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... appear to be entirely station- ary ; then she would retrace her steps , and seem to meet the sun . All these facts were attempted to be accounted for by an incongruous system of cycles and epicycles , " as it is called . The advo- cates ...
... appear to be entirely station- ary ; then she would retrace her steps , and seem to meet the sun . All these facts were attempted to be accounted for by an incongruous system of cycles and epicycles , " as it is called . The advo- cates ...
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... appear near . With his profound knowledge of optics and philosophical instruments , Galileo instantly caught the idea , and soon had a telescope completed that would magnify thirty times . It was a very simple affair - only a piece of ...
... appear near . With his profound knowledge of optics and philosophical instruments , Galileo instantly caught the idea , and soon had a telescope completed that would magnify thirty times . It was a very simple affair - only a piece of ...
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... appears to be spread above us , is termed the Celestial Sphere . There are two points to be no- ticed here . First ... appear to pierce the sphere at the same point ; which is to say , that at that enormous distance , 183,000,000 miles ...
... appears to be spread above us , is termed the Celestial Sphere . There are two points to be no- ticed here . First ... appear to pierce the sphere at the same point ; which is to say , that at that enormous distance , 183,000,000 miles ...
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... appears to be about a half de- gree in diameter , so that 360 disks like the sun , laid side by side , would make a half circle of the celestial sphere . It seems a little larger to us in winter than in summer , as we are 3,000,000 ...
... appears to be about a half de- gree in diameter , so that 360 disks like the sun , laid side by side , would make a half circle of the celestial sphere . It seems a little larger to us in winter than in summer , as we are 3,000,000 ...
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... appear to us perfectly distinct and circular , and with no spot to dim its brightness . If we use , however , a telescope of moderate power , taking the precaution properly to shield the eye with a colored eye - piece , we shall find ...
... appear to us perfectly distinct and circular , and with no spot to dim its brightness . If we use , however , a telescope of moderate power , taking the precaution properly to shield the eye with a colored eye - piece , we shall find ...
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ancients Andromeda angle aphelion appearance Aries astronomers atmosphere axis body Boötes bright brilliant Canis Minor Capricornus Cassiopeia cause celestial centre Cepheus circle color comet conjunction constellation Cor Caroli dark density Describe diameter disk Draco earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial figure fixed stars full moon globe heat heavens Hercules Herschel horizon inclined inferior conjunction inferior planet Jupiter latitude length light lunar Lyra magnitude Mars mean distance Mercury meridian meteors miles moon moon's motion move naked eye nearly nebula Neptune node north pole orbit Orion parallax pass path penumbra perihelion Perseus Pisces Polaris precession rays revolve ring rising Saturn seasons seen shadow shines shower sidereal sidereal day solar day solar system space spots summer sun's superior planet surface synodic revolution tance Taurus telescope theory tion Uranus Ursa Major Ursa Minor varies velocity Venus vernal equinox visible zodiac zone