W. and Auriga on the E. Its mean declination is 49 ° N. It is on the meridian the 24th of December . It ...
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... Pleiades , is about half an hour E. of it ; and in short , the most brilliant portion of the starry heavens is then visible in the eastern hemisphere . The glories of the scene are unspeakably magnificent ; and the student who fixes his ...
... Pleiades , is about half an hour E. of it ; and in short , the most brilliant portion of the starry heavens is then visible in the eastern hemisphere . The glories of the scene are unspeakably magnificent ; and the student who fixes his ...
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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