The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 46
... distinguished personages , or the precise situation of the heavenly bodies in the Zodiac at their nativity . The idea that such was their purpose and origin , first suggested itself to this gentleman on finding , in the box of a mummy ...
... distinguished personages , or the precise situation of the heavenly bodies in the Zodiac at their nativity . The idea that such was their purpose and origin , first suggested itself to this gentleman on finding , in the box of a mummy ...
Page 48
... distinguished , about 20 ° S. E. of Aries , by means of five remarkable stars , 4 ° and 5o apart , and so situated as to form a regular pentagon . The brightest of these is Menkar , of the 2d magnitude , in the nose of the Whale . It ...
... distinguished , about 20 ° S. E. of Aries , by means of five remarkable stars , 4 ° and 5o apart , and so situated as to form a regular pentagon . The brightest of these is Menkar , of the 2d magnitude , in the nose of the Whale . It ...
Page 51
... distinguished by its being the brightest and middle one of a number of stars lving four and five degrees apart , in a large semicircular form , curving to wards Ursa Major . Algenib comes to the meridian on the 21st December , 15 ...
... distinguished by its being the brightest and middle one of a number of stars lving four and five degrees apart , in a large semicircular form , curving to wards Ursa Major . Algenib comes to the meridian on the 21st December , 15 ...
Page 55
... distinguished by means of five stars * so placed as to form the letter V. The most brilliant star is on the left , in the top of the letter , and called Aldebaran ; from which the moon's distance is computed . " A star of the first ...
... distinguished by means of five stars * so placed as to form the letter V. The most brilliant star is on the left , in the top of the letter , and called Aldebaran ; from which the moon's distance is computed . " A star of the first ...
Page 57
... distinguished by the name of the Three Stars , because there are no other stars in the heavens that exactly resemble them in position and brightness . They are sometimes de nominated the Three Kings , because they point out the Hyades ...
... distinguished by the name of the Three Stars , because there are no other stars in the heavens that exactly resemble them in position and brightness . They are sometimes de nominated the Three Kings , because they point out the Hyades ...
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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 Describe 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 mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebulæ night node north pole northern hemisphere observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star position principal star represented revolution revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern spots Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac