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Ursa Minor is represented under the figure of a small bear. It contains twenty-four
stars, of which only three are of the third, and four of the fourth magnitude.
Principal stars. — A cluster of seven stars forms what is termed the " Little Dipper.
Ursa Minor is represented under the figure of a small bear. It contains twenty-four
stars, of which only three are of the third, and four of the fourth magnitude.
Principal stars. — A cluster of seven stars forms what is termed the " Little Dipper.
Page 239
Draco is represented under the figure of a long sinuous serpent, stretching
between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, nearly encircling the latter constellation,
and finally reaching out its head almost to the body of Hercules. Principal stars.
— Four ...
Draco is represented under the figure of a long sinuous serpent, stretching
between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor, nearly encircling the latter constellation,
and finally reaching out its head almost to the body of Hercules. Principal stars.
— Four ...
Page 332
(8 P. U.)—In the North, Ursa Major is above Polaris, Draco and. Ursa Minor to the
east, Cepheus below and to the east, and Cassiopeia directly below. In the East,
Cyg- nus and Aquila are just rising, Lyra and Taurus Poniatowskii are well up.
(8 P. U.)—In the North, Ursa Major is above Polaris, Draco and. Ursa Minor to the
east, Cepheus below and to the east, and Cassiopeia directly below. In the East,
Cyg- nus and Aquila are just rising, Lyra and Taurus Poniatowskii are well up.
Page 333
above Polaris, Ursa Major west, Cepheus east, and Cassiopeia below to the east
. In the East ... August. (9 P. M.) — In the North, Draco and Ursa Minor are above
Polaris, Cepheus above and to the east, Cassiopeia east, and Ursa Major west.
above Polaris, Ursa Major west, Cepheus east, and Cassiopeia below to the east
. In the East ... August. (9 P. M.) — In the North, Draco and Ursa Minor are above
Polaris, Cepheus above and to the east, Cassiopeia east, and Ursa Major west.
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Right ascension.. Twilight...... Umbra.. Uranus. Ursa Majo * Minor.. Venus ......
Vertical Circle.. Velocity of Light. Virgo..... - - - - - - Saros................................... 160
Saturn... 182 Sagittarius. 261 Scorpio..... 260 Scintillation. 226 gns of Zodiac - - ,
230 ...
Right ascension.. Twilight...... Umbra.. Uranus. Ursa Majo * Minor.. Venus ......
Vertical Circle.. Velocity of Light. Virgo..... - - - - - - Saros................................... 160
Saturn... 182 Sagittarius. 261 Scorpio..... 260 Scintillation. 226 gns of Zodiac - - ,
230 ...
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| Title | Fourteen Weeks in Descriptive Astronomy Fourteen weeks courses in natural science |
| Author | Joel Dorman Steele |
| Publisher | A.S. Barnes & Company, 1873 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 14 Oct 2010 |
| Length | 336 pages |
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