The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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Page 45
... say positively within five miles , where he is , on a boundless ocean , cannot but appear wo persons ignorant of physical astronomy , an approach to the miraculous . And yet , says he , the alternatives of life and death , wealth and ...
... say positively within five miles , where he is , on a boundless ocean , cannot but appear wo persons ignorant of physical astronomy , an approach to the miraculous . And yet , says he , the alternatives of life and death , wealth and ...
Page 47
... says the commentator of Champollion , “ rush- ed to behold the Zodiacs . These Zodiacs were immediately published and com mented upon , with more or less good faith and decorum . " Science struck out Into systems very bold ; and the ...
... says the commentator of Champollion , “ rush- ed to behold the Zodiacs . These Zodiacs were immediately published and com mented upon , with more or less good faith and decorum . " Science struck out Into systems very bold ; and the ...
Page 48
... say of it ? Has the true perio of Mira been satisfactorily determined ? How far , and which way is Mira from Alpha , in the knot of the riband ? What four small stars do you observe 100 S. of Mira ? grees S. W. of Mira , is a star of 49 ...
... say of it ? Has the true perio of Mira been satisfactorily determined ? How far , and which way is Mira from Alpha , in the knot of the riband ? What four small stars do you observe 100 S. of Mira ? grees S. W. of Mira , is a star of 49 ...
Page 54
... says that Thales , the Miletan astronomer , determined the cosmical setting of the Pleiades to be 25 days after the autumnal equinox . This would make a difference between the setting at that time and the present , of 35 days , and as a ...
... says that Thales , the Miletan astronomer , determined the cosmical setting of the Pleiades to be 25 days after the autumnal equinox . This would make a difference between the setting at that time and the present , of 35 days , and as a ...
Page 59
... say that Orion had no niother , but was the gift of the gods , Jupiter , Neptune , and Mercury , to a peasant of ... says their bodies were burned by the Thebans and that two persons arose from their ashes , whom the gods soon after ...
... say that Orion had no niother , but was the gift of the gods , Jupiter , Neptune , and Mercury , to a peasant of ... says their bodies were burned by the Thebans and that two persons arose from their ashes , whom the gods soon after ...
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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 Describe 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 mean distance Mercury meridian millions of miles minutes Moon Moon's motion naked eye nearly nebulæ night node north pole northern hemisphere observed orbit Orion parallax passing perihelion period Perseus phenomena planets Pleiades polar star position principal star represented revolution revolve right ascension rise satellites Saturn seasons seen side sidereal Sirius situated small stars solar system solstice southern spots Sun's supposed surface Taurus telescope tion triangle Ursa Venus vernal equinox Virgo visible whole number Zeta Zodiac