The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 37
... ecliptic , where we meet with three stars of the 4th and 5th magnitude situated in a row 3o and 4 ° apart , marked on the map Zeta , Epsilon , Delta . From Delta the riband runs north and westerly along the Zodiac , and terminates at ...
... ecliptic , where we meet with three stars of the 4th and 5th magnitude situated in a row 3o and 4 ° apart , marked on the map Zeta , Epsilon , Delta . From Delta the riband runs north and westerly along the Zodiac , and terminates at ...
Page 43
... ecliptic , commencing at the vernal equinox . But as the con- stellations gain about 50 // on the equinox , at every revolution of the heavens , they have advanced in the ecliptic nearly 31 ° beyond it , or more than a whole sign : so ...
... ecliptic , commencing at the vernal equinox . But as the con- stellations gain about 50 // on the equinox , at every revolution of the heavens , they have advanced in the ecliptic nearly 31 ° beyond it , or more than a whole sign : so ...
Page 54
... ecliptic , these days will make 34 ° 25 ′ . This di vid d by the annual precision ( 50 ′′ ) , will give 2465 years since the time of Thales . Thus does astronomy become the parent of chronology . If it be borne in mind that the stars ...
... ecliptic , these days will make 34 ° 25 ′ . This di vid d by the annual precision ( 50 ′′ ) , will give 2465 years since the time of Thales . Thus does astronomy become the parent of chronology . If it be borne in mind that the stars ...
Page 68
... ecliptic , and very near the centre of the constellation . The two stars , Mu and Tejat , in the northern foot , are also very near the ecliptic : Tejat is a sinall star of between the 4th and 5th magnitudes , 2o W. of Mu , ” and ...
... ecliptic , and very near the centre of the constellation . The two stars , Mu and Tejat , in the northern foot , are also very near the ecliptic : Tejat is a sinall star of between the 4th and 5th magnitudes , 2o W. of Mu , ” and ...
Page 76
... ecliptic , between Leo on the E. and Gemini on the W. It contains 83 stars , of which , one is of the 3d , and seven of the 4th magnitude . Some place the first - mentioned star in the same class with the other seven , and consider none ...
... ecliptic , between Leo on the E. and Gemini on the W. It contains 83 stars , of which , one is of the 3d , and seven of the 4th magnitude . Some place the first - mentioned star in the same class with the other seven , and consider none ...
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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