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Page iii
... Heavens . Such are the principal improvements which have been made in the work . They speak for themselves . The publisher knows not what could express his satisfaction with the past , or his hopes for the future success of the work ...
... Heavens . Such are the principal improvements which have been made in the work . They speak for themselves . The publisher knows not what could express his satisfaction with the past , or his hopes for the future success of the work ...
Page v
... heavens , assumes a task , in the accomplishment of which , he may well claim some indulgence . The maps which accompany the work , in the outlines and ar- rangement of the constellations , are essentially the same with those of Dr ...
... heavens , assumes a task , in the accomplishment of which , he may well claim some indulgence . The maps which accompany the work , in the outlines and ar- rangement of the constellations , are essentially the same with those of Dr ...
Page vii
... Heavenly Bodies , Parallax of , .... 293 Monoceros , the Unicorn , ......... 71 38 Moon ,. 41 Moon - Harvest and Horizontal , ... .. 283 Meteoric Showers , Professor Olm- 116 Refraction , .. 243 Sextans , the Sextant ...
... Heavenly Bodies , Parallax of , .... 293 Monoceros , the Unicorn , ......... 71 38 Moon ,. 41 Moon - Harvest and Horizontal , ... .. 283 Meteoric Showers , Professor Olm- 116 Refraction , .. 243 Sextans , the Sextant ...
Page viii
... heaven , with its thousand shining orbs moving in silent grandeur , till the morning star announced the approach of day . The study of this science must have been co - eval with the existence of man . For there is no rational being who ...
... heaven , with its thousand shining orbs moving in silent grandeur , till the morning star announced the approach of day . The study of this science must have been co - eval with the existence of man . For there is no rational being who ...
Page xi
... heavenly orbs , and calculating backwards through the past periods of time , can ascertain what remarkable eclipses must have been visible at any particular time and place , and con- sequently , can determine the precise date of ...
... heavenly orbs , and calculating backwards through the past periods of time , can ascertain what remarkable eclipses must have been visible at any particular time and place , and con- sequently , can determine the precise date of ...
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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