The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... head in such manner that the top of the map shall be towards the north , and the bottom towards the south ; the right hand side of the map will then be west , and the left hand east . In using the circumpolar maps he must suppose ...
... head in such manner that the top of the map shall be towards the north , and the bottom towards the south ; the right hand side of the map will then be west , and the left hand east . In using the circumpolar maps he must suppose ...
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... head at the time required . We have chosen for our starting point in this work , that meridian which passes through the vernal equinox at the first point of Aries , not only because it is the meridian from which the distances of all the ...
... head at the time required . We have chosen for our starting point in this work , that meridian which passes through the vernal equinox at the first point of Aries , not only because it is the meridian from which the distances of all the ...
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... head at 10 o'clock , on the 10th November , we shall see the constellation celebrated in fable , by the name of ANDROMEDA . It is represented on the map by the figure of a woman having her arms extended , and chained by her wrists to a ...
... head at 10 o'clock , on the 10th November , we shall see the constellation celebrated in fable , by the name of ANDROMEDA . It is represented on the map by the figure of a woman having her arms extended , and chained by her wrists to a ...
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... head , which was still reeking in his hand . The enraged Phineus opposed their nuptials and a violent battle ensued , in which he , also , was turned into a stone by the petrifying influence of the Gorgon's head . The morals , maxims ...
... head , which was still reeking in his hand . The enraged Phineus opposed their nuptials and a violent battle ensued , in which he , also , was turned into a stone by the petrifying influence of the Gorgon's head . The morals , maxims ...
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... heads , like those of a serpent or dragon . Flames of devouring fire darted from his mouth and eyes . He was no sooner ... head and body are seen in the Milky Way . Her foot rests upon the Arctic Circle , upon which her chair is placed ...
... heads , like those of a serpent or dragon . Flames of devouring fire darted from his mouth and eyes . He was no sooner ... head and body are seen in the Milky Way . Her foot rests upon the Arctic Circle , upon which her chair is placed ...
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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