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... shine with a vivid 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 ...
... shine with a vivid 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 ...
Page 15
... shine with a clear distinct light , we notice that they change their position with respect to the others . They are therefore called " planets " ( literally , wan- derers ) . Others remain immovable , and shine with a shifting ...
... shine with a clear distinct light , we notice that they change their position with respect to the others . They are therefore called " planets " ( literally , wan- derers ) . Others remain immovable , and shine with a shifting ...
Page 66
... shine by reflecting the light they receive from the sun . 5. They revolve upon their axes in the same way as the earth . This we know by telescopic observa- tion to be the case with many planets , and by anal- ogy the rule may be ...
... shine by reflecting the light they receive from the sun . 5. They revolve upon their axes in the same way as the earth . This we know by telescopic observa- tion to be the case with many planets , and by anal- ogy the rule may be ...
Page 96
... shine upon us in the far - off sky ; that our earth is only one atom in a universe of worlds , all firm and solid , and equally well fitted to be the abode of life . DIMENSIONS . - The earth is not " round like a ball , " but flattened ...
... shine upon us in the far - off sky ; that our earth is only one atom in a universe of worlds , all firm and solid , and equally well fitted to be the abode of life . DIMENSIONS . - The earth is not " round like a ball , " but flattened ...
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... shine in the midnight sky , those at F having , in their turn , vanished in the west . Stars at E are on the meridian at noon , and consequently hidden in daylight ; and those about H are just escaping from the sun's rays , and ...
... shine in the midnight sky , those at F having , in their turn , vanished in the west . Stars at E are on the meridian at noon , and consequently hidden in daylight ; and those about H are just escaping from the sun's rays , 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