The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... latitudes and longitudes of the principal places on the globe , and their various bearings and relations have been determined , so that we can now take a view of the world we inhabit in all its mul- tifarious aspects , and direct our ...
... latitudes and longitudes of the principal places on the globe , and their various bearings and relations have been determined , so that we can now take a view of the world we inhabit in all its mul- tifarious aspects , and direct our ...
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... Latitude are small circles imagined to be What are the poles of the horizon ? What are vertical circles ? What is the prime vertical ? What is the ecliptic ? What are the equinoxes ? The vernal equinox ? The autumnal equinox ? How is ...
... Latitude are small circles imagined to be What are the poles of the horizon ? What are vertical circles ? What is the prime vertical ? What is the ecliptic ? What are the equinoxes ? The vernal equinox ? The autumnal equinox ? How is ...
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... latitude to the heavens . The Tropic of Cancer is a small circle , which lies 2310 north of the equinoctial , and parallel to it . The Tropic of Capricorn is a small circle , which lies 2310 south of the equinoctial , and parallel to it ...
... latitude to the heavens . The Tropic of Cancer is a small circle , which lies 2310 north of the equinoctial , and parallel to it . The Tropic of Capricorn is a small circle , which lies 2310 south of the equinoctial , and parallel to it ...
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... latitude and longitude , since the former correspond to terrestrial latitude and longitude . Latitude and declination may extend 90 ° and no more . Terrestrial longitude may extend 180 ° either east or west ; but celestial longitude and ...
... latitude and longitude , since the former correspond to terrestrial latitude and longitude . Latitude and declination may extend 90 ° and no more . Terrestrial longitude may extend 180 ° either east or west ; but celestial longitude and ...
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... latitude he may be . It will be alike to all the central point of the visible heavens , and to it the pupil will learn imperceptibly to refer the bearing , motion , and dis- ances of the heavenly bodies . That meridional point in each ...
... latitude he may be . It will be alike to all the central point of the visible heavens , and to it the pupil will learn imperceptibly to refer the bearing , motion , and dis- ances of the heavenly bodies . That meridional point in each ...
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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