The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... Zodiac , that Aries did in the time of Hipparchus ; while the constellation Aries is now in the sign Taurus , Taurus in Gemini , and Gemini in Cancer , and so on . ARIES is therefore now the second constellation in the Zodiac . It is ...
... Zodiac , that Aries did in the time of Hipparchus ; while the constellation Aries is now in the sign Taurus , Taurus in Gemini , and Gemini in Cancer , and so on . ARIES is therefore now the second constellation in the Zodiac . It is ...
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... Zodiac , at the same time suffered the water to drop into one of the small vessels . And as soon as it was full , they removed it , and set an empty one in its place . Just as each vessel was full , they took notice what star of the Zodiac ...
... Zodiac , at the same time suffered the water to drop into one of the small vessels . And as soon as it was full , they removed it , and set an empty one in its place . Just as each vessel was full , they took notice what star of the Zodiac ...
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... Zodiac , or those between 30 ° and 60 ° , and so of the rest . Of those who imagine that the twelve constellations of the Zodiac refer to the twelve tribes of Israel , some ascribe Aries to the tribe of Simeon , and others , to Gad ...
... Zodiac , or those between 30 ° and 60 ° , and so of the rest . Of those who imagine that the twelve constellations of the Zodiac refer to the twelve tribes of Israel , some ascribe Aries to the tribe of Simeon , and others , to Gad ...
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... Zodiacal system to which they must belong , dated back fifteen thousand years , and must reach far beyond the limits ... Zodiacs , then , " says Latronne , " relate in no respect to astronomy , but to the idle phantasies of judicial ...
... Zodiacal system to which they must belong , dated back fifteen thousand years , and must reach far beyond the limits ... Zodiacs , then , " says Latronne , " relate in no respect to astronomy , but to the idle phantasies of judicial ...
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... Zodiac ; but anterior to the time of Abraham , or more than 4000 years ago , the vernal equinox took place , and the year opened when the sun was in Taurus ; and the Bull , for the space of 2000 years , was the prince and leader of the ...
... Zodiac ; but anterior to the time of Abraham , or more than 4000 years ago , the vernal equinox took place , and the year opened when the sun was in Taurus ; and the Bull , for the space of 2000 years , was the prince and leader of the ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude angle aphelion appear Arcturus Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta blue bright star called Cassiopeia celestial Cepheus circle cluster comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter distant companion DOUBLE STAR Earth Earth's orbit east ecliptic equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma head heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude light longitude luminous Map VIII mean distance Mercury meridian miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly NEBULA node north pole northern Number of stars o'clock observed Orion pale yellow parallax pass perihelion period planet Pleiades polar position principal star Refracting telescopes refraction remarkable represented revolution revolve right ascension rising satellites Saturn seen shadow sidereal Sirius situated small stars solstice southern Sun's supposed surface Taurus TELESCOPIC OBJECTS TELESCOPIC OBJECTS.-Alpha tides tion triangle TRIPLE STAR Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox visible Zeta Zodiac