The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 58
Page vi
... says an eminent English Astronomer , " A comprehensive work on Descriptive Astronomy , detailing , in a popular manner , all the facts which have been ascer- tained respecting the scenery of the heavens , accompanied with a variety of ...
... says an eminent English Astronomer , " A comprehensive work on Descriptive Astronomy , detailing , in a popular manner , all the facts which have been ascer- tained respecting the scenery of the heavens , accompanied with a variety of ...
Page 38
... say , that as Venus and her son Cupid were on . day on the banks of the Euphrates , they were greatly alarmed at the appearanc of a terrible grant , named Typhon . Throwing theinselves into the river , ther were changed into fishes ...
... say , that as Venus and her son Cupid were on . day on the banks of the Euphrates , they were greatly alarmed at the appearanc of a terrible grant , named Typhon . Throwing theinselves into the river , ther were changed into fishes ...
Page 40
... says Mrs. Somerville , to imagine any thing more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance . It was seen for sixteen months . Some astronomers imagined that it would reappear again after 150 years ; but it ...
... says Mrs. Somerville , to imagine any thing more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance . It was seen for sixteen months . Some astronomers imagined that it would reappear again after 150 years ; but it ...
Page 43
... says Newton , refer to the Argonauts . Again ; we have Orion , the son of Neptune , or , as some say , the grandson of Minos , with his dogs , and hare , and river , and scorpion . We have the story of Perseus in the constellation of ...
... says Newton , refer to the Argonauts . Again ; we have Orion , the son of Neptune , or , as some say , the grandson of Minos , with his dogs , and hare , and river , and scorpion . We have the story of Perseus in the constellation of ...
Page 44
... says Sir John Herschel , by merely measuring the moon's appa- rent distance from a star , with a little portable instrument held in his hand , and What is its present position ? How is it now situated with respect to the surround- ing ...
... says Sir John Herschel , by merely measuring the moon's appa- rent distance from a star , with a little portable instrument held in his hand , and What is its present position ? How is it now situated with respect to the surround- ing ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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