Fourteen Weeks in Descriptive Astronomy |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 12
Page 42
... Aries . ၈ Libra .... Taurus Scorpio .... Gemini . II Cancer 26 Leo . Virgo 爬 EX m Sagittarius . Capricornus ... Aquarius .. Pisces " The first , r , indicates the horns of the Ram ; the second , 8 , the head and horns of the Bull ...
... Aries . ၈ Libra .... Taurus Scorpio .... Gemini . II Cancer 26 Leo . Virgo 爬 EX m Sagittarius . Capricornus ... Aquarius .. Pisces " The first , r , indicates the horns of the Ram ; the second , 8 , the head and horns of the Bull ...
Page 69
... Aries , measured on the ecliptic , eastward . In this way we can get a very correct idea of a planetary orbit in space . COMPARATIVE SIZE OF PLANETS . ( Chambers . ) - The following scheme will assist in obtaining a correct notion of ...
... Aries , measured on the ecliptic , eastward . In this way we can get a very correct idea of a planetary orbit in space . COMPARATIVE SIZE OF PLANETS . ( Chambers . ) - The following scheme will assist in obtaining a correct notion of ...
Page 109
... Aries ( r ) —vernal equinox ; when the sun enters the next sign , Taurus ( 8 ) , the earth in fact has passed on to Scorpio ( m ) . Thus as the earth moves through her orbit , the sun seems to pass through the same path along the ...
... Aries ( r ) —vernal equinox ; when the sun enters the next sign , Taurus ( 8 ) , the earth in fact has passed on to Scorpio ( m ) . Thus as the earth moves through her orbit , the sun seems to pass through the same path along the ...
Page 112
... Aries , the rays strike vertically at the equator , and more and more obliquely in the northern and southern hemispheres , as the distance from the equator increases , until at the poles they strike almost horizontally . This variation ...
... Aries , the rays strike vertically at the equator , and more and more obliquely in the northern and southern hemispheres , as the distance from the equator increases , until at the poles they strike almost horizontally . This variation ...
Page 123
... Aries , at the time of the vernal equinox ; but since then the equinoxes have retrograded nearly a whole sign , so that now while the sun is in the sign Aries on the ecliptic , it corresponds to the constellation Pisces in the heavens ...
... Aries , at the time of the vernal equinox ; but since then the equinoxes have retrograded nearly a whole sign , so that now while the sun is in the sign Aries on the ecliptic , it corresponds to the constellation Pisces in the heavens ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
ancients Andromeda angle aphelion appear Aries astronomers atmosphere axis Boötes bright brilliant Canis Minor Capricornus Cassiopeia cause Celestial Sphere centre Cepheus circle color comet conjunction constellation Cor Caroli dark density Describe diameter disk earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars full moon globe heat heavenly bodies heavens Hercules Herschel horizon inclined inferior conjunction inferior planet Jupiter latitude length light luminous lunar Lyra magnitude Mars mean distance Mercury meridian meteors miles moon's motion move naked eye nearly nebula Neptune night node north pole Orion parallax pass path penumbra perihelion Perseus Pisces polar Polaris precession rays revolve ring rising Saturn seasons seen shine side sidereal sidereal day solar day solar system solstice space spots summer sun's surface synodic revolution tance Taurus telescope theory tion Uranus Ursa Major Ursa Minor varies velocity Venus vernal equinox visible winter Zodiac