The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 38
... What are the boundars of this constellation ? How is the constellation Cassiopeia By whom is she surrounded ? How is this constellation * meda and the polar star ? seen , from our latitude , at all hours of 38 LYO PICTURE OF THE HEAVENS .
... What are the boundars of this constellation ? How is the constellation Cassiopeia By whom is she surrounded ? How is this constellation * meda and the polar star ? seen , from our latitude , at all hours of 38 LYO PICTURE OF THE HEAVENS .
Page 39
... latitude , at all hours of the night , and may be traced out at almost any season of the year . Its mean decli- nation is 60 ° N. and its right ascension 12 ° . It is on our ineridian the 22d of November , but does not sensibly change ...
... latitude , at all hours of the night , and may be traced out at almost any season of the year . Its mean decli- nation is 60 ° N. and its right ascension 12 ° . It is on our ineridian the 22d of November , but does not sensibly change ...
Page 42
... latitude , the N. pole will be 420 above our horizon . ( See North Polar Star . ) - There are also two smaller stars about 9 ° E. of Alderamin and Alphirk , with which they form a square ; Alderamin being the upper , and Alphirk the ...
... latitude , the N. pole will be 420 above our horizon . ( See North Polar Star . ) - There are also two smaller stars about 9 ° E. of Alderamin and Alphirk , with which they form a square ; Alderamin being the upper , and Alphirk the ...
Page 62
... latitude . 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 ver- bal description ; they must be traced ...
... latitude . 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 ver- bal description ; they must be traced ...
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... latitude of London ; but in the latitude of New England , Capella disappears below the horizon , in the N. N. W. , for a few hours , and then reappears in the N. N. E. How may it be known ? What are its distance and direction from El ...
... latitude of London ; but in the latitude of New England , Capella disappears below the horizon , in the N. N. W. , for a few hours , and then reappears in the N. N. E. How may it be known ? What are its distance and direction from El ...
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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