The Geography of the Heavens, and Class Book of Astronomy; Accompanied by a Celestial Atlas |
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... space , to the ages of an endless dura tion ; so that we can conceive an immortal mind expatiating amids objects of benignity , sublimity and grandeur , ever varied and ever new , throughout an eternal round of existence , without ever ...
... space , to the ages of an endless dura tion ; so that we can conceive an immortal mind expatiating amids objects of benignity , sublimity and grandeur , ever varied and ever new , throughout an eternal round of existence , without ever ...
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... 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 ancients distinguished by particular names . This division commences at 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 ancients distinguished by particular names . This division commences at the ...
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... space which the heavenly bodies appear to describe , every hour , for the 24 hours of the day . They are thence sometimes denominated Hour Circles . In measuring distances and determining positions on the Earth , the equator , and some ...
... space which the heavenly bodies appear to describe , every hour , for the 24 hours of the day . They are thence sometimes denominated Hour Circles . In measuring distances and determining positions on the Earth , the equator , and some ...
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... space ́ens . a large triangular space in the heavens , and its. 36 PICTURE OF THE HEAVENS .
... space ́ens . a large triangular space in the heavens , and its. 36 PICTURE OF THE HEAVENS .
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Elijah Hinsdale Burritt. a large triangular space in the heavens , and its outline at first is somewhat difficult to be traced . In consequence of the annual precession of the stars , the constellation Pis : os nas now come to occupy the ...
Elijah Hinsdale Burritt. a large triangular space in the heavens , and its outline at first is somewhat difficult to be traced . In consequence of the annual precession of the stars , the constellation Pis : os nas now come to occupy 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 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