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Page vii
... Ursa Major , the Great Bear , 85 69 Ursa Minor , the Little Bear , 105 71 Virgo , the Virgin , 92 76 Via Lactea , the Milky Way , 144 888 89 90 PART II . 98 Asteroids , 68 Crown , - 103 Aurora Borealis , the Northern Cygnus , the Swan ...
... Ursa Major , the Great Bear , 85 69 Ursa Minor , the Little Bear , 105 71 Virgo , the Virgin , 92 76 Via Lactea , the Milky Way , 144 888 89 90 PART II . 98 Asteroids , 68 Crown , - 103 Aurora Borealis , the Northern Cygnus , the Swan ...
Page 43
... Ursa Major ; that of Icareus and his daughter Erigone , in Bootes and Virgo . Ursa Minor relates to one of the nurses of Jupiter ; Auriga , to Erichthonius ; Ophiuchus , to Phorbas ; Sagittarius , to Crolus , the son of one of the Muses ...
... Ursa Major ; that of Icareus and his daughter Erigone , in Bootes and Virgo . Ursa Minor relates to one of the nurses of Jupiter ; Auriga , to Erichthonius ; Ophiuchus , to Phorbas ; Sagittarius , to Crolus , the son of one of the Muses ...
Page 51
... Ursa Major . Algenib comes to the meridian on the 21st December , 15 minutes after Algol , at which time the latter is almost di- rectly over head . When these two stars are on the meridian , that beautiful cluster , the Pleiades , is ...
... Ursa Major . Algenib comes to the meridian on the 21st December , 15 minutes after Algol , at which time the latter is almost di- rectly over head . When these two stars are on the meridian , that beautiful cluster , the Pleiades , is ...
Page 65
... Ursa Major . The whole number is 44 , including Of what was the Camelopard made ? Where is it situated ? What is the whole nunì- ber of stars ? What is the magnitude of the largest ? What are the name and position of the principal one ...
... Ursa Major . The whole number is 44 , including Of what was the Camelopard made ? Where is it situated ? What is the whole nunì- ber of stars ? What is the magnitude of the largest ? What are the name and position of the principal one ...
Page 80
... Ursa Major , bears 39 ° N. of it . It forms , with these two , a large right angled triangle ; the right angle being at Denebola . It is so nearly on the same meridian with Phad that it culminates only four minutes before it . Denebola ...
... Ursa Major , bears 39 ° N. of it . It forms , with these two , a large right angled triangle ; the right angle being at Denebola . It is so nearly on the same meridian with Phad that it culminates only four minutes before it . Denebola ...
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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