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... Herschel made a special voyage to the Cape of Good Hope , armed with the best telescopes which his father had shown ... Herschel's magnificent volume a classic of astronomy , but the observations which it contains are still as carefully ...
... Herschel made a special voyage to the Cape of Good Hope , armed with the best telescopes which his father had shown ... Herschel's magnificent volume a classic of astronomy , but the observations which it contains are still as carefully ...
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... Herschel's work may be described as principally in the nature of an exploration . He had no instruments for accurately determining the positions of stars . In the latter field the first important contributions after Lacaille were made ...
... Herschel's work may be described as principally in the nature of an exploration . He had no instruments for accurately determining the positions of stars . In the latter field the first important contributions after Lacaille were made ...
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... Herschel , who observed that among the stars having notable proper motions there was a general tendency to move from the direc- tion of the constellation Hercules , which is in the northern hemisphere , towards the opposite constella ...
... Herschel , who observed that among the stars having notable proper motions there was a general tendency to move from the direc- tion of the constellation Hercules , which is in the northern hemisphere , towards the opposite constella ...
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... all striking . A traveller named Birchell noted it as of the first magnitude in 1827 , but this seems doubtful in view of the records of other observers . Our next authority on the subject is Sir John Herschel ETA ARGUS 125.
... all striking . A traveller named Birchell noted it as of the first magnitude in 1827 , but this seems doubtful in view of the records of other observers . Our next authority on the subject is Sir John Herschel ETA ARGUS 125.
Page 126
... Herschel , who , during his residence at the Cape of Good Hope , in 1834 , noted Eta Argus as of mag- nitude between ... Herschel's as- tonishment was excited by the appearance of “ a new candidate for distinction among the very bright ...
... Herschel , who , during his residence at the Cape of Good Hope , in 1834 , noted Eta Argus as of mag- nitude between ... Herschel's as- tonishment was excited by the appearance of “ a new candidate for distinction among the very bright ...
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actual Algol apical motion appear Aquila astronomers average Beta Lyræ binary systems body bright lines brighter stars brightest brilliancy catalogue celestial sphere centre century chapter cluster colour components conclusion constellation dark lines density determined direction distance double stars earth eclipses emitted equal Eta Aquila fact faint fainter follows galaxy greater Harvard Observatory heavens Herschel hydrogen hydrogen lines increase Kapteyn latter less Lick Observatory limit lucid stars mass measured Milky naked eye nearly nebula number of stars observations Observatory orbit Orion parallactic motion parallax period photographic Pickering planet pole position proper motion question R. A. Dec radial motion ratio remarkable revolving round right ascension seems seen Sirius sixth magnitude solar apex space spectra spectroscope spectroscopic binary spectrum square degrees star-density stellar supposed surface telescope temperature tion tude UNIVERS universe variable stars variation velocity visible wave-length zone
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