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... means of calculations received as infallible , that the celestial appearances assigned to these monuments extended back from forty - five to sixty - five centuries ; that the Zodiacal system to which they must belong , dated back ...
... means of calculations received as infallible , that the celestial appearances assigned to these monuments extended back from forty - five to sixty - five centuries ; that the Zodiacal system to which they must belong , dated back ...
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... mean breadth of 20 ° from N. to S. It is situated below Aries and the Triangles , with a mean declination of 12 ° S. It is represented as making its way to the E. , with its body below , and its head elevated above the equinoctial ; and ...
... mean breadth of 20 ° from N. to S. It is situated below Aries and the Triangles , with a mean declination of 12 ° S. It is represented as making its way to the E. , with its body below , and its head elevated above the equinoctial ; and ...
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... mean decli- nation is 46 ° N. It is on the meridian the 24th of December . It contains , including the head of ... means of three stars of the 4th magnitude , lying a few degrees S. W. of it , and forming a small triangle . It is on the ...
... mean decli- nation is 46 ° N. It is on the meridian the 24th of December . It contains , including the head of ... means of three stars of the 4th magnitude , lying a few degrees S. W. of it , and forming a small triangle . It is on the ...
Page 38
... mean declination of 16 ° N. 64. Taurus contains 141 visible stars , including two remark- able clusters called the PLEIADES and HYADES . The first is now on the shoulder , and the latter in the face of the Bull . The names of the ...
... mean declination of 16 ° N. 64. Taurus contains 141 visible stars , including two remark- able clusters called the PLEIADES and HYADES . The first is now on the shoulder , and the latter in the face of the Bull . The names of the ...
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... means of five stars so placed as to form the letter V. ( Map VIII . , Fig . 29. ) The most brilliant star is on the left , in the top of the letter , and called Aldebaran ; from which the moon's distance is computed . " A star of the ...
... means of five stars so placed as to form the letter V. ( Map VIII . , Fig . 29. ) The most brilliant star is on the left , in the top of the letter , and called Aldebaran ; from which the moon's distance is computed . " A star of 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