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... THE MOON 139 ECLIPSES • 155 THE TIDES MARS THE MINOR PLANETS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE SHOOTING METEORS AND SHOOTING STARS • 165 . 168 172 . 175 182 . 189 191 . 194 COMETS ZODIACAL LIGHT III . THE SIDEREAL SYSTEM . THE.
... THE MOON 139 ECLIPSES • 155 THE TIDES MARS THE MINOR PLANETS JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE SHOOTING METEORS AND SHOOTING STARS • 165 . 168 172 . 175 182 . 189 191 . 194 COMETS ZODIACAL LIGHT III . THE SIDEREAL SYSTEM . THE.
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... Jupiter's distance is to the cube of Mars ' distance ; or , representing the earth's time of revolu- tion by P , and ... Jupiter take the bass , Mars the tenor , Earth and Venus the counter , and Mercury the treble . This shows what a ...
... Jupiter's distance is to the cube of Mars ' distance ; or , representing the earth's time of revolu- tion by P , and ... Jupiter take the bass , Mars the tenor , Earth and Venus the counter , and Mercury the treble . This shows what a ...
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... Jupiter . Near it he saw three bright stars , as he considered them , which were invisible to the naked eye . The next night he noticed that those stars had changed their relative positions . Aston- ished and perplexed , he waited three ...
... Jupiter . Near it he saw three bright stars , as he considered them , which were invisible to the naked eye . The next night he noticed that those stars had changed their relative positions . Aston- ished and perplexed , he waited three ...
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... Jupiter and Venus ; two unpropitious , Mars and Saturn ; two luminaries , the Sun and Moon ; and Mercury alone , undecided and indifferent . From which , and from many other phenomena of Nature , such as the seven metals , etc. , we ...
... Jupiter and Venus ; two unpropitious , Mars and Saturn ; two luminaries , the Sun and Moon ; and Mercury alone , undecided and indifferent . From which , and from many other phenomena of Nature , such as the seven metals , etc. , we ...
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... Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , Neptune . 3. The minor planets , at present one hundred and seventeen in number . ( The paths of some extend a little outside the Zodiac . ) 4. The satellites or moons , eighteen in number , which re- volve ...
... Jupiter , Saturn , Uranus , Neptune . 3. The minor planets , at present one hundred and seventeen in number . ( The paths of some extend a little outside the Zodiac . ) 4. The satellites or moons , eighteen in number , which re- volve ...
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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