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This has materially altered the estimated distances, etc., of the planets. The sun is
much nearer us than we supposed, and light has lost a little of its wonderful
velocity. Much additional information has been obtained concerning Meteors and
...
This has materially altered the estimated distances, etc., of the planets. The sun is
much nearer us than we supposed, and light has lost a little of its wonderful
velocity. Much additional information has been obtained concerning Meteors and
...
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It will be noticed that the order of topics, in treating of the planets and also of the
constellations, is uniform. If a portion of the class write their topics in full upon the
blackboard, it will be found a valuable exercise in spelling, punctuation, and ...
It will be noticed that the order of topics, in treating of the planets and also of the
constellations, is uniform. If a portion of the class write their topics in full upon the
blackboard, it will be found a valuable exercise in spelling, punctuation, and ...
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Joel Dorman Steele. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CELESTIAL MAP. I.
INTRODUCTION. FAOI HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY 16 SPACE ... 35 THE
THREE SYSTEMS OF CIRCLES . . .37 II. THE SOLAR SYSTEM . . 43 THE SUN
46 THE PLANETS .
Joel Dorman Steele. TABLE OF CONTENTS. CELESTIAL MAP. I.
INTRODUCTION. FAOI HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY 16 SPACE ... 35 THE
THREE SYSTEMS OF CIRCLES . . .37 II. THE SOLAR SYSTEM . . 43 THE SUN
46 THE PLANETS .
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Astronomy (astron, a star, and nomos, a law) treats of the Heavenly Bodies— the
sun, moon, planets, stars, and, as our globe itself is a planet, of the earth also. It is
, above all others, a science that cultivates the powers of the imagination.
Astronomy (astron, a star, and nomos, a law) treats of the Heavenly Bodies— the
sun, moon, planets, stars, and, as our globe itself is a planet, of the earth also. It is
, above all others, a science that cultivates the powers of the imagination.
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... penetrate so deeply into the mysteries of the universe. Astronomy has
measured the distance of many of the stars, and of all the planets ; computed
their weight and size, their days, years, and seasons, with many of their 14
INTRODUCTION.
... penetrate so deeply into the mysteries of the universe. Astronomy has
measured the distance of many of the stars, and of all the planets ; computed
their weight and size, their days, years, and seasons, with many of their 14
INTRODUCTION.
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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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