The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page vii
... Orbits , ..... 131 Problems and Tables , • .... ... ix Serpent Bearer , Agriculture , .. x Stars - variable , .... Chronology , xi Double ,. Propagation of Religion . Xii Clusters of ,. Pissipates superstitious No- Nebulæ , tions ...
... Orbits , ..... 131 Problems and Tables , • .... ... ix Serpent Bearer , Agriculture , .. x Stars - variable , .... Chronology , xi Double ,. Propagation of Religion . Xii Clusters of ,. Pissipates superstitious No- Nebulæ , tions ...
Page xviii
... orbits , and the anomalies thence arising , the muta- tion of the earth's axis , the causes of the seasons , the difficulty of reconciling the apparent motions of the planets with their real mo- tions in circular or elliptical orbits ...
... orbits , and the anomalies thence arising , the muta- tion of the earth's axis , the causes of the seasons , the difficulty of reconciling the apparent motions of the planets with their real mo- tions in circular or elliptical orbits ...
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... orbits of all the planets , except some of the asteroids , since they are never seen beyond 8 ° either north or south of the ecliptic . Parallels of Latitude are small circles imagined to be What are the poles of the horizon ? What are ...
... orbits of all the planets , except some of the asteroids , since they are never seen beyond 8 ° either north or south of the ecliptic . Parallels of Latitude are small circles imagined to be What are the poles of the horizon ? What are ...
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... orbit , the stars seem to have a motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on its axis ; so that they rise and set sooner every succeeding day by about four minutes , than they did on the ...
... orbit , the stars seem to have a motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on its axis ; so that they rise and set sooner every succeeding day by about four minutes , than they did on the ...
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... orbits of the Earth and of the other planets . As Greek letters so frequently occur in catalogues and maps of the stars and on the celestial globes , the Greek alphabet is here introduced for the use of those who are unacquainted with ...
... orbits of the Earth and of the other planets . As Greek letters so frequently occur in catalogues and maps of the stars and on the celestial globes , the Greek alphabet is here introduced for the use of those who are unacquainted with ...
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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