The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... figure . These figures are in many cases , creations of the imagination , but in others , the stars are in reality so arranged as to form figures which have some resemblance to the objects whose names have been as signed to them . These ...
... figure . These figures are in many cases , creations of the imagination , but in others , the stars are in reality so arranged as to form figures which have some resemblance to the objects whose names have been as signed to them . These ...
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... figure of a woman having her arms extended , and chained by her wrists to a rock . It is bounded N. by Cassiopeia , E. by Perseus and the head of Medusa , and S. by the Triangles and the Northern Fish . It is situated between 20 ° and ...
... figure of a woman having her arms extended , and chained by her wrists to a rock . It is bounded N. by Cassiopeia , E. by Perseus and the head of Medusa , and S. by the Triangles and the Northern Fish . It is situated between 20 ° and ...
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... What geometrical figure may be conceived to be formed by the two Fishes and the cord between them ? Where is the Western Fish when the Northern is on the meridian ? meridian , the Western is nearly 2 hours past it 4 PISCES . 37.
... What geometrical figure may be conceived to be formed by the two Fishes and the cord between them ? Where is the Western Fish when the Northern is on the meridian ? meridian , the Western is nearly 2 hours past it 4 PISCES . 37.
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... figure of an inverted chair . " Wide her stars Dispersed , nor shine with mutual aid improved ; Nor dazzle , brilliant with contiguous flame : Their number fifty - five . " Caph , in the garland of the chair , is almost exactly in the ...
... figure of an inverted chair . " Wide her stars Dispersed , nor shine with mutual aid improved ; Nor dazzle , brilliant with contiguous flame : Their number fifty - five . " Caph , in the garland of the chair , is almost exactly in the ...
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... figures which had some reference to the expedition . Accordingly , we have on our globes to this day , the Golden Ram , the ensign of the ship in which Phryxus fled to Colchis , the scene of the Argo- nautic achievements . We have also ...
... figures which had some reference to the expedition . Accordingly , we have on our globes to this day , the Golden Ram , the ensign of the ship in which Phryxus fled to Colchis , the scene of the Argo- nautic achievements . We have also ...
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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 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 Mars mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebula 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