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130 The Moon 139 Eclipses 155 The Tides . . . . . . .165 Mars 168 The Minor
Planets . . . .172 Jupiter .... ... 175 Saturn 182 Uranus .189 Neptune 191
VtETEORS AND SHOOTING STARS . . 194 VAGI COMETS 206 ZODIACAL
LIGHT 217 III.
130 The Moon 139 Eclipses 155 The Tides . . . . . . .165 Mars 168 The Minor
Planets . . . .172 Jupiter .... ... 175 Saturn 182 Uranus .189 Neptune 191
VtETEORS AND SHOOTING STARS . . 194 VAGI COMETS 206 ZODIACAL
LIGHT 217 III.
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VAGI COMETS 206 ZODIACAL LIGHT 217 III. THE SIDEREAL SYSTEM . . 219
THE STARS 221 THE CONSTELLATIONS 234 Northern Circumpolar
Constellations . 234 Equatorial Constellations . . . .242 Southern Constellations .
VAGI COMETS 206 ZODIACAL LIGHT 217 III. THE SIDEREAL SYSTEM . . 219
THE STARS 221 THE CONSTELLATIONS 234 Northern Circumpolar
Constellations . 234 Equatorial Constellations . . . .242 Southern Constellations .
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Celestial longitude is distance from the Vernal Equinox measured on the ecliptic,
eastward. Celestial latitude is distance from the elliptic measured on a
Subordinate circle, north or south. The Zodiac. A belt of the Celestial Sphere, 8°
on each ...
Celestial longitude is distance from the Vernal Equinox measured on the ecliptic,
eastward. Celestial latitude is distance from the elliptic measured on a
Subordinate circle, north or south. The Zodiac. A belt of the Celestial Sphere, 8°
on each ...
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The Zodiac is divided into twelve equal parts — of 30° each — called Signs, to
each of which a fanciful name is given. The following are the names of the Signs
of the Zodiac. Aries. . Taurus Leo . . Virgo "The first, r, indicates the horns of the ...
The Zodiac is divided into twelve equal parts — of 30° each — called Signs, to
each of which a fanciful name is given. The following are the names of the Signs
of the Zodiac. Aries. . Taurus Leo . . Virgo "The first, r, indicates the horns of the ...
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The Solar System is mainly comprised within the limits of the Zodiac. It consists of
— 1. The Sun — the centre. 2. The major planets — Vulcan (undetermined),
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 3. The minor
planets ...
The Solar System is mainly comprised within the limits of the Zodiac. It consists of
— 1. The Sun — the centre. 2. The major planets — Vulcan (undetermined),
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune. 3. The minor
planets ...
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Bibliographic information
| 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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