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Page 122
... star about 10. It will continue to approach Fig . 32 . Ρ K CHANGE OF EARTH'S EQUATOR ... stars is reckoned eastward from the vernal equinox along the equinoctial ... fixed in the heavens , while the signs of the zodiac are not ; they are ...
... star about 10. It will continue to approach Fig . 32 . Ρ K CHANGE OF EARTH'S EQUATOR ... stars is reckoned eastward from the vernal equinox along the equinoctial ... fixed in the heavens , while the signs of the zodiac are not ; they are ...
Page 139
... fixed stars at opposite points in the earth's orbit . This gives a change in place of 183,000,000 miles . The variation of position which the stars under- go at these remote points is called their annual parallax . THE MOON . New Moon ...
... fixed stars at opposite points in the earth's orbit . This gives a change in place of 183,000,000 miles . The variation of position which the stars under- go at these remote points is called their annual parallax . THE MOON . New Moon ...
Page 150
... stars even at midday . There is no twilight , for the sun bursts instantly into day , and after a fortnight's glare ... fixed in the same part of the heavens , like an immense lamp , behind which the stars slowly defile along the black ...
... stars even at midday . There is no twilight , for the sun bursts instantly into day , and after a fortnight's glare ... fixed in the same part of the heavens , like an immense lamp , behind which the stars slowly defile along the black ...
Page 169
Joel Dorman Steele. red star , rarely scintillating , and shining with a steady light , which distinguishes it from the fixed stars . Its ruddy appearance has led to its being celebrated among all nations . The Jews gave it the ...
Joel Dorman Steele. red star , rarely scintillating , and shining with a steady light , which distinguishes it from the fixed stars . Its ruddy appearance has led to its being celebrated among all nations . The Jews gave it the ...
Page 175
... star , the emblem of the queen of heaven . An altar with fire upon it , £ , appropriately represented Vesta , the ... fixed stars , and vie even with the lustre of Venus . It is one of the five planets discovered in primitive ages ...
... star , the emblem of the queen of heaven . An altar with fire upon it , £ , appropriately represented Vesta , the ... fixed stars , and vie even with the lustre of Venus . It is one of the five planets discovered in primitive ages ...
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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