The Geography of the Heavens and Class-book of Astronomy: Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 21
... four very small stars , we come to Mira , in the whale , a star of about the 3d magnitude , and known as the " Wonderful Star of 1596. " El Rischa may be otherwise identified by means of a remarkable cluster of five stars in the form of ...
... four very small stars , we come to Mira , in the whale , a star of about the 3d magnitude , and known as the " Wonderful Star of 1596. " El Rischa may be otherwise identified by means of a remarkable cluster of five stars in the form of ...
Page 23
... four are of the 3d magnitude , and so situated as to form , with one or two smaller ones , the figure of an inverted chair . " Wide her stars Dispersed , nor shine with mutual aid improved ; Nor dazzle , brilliant with contiguous flame ...
... four are of the 3d magnitude , and so situated as to form , with one or two smaller ones , the figure of an inverted chair . " Wide her stars Dispersed , nor shine with mutual aid improved ; Nor dazzle , brilliant with contiguous flame ...
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... four minutes after it . The other stars in this constellation are quite small , constituting that loose cluster which we see between the Fly on the north , and the head of Cetus on the south . When Arietis is on the meridian , Andromeda ...
... four minutes after it . The other stars in this constellation are quite small , constituting that loose cluster which we see between the Fly on the north , and the head of Cetus on the south . When Arietis is on the meridian , Andromeda ...
Page 35
... four of the 3d . According to Eudosia , it contains , including the head of Medusa , 67 stars . " Perseus next , Brandishes high in heaven his sword of flame , And holds triumphant the dire Gorgon's head , Flashing with fiery snakes ...
... four of the 3d . According to Eudosia , it contains , including the head of Medusa , 67 stars . " Perseus next , Brandishes high in heaven his sword of flame , And holds triumphant the dire Gorgon's head , Flashing with fiery snakes ...
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... four and five degrees apart , in a large semicircular form , curving towards Ursa Major . Algenib comes to the meridian on the 21st December , 15 minutes after Algol , at which time the latter is almost directly overhead . When these ...
... four and five degrees apart , in a large semicircular form , curving towards Ursa Major . Algenib comes to the meridian on the 21st December , 15 minutes after Algol , at which time the latter is almost directly overhead . When these ...
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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