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... to the memory of the classic heroes of an tiquity . " Thus monstrous forms , o'er heaven's nocturnal arch . Seen by the sage , in pomp celestial march ; See Aries there his glittering bow unfold , And raging 228 THE SIDEREAL SYSTEM .
... to the memory of the classic heroes of an tiquity . " Thus monstrous forms , o'er heaven's nocturnal arch . Seen by the sage , in pomp celestial march ; See Aries there his glittering bow unfold , And raging 228 THE SIDEREAL SYSTEM .
Page 229
... Aries should not have a horn in Pisces and a leg in Cetus , nor should 13 Argôs pass through the Unicorn's flank into the Little Dog . 51 Camelopardali might with propriety be extracted from the eye of Auriga , and the ribs of Aquarius ...
... Aries should not have a horn in Pisces and a leg in Cetus , nor should 13 Argôs pass through the Unicorn's flank into the Little Dog . 51 Camelopardali might with propriety be extracted from the eye of Auriga , and the ribs of Aquarius ...
Page 230
... Aries ( Y ) are now in Taurus ( 8 ) , and those which were in the sign Pisces ( X ) are now in Aries ( Y ) . * If the teacher put a pin at the centre of Fig . 72 , and , drawing a sharp knife between the signs and the constellations ...
... Aries ( Y ) are now in Taurus ( 8 ) , and those which were in the sign Pisces ( X ) are now in Aries ( Y ) . * If the teacher put a pin at the centre of Fig . 72 , and , drawing a sharp knife between the signs and the constellations ...
Page 321
Joel Dorman Steele. when we see in the almanac " the earth is in Aries ? " " The sun is in Sagittarius ? " Name IIO . How many apparent motions has the sun ? them , and give the cause and effects of each . Has the sun any real motions ...
Joel Dorman Steele. when we see in the almanac " the earth is in Aries ? " " The sun is in Sagittarius ? " Name IIO . How many apparent motions has the sun ? them , and give the cause and effects of each . Has the sun any real motions ...
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... Aries , and lastly Pisces just setting . In the Southeast is the Crater ( the Cup ) , and Hydra stretches its long neck to the meridian . In the South , Canis Minor . In the Southwest , Sirius and Orion . North of the Ecliptic , and in ...
... Aries , and lastly Pisces just setting . In the Southeast is the Crater ( the Cup ) , and Hydra stretches its long neck to the meridian . In the South , Canis Minor . In the Southwest , Sirius and Orion . North of the Ecliptic , and in ...
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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