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Page 332
... Ursa Major is above and to the east of Polaris ; opposite and to the west is Perseus , Draco below and to the east ... Ursa Major is above Polaris , Ursa Minor and Draco east , Cepheus and Cassiopeia below , and Perseus west . In the ...
... Ursa Major is above and to the east of Polaris ; opposite and to the west is Perseus , Draco below and to the east ... Ursa Major is above Polaris , Ursa Minor and Draco east , Cepheus and Cassiopeia below , and Perseus west . In the ...
Page 333
... Ursa Minor are above Polaris , Cepheus above and to the east , Cassiopeia east , and Ursa Major west . In the Northeast , Perseus is just rising , while south of it Andromeda and Pegasus are fairly up . Along the Ecliptic , Aquarius is ...
... Ursa Minor are above Polaris , Cepheus above and to the east , Cassiopeia east , and Ursa Major west . In the Northeast , Perseus is just rising , while south of it Andromeda and Pegasus are fairly up . Along the Ecliptic , Aquarius is ...
Page 336
... Ursa Major ... Quadrature 76 66 Minor . Refraction 130 Vega Retrograde motion . .77 . 79 Venus Regulus 253 Vertical Circle . Right ascension .. 39 Velocity of Light . Virgo ... Saros ..... 160 Vulcan ... Saturn .. Sagittarius .. Scorpio ...
... Ursa Major ... Quadrature 76 66 Minor . Refraction 130 Vega Retrograde motion . .77 . 79 Venus Regulus 253 Vertical Circle . Right ascension .. 39 Velocity of Light . Virgo ... Saros ..... 160 Vulcan ... Saturn .. Sagittarius .. Scorpio ...
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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