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Page 274
... LYRA . the cut is a representation of one in Lyra - first as seen by Herschel , and having in the centre a nebu- lous film like a " bit of gauze stretched over a hoop ; " second , as shown in Lord Rosse's great telescope , which ...
... LYRA . the cut is a representation of one in Lyra - first as seen by Herschel , and having in the centre a nebu- lous film like a " bit of gauze stretched over a hoop ; " second , as shown in Lord Rosse's great telescope , which ...
Page 332
... Lyra is just rising , and Her- cules is just up . Along the Ecliptic , Libra is just rising , Virgo is midway , Leo is on the meridian , Cancer is past , next Gemini , and lastly Taurus just setting . In the South , stretching east and ...
... Lyra is just rising , and Her- cules is just up . Along the Ecliptic , Libra is just rising , Virgo is midway , Leo is on the meridian , Cancer is past , next Gemini , and lastly Taurus just setting . In the South , stretching east and ...
Page 333
... Lyra is still higher . Along the Ecliptic , Capri- cornus is rising , Sagittarius ( the Archer ) is next , Scorpio ... Lyra is just east of the meridian ; the Swan and Dolphin are east of Lyra , Ser- pentarius and Hercules are above ...
... Lyra is still higher . Along the Ecliptic , Capri- cornus is rising , Sagittarius ( the Archer ) is next , Scorpio ... Lyra is just east of the meridian ; the Swan and Dolphin are east of Lyra , Ser- pentarius and Hercules are above ...
Page 335
... Lyra .. Draco ..... Earth Earth - shine . Eclipses 239 Mars . 96 Meteors .. 144 Mean day .. 155 Mercury Ecliptic .40 , 109 Metonic Cycle .. Poles of . 41 Milky Way .. Minor Planets ..... PAGE 172 Serpentarius . Moon " Eclipse INDEX.
... Lyra .. Draco ..... Earth Earth - shine . Eclipses 239 Mars . 96 Meteors .. 144 Mean day .. 155 Mercury Ecliptic .40 , 109 Metonic Cycle .. Poles of . 41 Milky Way .. Minor Planets ..... PAGE 172 Serpentarius . Moon " Eclipse INDEX.
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