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Page 42
... 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 points to Sagit- tarius ; s is ...
... 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 points to Sagit- tarius ; s is ...
Page 71
... took place Feb. 28 , 2446 B. C. , and that they were between 10 ° and 18 ° of Pisces . This was before the Deluge , so that the fact must have been afterward calculated and chronicled in their records . THE PLANETS . 71.
... took place Feb. 28 , 2446 B. C. , and that they were between 10 ° and 18 ° of Pisces . This was before the Deluge , so that the fact must have been afterward calculated and chronicled in their records . THE PLANETS . 71.
Page 123
... Pisces in the heavens . Pisces is therefore the first constellation in the zodiac . ( See Fig . 72. ) Causes of the Precession of the Equinoxes . - Before commencing the explanation of this phenomenon , it is necessary to impress upon ...
... Pisces in the heavens . Pisces is therefore the first constellation in the zodiac . ( See Fig . 72. ) Causes of the Precession of the Equinoxes . - Before commencing the explanation of this phenomenon , it is necessary to impress upon ...
Page 229
... Pisces and a leg in Cetus , nor should 13 Argôs pass through the Unicorn's flank into the Little Dog . 51 Camelopardali might with propriety be extracted from the eye of Auriga , and the ribs of Aquarius re- leased from 46 Capricorni ...
... Pisces and a leg in Cetus , nor should 13 Argôs pass through the Unicorn's flank into the Little Dog . 51 Camelopardali might with propriety be extracted from the eye of Auriga , and the ribs of Aquarius re- leased from 46 Capricorni ...
Page 230
... Pisces ( the fishes ) is the month for fishing . SIGNS AND CONSTELLATIONS DO NOT AGREE . - By the precession of the equinoxes , as we have before described on page 121 , the signs have fallen back along the ecliptic about 30 ° , so that ...
... Pisces ( the fishes ) is the month for fishing . SIGNS AND CONSTELLATIONS DO NOT AGREE . - By the precession of the equinoxes , as we have before described on page 121 , the signs have fallen back along the ecliptic about 30 ° , so that ...
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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