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... supposed it was about to be devoured . The Moorish song of death , or the howl they make for the dead , has been heard , on such occasions , resounding from the mountains and the vales , while the women brought into the streets all the ...
... supposed it was about to be devoured . The Moorish song of death , or the howl they make for the dead , has been heard , on such occasions , resounding from the mountains and the vales , while the women brought into the streets all the ...
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... supposed , for similar purposes , to be drawn on the surface of the Earth . In order to facilitate the study of it , artificial representations of the heavens , similar to those of the surface of the Earth , have been made . Thus , a ...
... supposed , for similar purposes , to be drawn on the surface of the Earth . In order to facilitate the study of it , artificial representations of the heavens , similar to those of the surface of the Earth , have been made . Thus , a ...
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... supposed that the North Polar Star , so called , is the real immove able pole of the heavens ; but this is a mistake . It is so near the true pole that It has obtained the appellation of the North Polar Star ; but it is , in reality ...
... supposed that the North Polar Star , so called , is the real immove able pole of the heavens ; but this is a mistake . It is so near the true pole that It has obtained the appellation of the North Polar Star ; but it is , in reality ...
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... supposed habitation of other kinds or orders of intelligent be- ings , together with the different planets by which it is probable they were sur- rounded , have utterly vanished , and the spots which they occupied in t'e hea- vens ...
... supposed habitation of other kinds or orders of intelligent be- ings , together with the different planets by which it is probable they were sur- rounded , have utterly vanished , and the spots which they occupied in t'e hea- vens ...
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... supposed by some to have been dedicated to Isis , the feinale deity of the Egyp tians , who believed that the rising of the Nile was occasioned by the tears which she continually shed for the loss of her brother Osiris , who was ...
... supposed by some to have been dedicated to Isis , the feinale deity of the Egyp tians , who believed that the rising of the Nile was occasioned by the tears which she continually shed for the loss of her brother Osiris , who was ...
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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