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... MERIDIAN IN NOVEMBER . ANDROMEDA . - MAP V. * 29. IF we look directly overhead at 10 o'clock , on the 10th of November , we shall see the constellation celebrated in fable by the name of ANDROMEDA . It is represented on the map by the ...
... MERIDIAN IN NOVEMBER . ANDROMEDA . - MAP V. * 29. IF we look directly overhead at 10 o'clock , on the 10th of November , we shall see the constellation celebrated in fable by the name of ANDROMEDA . It is represented on the map by the ...
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... meridian of the heavens , and forms nearly a right line with Algenib , in the wing of Pegasus , 14 ° S. of it , and with Beta in Cassiopeia , 30 ° N. of it . If a line , connecting these three stars , be produced , it will terminate in ...
... meridian of the heavens , and forms nearly a right line with Algenib , in the wing of Pegasus , 14 ° S. of it , and with Beta in Cassiopeia , 30 ° N. of it . If a line , connecting these three stars , be produced , it will terminate in ...
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... meridian the 24th of November ; and from its breadth , is more than a week in passing over it . 38. The Northern Fish and its ribbon , beginning at Merach , may by a train of small stars , be traced in a S. S. easterly direc- tion , for ...
... meridian the 24th of November ; and from its breadth , is more than a week in passing over it . 38. The Northern Fish and its ribbon , beginning at Merach , may by a train of small stars , be traced in a S. S. easterly direc- tion , for ...
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... meridian the 22d of November , but does not sensibly change its position for several days ; for it should be remembered that the apparent motion of the stars becomes slower and slower , as they approxi- mate the poles . 44. Cassiopeia ...
... meridian the 22d of November , but does not sensibly change its position for several days ; for it should be remembered that the apparent motion of the stars becomes slower and slower , as they approxi- mate the poles . 44. Cassiopeia ...
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... meridian , once above , and once below the pole ; and twice at its greatest elonga- tion E. and W. The Polar Star not being exactly in the N. pole of the heavens , but one degree and 31 minutes on that side of it which is towards Caph ...
... meridian , once above , and once below the pole ; and twice at its greatest elonga- tion E. and W. The Polar Star not being exactly in the N. pole of the heavens , but one degree and 31 minutes on that side of it which is towards Caph ...
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3d magnitude 4th magnitude angle aphelion appear Arcturus Aries astronomers Auriga axis Beta blue bright star called celestial Cepheus circle cluster comet constellation Cor Caroli declination degree Delta Denebola diameter distant companion diurnal motion DOUBLE STAR Earth Earth's orbit east ecliptic equator equinoctial figure fixed stars Gamma head heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude Libra 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 tides tion triangle TRIPLE STAR Ursa Ursa Major Venus vernal equinox visible Zeta Zodiac