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Page 44
... opposite to the Scorpion that caused his death . Others say that Orion had no mother , but was the gift of the gods , Jupiter , Neptune , and Mercury , to a peasant of Boeotia , as a reward of piety , and that he was invested with the ...
... opposite to the Scorpion that caused his death . Others say that Orion had no mother , but was the gift of the gods , Jupiter , Neptune , and Mercury , to a peasant of Boeotia , as a reward of piety , and that he was invested with the ...
Page 50
... opposite to them . Again , the two stars in the shoulders of Auriga , with the two in the shoulders of Orion , mark the extremities of a long , narrow parallelogram , lying N. and S. , and whose length is just five times its breadth ...
... opposite to them . Again , the two stars in the shoulders of Auriga , with the two in the shoulders of Orion , mark the extremities of a long , narrow parallelogram , lying N. and S. , and whose length is just five times its breadth ...
Page 53
... opposite to it are . For example : whatever constellation sets with the sun on any day , it is plain that the one opposite to it must be then rising , and continue visible through the night . Also , whatever constellation rises and sets ...
... opposite to it are . For example : whatever constellation sets with the sun on any day , it is plain that the one opposite to it must be then rising , and continue visible through the night . Also , whatever constellation rises and sets ...
Page 74
... opposite Shedir in Cas- siopeia , and at an equal distance from the pole . Benetnasch , Mizar , and Alioth constitute the handle , while the next four in the square form the bowl of the Dipper . 146. Five and a half degrees W. of Alioth ...
... opposite Shedir in Cas- siopeia , and at an equal distance from the pole . Benetnasch , Mizar , and Alioth constitute the handle , while the next four in the square form the bowl of the Dipper . 146. Five and a half degrees W. of Alioth ...
Page 75
... opposite each other , and equally distant from the pole . Caph is in the colure , which passes through the vernal equinox , and Megrez is in that which passes through the autumnal equinox . The latter passes the meridian at 9 o'clock ...
... opposite each other , and equally distant from the pole . Caph is in the colure , which passes through the vernal equinox , and Megrez is in that which passes through the autumnal equinox . The latter passes the meridian at 9 o'clock ...
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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