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... comet . HERCULES . - MAP V. 203. Hercules is represented on the map invested with the skin of the Nemean Lion , holding a massy club in his right hand , and the three - headed dog Cerberus in his left . He occu- pies a large space in ...
... comet . HERCULES . - MAP V. 203. Hercules is represented on the map invested with the skin of the Nemean Lion , holding a massy club in his right hand , and the three - headed dog Cerberus in his left . He occu- pies a large space in ...
Page 140
... comet , by those unacquainted with the heavens . See page 20 , and Map VIII . , Fig . 22 . Marius , who noticed it in 1612 , describes its appearance as that of a candle shining through horn ; and the resemblance is certainly very ...
... comet , by those unacquainted with the heavens . See page 20 , and Map VIII . , Fig . 22 . Marius , who noticed it in 1612 , describes its appearance as that of a candle shining through horn ; and the resemblance is certainly very ...
Page 154
... comets . 292. Dr. Burney , of Gosport , kept a record of all that he observed in the course of several years . The number which he noticed in 1819 was 121 , and in 1820 he saw 131. Professor 290. What argument supposed to favor the idea ...
... comets . 292. Dr. Burney , of Gosport , kept a record of all that he observed in the course of several years . The number which he noticed in 1819 was 121 , and in 1820 he saw 131. Professor 290. What argument supposed to favor the idea ...
Page 165
... comets , which signifies bearded , or having κομηται , long hair . The causes of these various phenomena must have early constituted a very natural subject of inquiry . Accordingly , we shall find , if we examine the history of the ...
... comets , which signifies bearded , or having κομηται , long hair . The causes of these various phenomena must have early constituted a very natural subject of inquiry . Accordingly , we shall find , if we examine the history of the ...
Page 168
... comets revolving around him , performed his revolution around the earth , and , in the course of twenty - four hours , the stars also revolved about the central body . This theory was not so simple as that of Copernicus , and involved ...
... comets revolving around him , performed his revolution around the earth , and , in the course of twenty - four hours , the stars also revolved about the central body . This theory was not so simple as that of Copernicus , and involved ...
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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