The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 60
... centre of the con- Where is the constellation of the Hare situated ? When does it come to the meri- dian ? What is the whole number of its stars ? What is the magnitude of its principal ones ? How may it be distinguished ? In what part ...
... centre of the con- Where is the constellation of the Hare situated ? When does it come to the meri- dian ? What is the whole number of its stars ? What is the magnitude of its principal ones ? How may it be distinguished ? In what part ...
Page 66
... centre is on the meridian at 9 o'clock on the 23d , or at half past 7 on the 1st , of February . HISTORY -This constellation takes its name from a wild beast which is said to be of the genus of the wolf . GEMINI . THE TWINS . - This ...
... centre is on the meridian at 9 o'clock on the 23d , or at half past 7 on the 1st , of February . HISTORY -This constellation takes its name from a wild beast which is said to be of the genus of the wolf . GEMINI . THE TWINS . - This ...
Page 67
... centre of this constellation will , on the 17th of February , come to the meridian three hours earlier , or at 9 o'clock in the evening . It would be a pleasant exercise for students to propose questions to each other , somewhat like ...
... centre of this constellation will , on the 17th of February , come to the meridian three hours earlier , or at 9 o'clock in the evening . It would be a pleasant exercise for students to propose questions to each other , somewhat like ...
Page 68
... centre of gravity between them . " These men , " says Dr. Bowditch , " were endowed with a sharpness of vision , and a power of penetrating into space , alınost unexampled in the history of as tronomy . " About 20 ° S. W. of Castor and ...
... centre of gravity between them . " These men , " says Dr. Bowditch , " were endowed with a sharpness of vision , and a power of penetrating into space , alınost unexampled in the history of as tronomy . " About 20 ° S. W. of Castor and ...
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... centre is on the same meridian with Procyon . It contains 31 small stars , of which the seven principal ones are of only the 4th magnitude . Three of these are situated in the head , 3 ° or 4 ° apart , forming a straight line N. E. and ...
... centre is on the same meridian with Procyon . It contains 31 small stars , of which the seven principal ones are of only the 4th magnitude . Three of these are situated in the head , 3 ° or 4 ° apart , forming a straight line N. E. and ...
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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 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 Mars mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebula night node north pole northern hemisphere o'clock observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star principal star represented revolution revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern spots square Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac