The Geography of the Heavens: And Class-book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... rise and set sooner every succeeding day by about four minutes , than they did , on the preceding . This is called their daily acceleration . It amounts to just two hours a month . EXAMPLE . - Those stars and constellations which do not ...
... rise and set sooner every succeeding day by about four minutes , than they did , on the preceding . This is called their daily acceleration . It amounts to just two hours a month . EXAMPLE . - Those stars and constellations which do not ...
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... rise and come to the meridian every succeeding day , than they did on the preceding Times in which Revolutions ... rising to view in the east , and ascending to the meridian , others sink beneath the western horizon , and are seen no ...
... rise and come to the meridian every succeeding day , than they did on the preceding Times in which Revolutions ... rising to view in the east , and ascending to the meridian , others sink beneath the western horizon , and are seen no ...
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... rise one after another in their or- der , and to trace among them the orbits of the Earth and of the other planets . As Greek letters so frequently occur in catalogues and maps of the stars and on the celestial globes , the Greek ...
... rise one after another in their or- der , and to trace among them the orbits of the Earth and of the other planets . As Greek letters so frequently occur in catalogues and maps of the stars and on the celestial globes , the Greek ...
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... rise higher and higher in their enjoyments , and go on to contemplate system after system through the boundless universe . LA PLACE says : - " As to those stars which suddenly shine forth with a very vivid light , and then immediately ...
... rise higher and higher in their enjoyments , and go on to contemplate system after system through the boundless universe . LA PLACE says : - " As to those stars which suddenly shine forth with a very vivid light , and then immediately ...
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... rising of some star in the Zodiac , at the same time suffered the water to drop into one of the small vessels . And as soon as it was full , they removed it , and set an empty one in its place . Just as each vessel was full , they took ...
... rising of some star in the Zodiac , at the same time suffered the water to drop into one of the small vessels . And as soon as it was full , they removed it , and set an empty one in its place . Just as each vessel was full , they took ...
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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