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Page 70
... mean right ascension is the same with that of Regulus , and it comes to the ... distance , and take the altitude of the sun , moon , planets , and fixed ... Mean R. A. ? What remark respecting the notation of the stars ? TELESCOPIC ...
... mean right ascension is the same with that of Regulus , and it comes to the ... distance , and take the altitude of the sun , moon , planets , and fixed ... Mean R. A. ? What remark respecting the notation of the stars ? TELESCOPIC ...
Page 85
... mean right ascension is 212 ° ; its center is there- fore on the meridian ... mean diameter at the other points . 171. Arcturus is supposed by some to be nearer the ... distance N. of Arcturus , and forms with these two , a right- angled ...
... mean right ascension is 212 ° ; its center is there- fore on the meridian ... mean diameter at the other points . 171. Arcturus is supposed by some to be nearer the ... distance N. of Arcturus , and forms with these two , a right- angled ...
Page 89
... mean declination of 50 ° . It contains thirty - five stars , including two of the 1st magnitude , one of the 2d ... distance , to constitute but one animal . So the Spanish cavalry at first seemed to the astonished Mexicans , who ...
... mean declination of 50 ° . It contains thirty - five stars , including two of the 1st magnitude , one of the 2d ... distance , to constitute but one animal . So the Spanish cavalry at first seemed to the astonished Mexicans , who ...
Page 91
... mean declination is 8 ° south , and its mean right ascension 226 ° . Its ... distance from this star down to Theta Centauri is about 23 ° , with which ... distance of 11 ° on the east . These two make the diagonal of the square east and ...
... mean declination is 8 ° south , and its mean right ascension 226 ° . Its ... distance from this star down to Theta Centauri is about 23 ° , with which ... distance of 11 ° on the east . These two make the diagonal of the square east and ...
Page 132
... mean declination is 14 ° S. , and its mean right ascension 335 ° , or 22 ... distance is computed for ascertaining the longitude at sea . It culminates ... distance from Ancha , are in the tail of Capricorn . They are about 2 ° apart ...
... mean declination is 14 ° S. , and its mean right ascension 335 ° , or 22 ... distance is computed for ascertaining the longitude at sea . It culminates ... distance from Ancha , are in the tail of Capricorn . They are about 2 ° apart ...
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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