The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 58
... distances of stars from each other . When therefore any star is described as being so many degrees from another , in order to determine the dis- tance , it is recommended to apply this rule . It is necessary that the scholar should task ...
... distances of stars from each other . When therefore any star is described as being so many degrees from another , in order to determine the dis- tance , it is recommended to apply this rule . It is necessary that the scholar should task ...
Page 60
... distance , Cassiope fair In state reposes on her golden chair ; Her beauteous daughter , bound , before ner stands , And vainly strives to free her fettered hands ; For aid she calls on royal Cepheus near , But shrieks from her reach ...
... distance , Cassiope fair In state reposes on her golden chair ; Her beauteous daughter , bound , before ner stands , And vainly strives to free her fettered hands ; For aid she calls on royal Cepheus near , But shrieks from her reach ...
Page 62
... distance to- wards its source , but bending gradually down towards the south , when it again makes a similar circuit to the S. W. and finally disappears below the horizon . West of Rigel there are five or six stars of the 3d and 4th ...
... distance to- wards its source , but bending gradually down towards the south , when it again makes a similar circuit to the S. W. and finally disappears below the horizon . West of Rigel there are five or six stars of the 3d and 4th ...
Page 64
... distance and direction from El Nath , in the horn of Taurus ? When does Capella come to the meridian ? Describe the star in the east shoulder of Auriza . Descrive Theta . What curious coincidence exists betwcen the stars in the ...
... distance and direction from El Nath , in the horn of Taurus ? When does Capella come to the meridian ? Describe the star in the east shoulder of Auriza . Descrive Theta . What curious coincidence exists betwcen the stars in the ...
Page 68
... distance froin Pollux to Betelguese in Orion , and a line connecting them will pass through Alhena , the principal star in the feet . About two thirds of the distance from the two in the head to those in the feet , and nearly parallel ...
... distance froin Pollux to Betelguese in Orion , and a line connecting them will pass through Alhena , the principal star in the feet . About two thirds of the distance from the two in the head to those in the feet , and nearly parallel ...
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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