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Page 43
... equator . It is on the meridian , the 24th of January . The " three stars " are situated about 8 ° W. of the solstitial colure , and uniformly pass the meridian one hour and fifty minutes after the seven stars . There is a row of stars ...
... equator . It is on the meridian , the 24th of January . The " three stars " are situated about 8 ° W. of the solstitial colure , and uniformly pass the meridian one hour and fifty minutes after the seven stars . There is a row of stars ...
Page 65
... equator in summer , nor decline so far south in winter , as it must have done at the creation , by nearly a degree . HISTORY . In the Zodiacs of Esne and Dendera , and in most of the astrological remains of Egypt , a Scarabæus , or ...
... equator in summer , nor decline so far south in winter , as it must have done at the creation , by nearly a degree . HISTORY . In the Zodiacs of Esne and Dendera , and in most of the astrological remains of Egypt , a Scarabæus , or ...
Page 70
... equator he was , and that from any quarter of the world . known or unknown . This constellation is so called , on account of a supposed resem- blance to this instrument . TELESCOPIC OBJECTS . 1. A DOUBLE STAR on the right fore leg of ...
... equator he was , and that from any quarter of the world . known or unknown . This constellation is so called , on account of a supposed resem- blance to this instrument . TELESCOPIC OBJECTS . 1. A DOUBLE STAR on the right fore leg of ...
Page 72
... equator rolls The sparkling Hydra , proudly eminent To drink the Galaxy's refulgent sea ; Nearly a fourth of the encircling curve Which girds the ecliptic , his vast folds involve ; Yet ten the number of his stars diffused O'er the long ...
... equator rolls The sparkling Hydra , proudly eminent To drink the Galaxy's refulgent sea ; Nearly a fourth of the encircling curve Which girds the ecliptic , his vast folds involve ; Yet ten the number of his stars diffused O'er the long ...
Page 97
... equator , the poles of the world would be seen in the horizon . Consequently , the star would appear just visible in the northern horizon , without any elevation . Should the person now travel one degree toward the north , he would see ...
... equator , the poles of the world would be seen in the horizon . Consequently , the star would appear just visible in the northern horizon , without any elevation . Should the person now travel one degree toward the north , he would see ...
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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