The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page vi
... change the terms in one , to render them applicable to the other . For this rea- son , I have yielded to the preference of the publisher in calling this work " Geography of the Heavens , " instead of URANOGRAPHY , OF some other name ...
... change the terms in one , to render them applicable to the other . For this rea- son , I have yielded to the preference of the publisher in calling this work " Geography of the Heavens , " instead of URANOGRAPHY , OF some other name ...
Page xi
... changes that take place in all terrestrial movements . Those magnificent globes which roll around us in the canopy of the sky - whether their motions be considered as real or only apparent , move with an order and regularity which is ...
... changes that take place in all terrestrial movements . Those magnificent globes which roll around us in the canopy of the sky - whether their motions be considered as real or only apparent , move with an order and regularity which is ...
Page 28
... change . The Colures are two great circles which pass through the poles of the heavens , dividing the ecliptic into four equal parts , and mark the seasons of the year . One of them passes through the equinoxes at Aries and Libra , and ...
... change . The Colures are two great circles which pass through the poles of the heavens , dividing the ecliptic into four equal parts , and mark the seasons of the year . One of them passes through the equinoxes at Aries and Libra , and ...
Page 39
... change its position for several days ; for it should be remembered that the apparent motion of the stars becomes slower and slower , as they approximate the poles . Cassiopeia is a beautiful constellation , containing 55 stars that are ...
... change its position for several days ; for it should be remembered that the apparent motion of the stars becomes slower and slower , as they approximate the poles . Cassiopeia is a beautiful constellation , containing 55 stars that are ...
Page 40
... change of colour , which is analogous to that presented to us on the earth by those bodies which are set on fire and then gradually extinguished . " The late eminent Dr. Good also observes that- Worlds and systems of worlds What ...
... change of colour , which is analogous to that presented to us on the earth by those bodies which are set on fire and then gradually extinguished . " The late eminent Dr. Good also observes that- Worlds and systems of worlds What ...
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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 Describe 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 mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebulæ night node north pole northern hemisphere observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star position principal star represented revolution revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern spots Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac