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Page 60
... present the dog - days begin on the 3d of July , and continue to the 11th of August , being one day less than the ancients reckoned . 107. Hence , it is plain that the Dog - days of the moderns have no reference whatever to the rising ...
... present the dog - days begin on the 3d of July , and continue to the 11th of August , being one day less than the ancients reckoned . 107. Hence , it is plain that the Dog - days of the moderns have no reference whatever to the rising ...
Page 61
... present the figure of an enormous X , called by some , the EGYPTIAN X. Sirius is also pointed out by the direc- tion of the Three Stars in the belt of Orion . Its distance from them is about 23 ° . It comes to the meridian at 9 o'clock ...
... present the figure of an enormous X , called by some , the EGYPTIAN X. Sirius is also pointed out by the direc- tion of the Three Stars in the belt of Orion . Its distance from them is about 23 ° . It comes to the meridian at 9 o'clock ...
Page 65
... present , is 23 ° 27 ' , is called the obliquity of the ecliptic . It is a remarkable and well ascertained fact , that this is continually growing less and less . The tropics are slowly and steadily approaching the equinoctial , at the ...
... present , is 23 ° 27 ' , is called the obliquity of the ecliptic . It is a remarkable and well ascertained fact , that this is continually growing less and less . The tropics are slowly and steadily approaching the equinoctial , at the ...
Page 79
... present color . A fit punishment for such a fault . " The raven once in snowy plumes was drest , White as the whitest dove's unsullied breast , Fair as the guardian of the capitol , Soft as the Swan ; a large and lovely fowl ; His ...
... present color . A fit punishment for such a fault . " The raven once in snowy plumes was drest , White as the whitest dove's unsullied breast , Fair as the guardian of the capitol , Soft as the Swan ; a large and lovely fowl ; His ...
Page 86
... Present a figure driving of his teams . Below his girdle , near his knees , he bears The bright Arcturus , fairest of the stars . " 176. Arcturus is mentioned by name in that beautiful passage in Job , already referred to , where the ...
... Present a figure driving of his teams . Below his girdle , near his knees , he bears The bright Arcturus , fairest of the stars . " 176. Arcturus is mentioned by name in that beautiful passage in Job , already referred to , where the ...
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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