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... Orion " will be loosened , and the " Seven Sisters " will glide apart into remote space . Such are the distances however , that , although these movements have been going on constantly , yet since the creation of man no variation has ...
... Orion " will be loosened , and the " Seven Sisters " will glide apart into remote space . Such are the distances however , that , although these movements have been going on constantly , yet since the creation of man no variation has ...
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... ORION Sirius GREAT DOG HARE Phaer R SHIP Naos Gemini , the Twins , represents the twin brothers Castor and Pollux . The principal stars are Castor and Pollux , which are of the first and second magnitudes . The latter is also one of the ...
... ORION Sirius GREAT DOG HARE Phaer R SHIP Naos Gemini , the Twins , represents the twin brothers Castor and Pollux . The principal stars are Castor and Pollux , which are of the first and second magnitudes . The latter is also one of the ...
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... Orion . Mythological history . — Castor and Pollux were no- ted the former for his skill in training horses , the latter for boxing . They were tenderly attached to each other , and were inseparable in all their adven- tures . They ...
... Orion . Mythological history . — Castor and Pollux were no- ted the former for his skill in training horses , the latter for boxing . They were tenderly attached to each other , and were inseparable in all their adven- tures . They ...
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... Orion is represented under the figure of a hunter assaulting Taurus . He has a sword in his belt , a club in his right hand , and the skin of a lion in his left . This is one of the most clearly defined and conspicuous constellations in ...
... Orion is represented under the figure of a hunter assaulting Taurus . He has a sword in his belt , a club in his right hand , and the skin of a lion in his left . This is one of the most clearly defined and conspicuous constellations in ...
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... Orion proceeded to the east , and at a favorable place " Climbing up a narrow gorge , Fixed his blank eyes upon the sun . " The healing beams restored him to sight . As a pun- ishment for having profanely boasted that he was able to ...
... Orion proceeded to the east , and at a favorable place " Climbing up a narrow gorge , Fixed his blank eyes upon the sun . " The healing beams restored him to sight . As a pun- ishment for having profanely boasted that he was able to ...
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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