The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page iv
... constellation , and then desire his pupi to trace out in the firmament , by means of it , the various stars which he has thus described . The pupil will find it little better than a fancy sketch . The bearings and distances , and ...
... constellation , and then desire his pupi to trace out in the firmament , by means of it , the various stars which he has thus described . The pupil will find it little better than a fancy sketch . The bearings and distances , and ...
Page v
... constellation , as it passed the meri . dian , and with a pencil carefully noted all the identifying circum- stances ... constellations , are essentially the same with those of Dr. Wollaston . They are projected upon the same principles ...
... constellation , as it passed the meri . dian , and with a pencil carefully noted all the identifying circum- stances ... constellations , are essentially the same with those of Dr. Wollaston . They are projected upon the same principles ...
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... constellations , and particular names assign- ed to the constellations and to the stars which they contain . A constellation may be defined to be a cluster or group of stars embraced in the outline of some figure . These figures are in ...
... constellations , and particular names assign- ed to the constellations and to the stars which they contain . A constellation may be defined to be a cluster or group of stars embraced in the outline of some figure . These figures are in ...
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... constellations visible to us in October , November and Decem- ber ; the second , those visible in January , February and ... constellation called the Great Bear is an exception to this rule ; in this cnstellation the principal stars are ...
... constellations visible to us in October , November and Decem- ber ; the second , those visible in January , February and ... constellation called the Great Bear is an exception to this rule ; in this cnstellation the principal stars are ...
Page 33
... constellations ac- cording to the order in which they are always arranged in catalogues , and also to mark the constellations of the Zodiac passing ... constellation by the letters of the Greek and Roman Alphabets PRELIMINARY CHAPTER . 33.
... constellations ac- cording to the order in which they are always arranged in catalogues , and also to mark the constellations of the Zodiac passing ... constellation by the letters of the Greek and Roman Alphabets PRELIMINARY CHAPTER . 33.
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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