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Page 42
... Capricornus ... Aquarius .. Pisces " The first , r , indicates the horns of the Ram ; the second , 8 , the head and horns of the Bull ; the barb attached to a sort of letter m , designates the Scorpion ; the arrow , , sufficiently ...
... Capricornus ... Aquarius .. Pisces " The first , r , indicates the horns of the Ram ; the second , 8 , the head and horns of the Bull ; the barb attached to a sort of letter m , designates the Scorpion ; the arrow , , sufficiently ...
Page 112
... Ex- ample . Take the earth as it enters Capricornus ( 15 ) and the sun in Cancer ( ) He is now over- head , 231 ° north of the equator . His rays strike less obliquely in the northern hemisphere than when the earth 112 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
... Ex- ample . Take the earth as it enters Capricornus ( 15 ) and the sun in Cancer ( ) He is now over- head , 231 ° north of the equator . His rays strike less obliquely in the northern hemisphere than when the earth 112 THE SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 113
... Capricornus ; and he is overhead , 23 ° south of the equator . His rays strike less obliquely in the southern hemisphere than before , but in the northern hemisphere more obliquely . These six months have changed the direction of the ...
... Capricornus ; and he is overhead , 23 ° south of the equator . His rays strike less obliquely in the southern hemisphere than before , but in the northern hemisphere more obliquely . These six months have changed the direction of the ...
Page 229
... Capricorni . " While , however , the constellations are thus rude and imperfect , there seems little hope of any change . Age gives them a dignity that insures their perpetuation . INVENTION OF THE CONSTELLATIONS . - This goes back into ...
... Capricorni . " While , however , the constellations are thus rude and imperfect , there seems little hope of any change . Age gives them a dignity that insures their perpetuation . INVENTION OF THE CONSTELLATIONS . - This goes back into ...
Page 230
... Capricornus ( the goat ) , which delights in climbing lofty precipices , denotes how at the winter solstice the sun begins to climb . the sky on his return north . Aquarius ( the water- bearer ) is a natural emblem of the rainy season ...
... Capricornus ( the goat ) , which delights in climbing lofty precipices , denotes how at the winter solstice the sun begins to climb . the sky on his return north . Aquarius ( the water- bearer ) is a natural emblem of the rainy season ...
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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