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Page 47
... latitude . 83. The whole number of stars in this constellation is 84 ; of which , one is of the 1st magnitude , one of the 2d , and eleven are of the 3d . Many of these cannot be pointed out by verbal description ; they must be traced ...
... latitude . 83. The whole number of stars in this constellation is 84 ; of which , one is of the 1st magnitude , one of the 2d , and eleven are of the 3d . Many of these cannot be pointed out by verbal description ; they must be traced ...
Page 57
... latitude , about half an hour before it . For this reason , it was called Procyon , from two Greek words which signify ( Ante Canis ) " before the dog . " HISTORY . The Little Dog , according to Greek fable , is one of Orion's hounds ...
... latitude , about half an hour before it . For this reason , it was called Procyon , from two Greek words which signify ( Ante Canis ) " before the dog . " HISTORY . The Little Dog , according to Greek fable , is one of Orion's hounds ...
Page 60
... latitude of the place , and in the same latitude , is sensibly changed after a course of years , on account of the precession of the equinoxes . This enables us to determine with approximate accuracy , the dates of many events of ...
... latitude of the place , and in the same latitude , is sensibly changed after a course of years , on account of the precession of the equinoxes . This enables us to determine with approximate accuracy , the dates of many events of ...
Page 62
... latitude about 8 ° above the south- TELESCOPIC OBJECTS .-- Alpha ? Delta ? Epsilon ? What clusters ? 118. Size and situation of Argo Navis ? How known ? 114. How find Naos , and where situated ? How high when on the meridian ? ern ...
... latitude about 8 ° above the south- TELESCOPIC OBJECTS .-- Alpha ? Delta ? Epsilon ? What clusters ? 118. Size and situation of Argo Navis ? How known ? 114. How find Naos , and where situated ? How high when on the meridian ? ern ...
Page 63
... 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 seen from this latitude 16 ° S. E. of Sirius , and about 10 ° E. of Wesen , in the back of the Dog . This star ...
... 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 seen from this latitude 16 ° S. E. of Sirius , and about 10 ° E. of Wesen , in the back of the Dog . This star ...
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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