The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page iii
... Solar System . This plate the teacher will find to be of very important service , and to aid him much in his verbal explanations . The arrangement of the Plates in the present Atlas , is such , that the teacher and pupil can easily ...
... Solar System . This plate the teacher will find to be of very important service , and to aid him much in his verbal explanations . The arrangement of the Plates in the present Atlas , is such , that the teacher and pupil can easily ...
Page vii
... Solar System - General Phenome- na of , .. tle Horse , or the Horse's IIead , 134 Sun , Earth ,. 198 Saturn , • • Equinoxes , Precession of , .. 262 Seasons , .... Ecliptic , -Obliquity of , ... 269 Taurus , the Bull , .. Eclipses Solar ...
... Solar System - General Phenome- na of , .. tle Horse , or the Horse's IIead , 134 Sun , Earth ,. 198 Saturn , • • Equinoxes , Precession of , .. 262 Seasons , .... Ecliptic , -Obliquity of , ... 269 Taurus , the Bull , .. Eclipses Solar ...
Page x
... solar year , and the course of the seasons Although we find no difficulty , in the present day , and require no anxious observations , in determining the seasons , yet , before astronomical observations were made with some degree of ...
... solar year , and the course of the seasons Although we find no difficulty , in the present day , and require no anxious observations , in determining the seasons , yet , before astronomical observations were made with some degree of ...
Page xiii
... solar eclipse , the lower orders of Turkey have been seen assembling in clusters in the streets , gazing wildly at the sun , running about in wild distraction , and firing volleys of muskets at the sun to frighten away the monster by ...
... solar eclipse , the lower orders of Turkey have been seen assembling in clusters in the streets , gazing wildly at the sun , running about in wild distraction , and firing volleys of muskets at the sun to frighten away the monster by ...
Page xiv
... solar system - in placing near the centre of this system that immense luminary the Sun , from whence light and heat might be distributed , in due proportion , to all the worlds the roll around it - in nicely proportionating the motions ...
... solar system - in placing near the centre of this system that immense luminary the Sun , from whence light and heat might be distributed , in due proportion , to all the worlds the roll around it - in nicely proportionating the motions ...
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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