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Page ix
... direction he must steer , in order to arrive , by the speediest and the safest course , to his destined haven . It is only , or chiefly , by astronomical obser- vations that such particulars can be determined . By accurately observing ...
... direction he must steer , in order to arrive , by the speediest and the safest course , to his destined haven . It is only , or chiefly , by astronomical obser- vations that such particulars can be determined . By accurately observing ...
Page xii
... direction afforded by the heavenly orbs and the magnetic needle , thousands of Christian missionaries , along with millions of bibles , may now be transported to the most distant continents and islands of the ocean , to establish among ...
... direction afforded by the heavenly orbs and the magnetic needle , thousands of Christian missionaries , along with millions of bibles , may now be transported to the most distant continents and islands of the ocean , to establish among ...
Page xv
... direction through the immensity of space , at immeasurable distances from each other , and in multitudes of groups which no man can number , presenting to the eye and the imagination a perspective of starry systems , boundless as ...
... direction through the immensity of space , at immeasurable distances from each other , and in multitudes of groups which no man can number , presenting to the eye and the imagination a perspective of starry systems , boundless as ...
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... direction , extend entirely round the circle , or 860 ° . In consequence of the Earth's motion eastward in its orbit , the stars seem to have a motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on ...
... direction , extend entirely round the circle , or 860 ° . In consequence of the Earth's motion eastward in its orbit , the stars seem to have a motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on ...
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... direction , for a distance of 33 ° , until we come to the star El Rischa , of the 3d magnitude , which is situated ... direction from Alpha , is Mira , in the Whalpi By what peculiar appellation is this star known ? What is the direction ...
... direction , for a distance of 33 ° , until we come to the star El Rischa , of the 3d magnitude , which is situated ... direction from Alpha , is Mira , in the Whalpi By what peculiar appellation is this star known ? What is the direction ...
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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