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Page 60
... hemisphere at night . As " thick the floor of heaven is inlaid with patines of bright gold , " by day , 106. Origin of the phrase Dog - days ? When did they begin in the time of Virgil ? At what time now ? 107. What inference from these ...
... hemisphere at night . As " thick the floor of heaven is inlaid with patines of bright gold , " by day , 106. Origin of the phrase Dog - days ? When did they begin in the time of Virgil ? At what time now ? 107. What inference from these ...
Page 62
... hemisphere , though but a small part of it can be seen in the United States . It is situated S. E. of Canis Major , and may be known by the stars in the prow and deck of the ship . 114. If a straight line joining Betelguese and Sirius ...
... hemisphere , though but a small part of it can be seen in the United States . It is situated S. E. of Canis Major , and may be known by the stars in the prow and deck of the ship . 114. If a straight line joining Betelguese and Sirius ...
Page 63
... hemisphere , can see the stars as many degrees south of the equinoctial in the southern hemisphere , as his own latitude lacks of 90 ° , and no inore . 116. Markeb , is a star of the 4th magnitude , in the prow of the ship , and may be ...
... hemisphere , can see the stars as many degrees south of the equinoctial in the southern hemisphere , as his own latitude lacks of 90 ° , and no inore . 116. Markeb , is a star of the 4th magnitude , in the prow of the ship , and may be ...
Page 66
... hemisphere , and contains an unusual number of very bright stars . It is situated next E. of Cancer , and directly S. of Leo Minor and the Great Bear . The Hindoo astronomer , Varaha , says , " Certainly the southern solstice was once ...
... hemisphere , and contains an unusual number of very bright stars . It is situated next E. of Cancer , and directly S. of Leo Minor and the Great Bear . The Hindoo astronomer , Varaha , says , " Certainly the southern solstice was once ...
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... hemisphere , symbolized the moon's course ; hence the Nodes are called the Dragon's head and tail to this day . The hydra was a terrible monster , which , according to mythologists , infested the neighborhood of the lake Lerna , in the ...
... hemisphere , symbolized the moon's course ; hence the Nodes are called the Dragon's head and tail to this day . The hydra was a terrible monster , which , according to mythologists , infested the neighborhood of the lake Lerna , in the ...
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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