The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page xiv
... periods of revolution , the hundredth part of a mi- nute in a thousand years - in the spherical figures given to all those mighty orbs , and the diurnal motions impressed upon them , by which a due proportion of light and heat is ...
... periods of revolution , the hundredth part of a mi- nute in a thousand years - in the spherical figures given to all those mighty orbs , and the diurnal motions impressed upon them , by which a due proportion of light and heat is ...
Page xv
... periods of endless duration . Such objects and such motions evidently display the omnipotence of the Creator beyond every other scene which creation presents ; and , when seriously contemplated , cannot but inspire us with the most ...
... periods of endless duration . Such objects and such motions evidently display the omnipotence of the Creator beyond every other scene which creation presents ; and , when seriously contemplated , cannot but inspire us with the most ...
Page xxi
... period of duration , with new objects and new sources of enjoyment ; and , that it is the science of astronomy alone which has presented us with a demon- stration , and a full illustration of this important truth . For , it has ...
... period of duration , with new objects and new sources of enjoyment ; and , that it is the science of astronomy alone which has presented us with a demon- stration , and a full illustration of this important truth . For , it has ...
Page xxii
... period of duration , to have arrived at perfection , in so far as it is a subject of study to finite minds ; and , at this moment , even in the view of the Infinite Mind that created the universe , its objects may not yet be completed ...
... period of duration , to have arrived at perfection , in so far as it is a subject of study to finite minds ; and , at this moment , even in the view of the Infinite Mind that created the universe , its objects may not yet be completed ...
Page 27
... periods , between certain limits , which are said to be comprised within the space of 20 ° 42 ' . The ecliptic , like every other circle , contains 360 ° , and it is divided into 12 equal arcs of 30 ° each , called signs , which the ...
... periods , between certain limits , which are said to be comprised within the space of 20 ° 42 ' . The ecliptic , like every other circle , contains 360 ° , and it is divided into 12 equal arcs of 30 ° each , called signs , which the ...
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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