The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 36
... fixed in the mind , because it is but one minute west of the great equinoctial colure , or first ineridian of the heavens , and forins nearly a right line with Algenib in the wing of Pegasus , 149 S. of it , and with Beta in Cassiopeia ...
... fixed in the mind , because it is but one minute west of the great equinoctial colure , or first ineridian of the heavens , and forins nearly a right line with Algenib in the wing of Pegasus , 149 S. of it , and with Beta in Cassiopeia ...
Page 47
... fixed stars have gone forward in the Zodiac , about 50 " of a degree in every revo- lution of the heavens since the ... fix an unques- tionable date to such a record . Accordingly , when the famous " Egyptian Zo- diacs , " which were ...
... fixed stars have gone forward in the Zodiac , about 50 " of a degree in every revo- lution of the heavens since the ... fix an unques- tionable date to such a record . Accordingly , when the famous " Egyptian Zo- diacs , " which were ...
Page 51
... fixed stars , presenting the most wonderful and sublime phenomenon of the Creator's power and greatness . Kohler , the astronomer , observed a beautiful nebula near the face of Perseus , besides eight other nebulous clusters in ...
... fixed stars , presenting the most wonderful and sublime phenomenon of the Creator's power and greatness . Kohler , the astronomer , observed a beautiful nebula near the face of Perseus , besides eight other nebulous clusters in ...
Page 52
... fixed their eyes . To equip Perseus for this perilous enterprise , Pluto , the god of the infernal regions , lent him his helhet , which had the power of rendering the wearer in- visible . Minerva the goddess of wisdom , furnished him ...
... fixed their eyes . To equip Perseus for this perilous enterprise , Pluto , the god of the infernal regions , lent him his helhet , which had the power of rendering the wearer in- visible . Minerva the goddess of wisdom , furnished him ...
Page 54
... fix'd and every wand'ring star- The Pleiads , Hyads , and the Northern Car . ' The same poet also describes Palinurus , the renowned pilot of the Trojan fleet , as watching the face of the nocturnal heavens . " " Sidera cuncta notat ...
... fix'd and every wand'ring star- The Pleiads , Hyads , and the Northern Car . ' The same poet also describes Palinurus , the renowned pilot of the Trojan fleet , as watching the face of the nocturnal heavens . " " Sidera cuncta notat ...
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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