The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... motions of the planets with their real mo- tions in circular or elliptical orbits , the effects produced by centri- fugal ... motion , the difficulty of forming adequate ideas of the immense spaces in which the heavenly bodies move , and ...
... motions of the planets with their real mo- tions in circular or elliptical orbits , the effects produced by centri- fugal ... motion , the difficulty of forming adequate ideas of the immense spaces in which the heavenly bodies move , and ...
Page xxi
... motion , splendour , colour and diversity of surface - evidently indicating , that every world has its peculiar scenes of beauty and grandeur . But , as no one will be so presumptuous as to assert , that the bound- aries of the universe ...
... motion , splendour , colour and diversity of surface - evidently indicating , that every world has its peculiar scenes of beauty and grandeur . But , as no one will be so presumptuous as to assert , that the bound- aries of the universe ...
Page xxiii
... motion of the celestial vault , the planets in their several courses , and the moon walking in her brightness among the host of stars- they should be indulged with views of the rings of Saturn , the belts and satellites of Jupiter , the ...
... motion of the celestial vault , the planets in their several courses , and the moon walking in her brightness among the host of stars- they should be indulged with views of the rings of Saturn , the belts and satellites of Jupiter , the ...
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... motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on its axis ; so that they rise and set sooner every succeeding day by about four minutes , than they did , on the preceding . This is called their ...
... motion westward , besides their apparent diurnal motion caused by the Earth's revolution on its axis ; so that they rise and set sooner every succeeding day by about four minutes , than they did , on the preceding . This is called their ...
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... motion , and dis ances of the heavenly bodies . That meridional point in each map , whose declination corresponds with the latitude of the place of observation , represents the zenith of the heavens at that place ; and those ...
... motion , and dis ances of the heavenly bodies . That meridional point in each map , whose declination corresponds with the latitude of the place of observation , represents the zenith of the heavens at that place ; and those ...
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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