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... light has lost a little of its wonder- ful velocity . Much additional information has been obtained concerning Meteors and Shooting Stars . The investigations connected with Spectrum Analy- sis have been especially suggestive . Thus on ...
... light has lost a little of its wonder- ful velocity . Much additional information has been obtained concerning Meteors and Shooting Stars . The investigations connected with Spectrum Analy- sis have been especially suggestive . Thus on ...
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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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Joel Dorman Steele. COMETS ZODIACAL LIGHT III . THE SIDEREAL SYSTEM . THE STARS PAGE • 206 . 217 219 • 221 234 • 234 242 • 263 THE CONSTELLATIONS NORTHERN CIRCUMPOLAR CONSTELLATIONS EQUATORIAL CONSTELLATIONS . SOUTHERN CONSTELLATIONS ...
Joel Dorman Steele. COMETS ZODIACAL LIGHT III . THE SIDEREAL SYSTEM . THE STARS PAGE • 206 . 217 219 • 221 234 • 234 242 • 263 THE CONSTELLATIONS NORTHERN CIRCUMPOLAR CONSTELLATIONS EQUATORIAL CONSTELLATIONS . SOUTHERN CONSTELLATIONS ...
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... light , perpetually changing and twinkling ; others , more constant , beam tranquilly and softly upon us ; while many just tremble into our sight , like a wave that , struggling to reach some far - off land , dies as it touches the ...
... light , perpetually changing and twinkling ; others , more constant , beam tranquilly and softly upon us ; while many just tremble into our sight , like a wave that , struggling to reach some far - off land , dies as it touches the ...
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... lights seem full of meaning to us , could we but read their holy message ; they become real and sentient , and , like the soft eyes in pictures , look lov- ingly and inquiringly upon us . We come into com- munion with another life , and ...
... lights seem full of meaning to us , could we but read their holy message ; they become real and sentient , and , like the soft eyes in pictures , look lov- ingly and inquiringly upon us . We come into com- munion with another life , and ...
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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