The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 53
... continue to lead the celestial host ? What constellation succeeded next ? Where is Taurus now situated ? How many stars does it contain ? What remarkable clusters are in this constellation ? Where are these placed ? Mention the names of ...
... continue to lead the celestial host ? What constellation succeeded next ? Where is Taurus now situated ? How many stars does it contain ? What remarkable clusters are in this constellation ? Where are these placed ? Mention the names of ...
Page 66
... continue visible through the night . Also , whatever constellation rises and sets with the sun to - day , will , six months hence , rise at sun - setting , and set at sun - rising . For example : the sun is in the centre of Gemini about ...
... continue visible through the night . Also , whatever constellation rises and sets with the sun to - day , will , six months hence , rise at sun - setting , and set at sun - rising . For example : the sun is in the centre of Gemini about ...
Page 72
... continue visible to us for a period of 3 years and 82 days after it had ceased to be . If the nearest stars give such astonishing results , what shall we say of those which are situated a thousand times as far beyond these , as these ...
... continue visible to us for a period of 3 years and 82 days after it had ceased to be . If the nearest stars give such astonishing results , what shall we say of those which are situated a thousand times as far beyond these , as these ...
Page 75
... continues visible but a few hours . Gamma , in the middle of the ship , is a star of the 2d mag- nitude , about 70 S. of Naos , and just skims above the south- ern horizon for a few minutes , and then sinks beneath it . The principal ...
... continues visible but a few hours . Gamma , in the middle of the ship , is a star of the 2d mag- nitude , about 70 S. of Naos , and just skims above the south- ern horizon for a few minutes , and then sinks beneath it . The principal ...
Page 156
... continue undiminished in our hemisphere for the space of three years . The most brilliant stars , till recently , were supposed to be situated nearest the earth , but later observations prove that this opinion is not well founded ...
... continue undiminished in our hemisphere for the space of three years . The most brilliant stars , till recently , were supposed to be situated nearest the earth , but later observations prove that this opinion is not well founded ...
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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 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 luminous Mars mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebulæ 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