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Page 66
... day and night like the inhabitants of the earth ; but their days are of dif- ferent lengths from our own . 6 ... SOLAR SYSTEM .
... day and night like the inhabitants of the earth ; but their days are of dif- ferent lengths from our own . 6 ... SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 84
Joel Dorman Steele. proaches the sun and becomes lost in his rays . Some days afterward , just before sunrise , we can see the same star in the ... day , and the evening star Mer- cury , the god of thieves , who walk to and ... SOLAR SYSTEM .
Joel Dorman Steele. proaches the sun and becomes lost in his rays . Some days afterward , just before sunrise , we can see the same star in the ... day , and the evening star Mer- cury , the god of thieves , who walk to and ... SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 86
... day and torrid heat , alternating with a night of equal length and arctic cold . The sun shines perpendic- ularly upon the torrid zone only at the equinoxes , 86 THF SOLAR SYSTEM .
... day and torrid heat , alternating with a night of equal length and arctic cold . The sun shines perpendic- ularly upon the torrid zone only at the equinoxes , 86 THF SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 102
... DAILY MOTION OF THE SUN . meridian , and it is consequently noon . The sun then begins to decline in the sky until the specta- tor arrives at B ... day commences . ( Hind . ) The unequal rate of diurnal motion . - Different ... SOLAR SYSTEM .
... DAILY MOTION OF THE SUN . meridian , and it is consequently noon . The sun then begins to decline in the sky until the specta- tor arrives at B ... day commences . ( Hind . ) The unequal rate of diurnal motion . - Different ... SOLAR SYSTEM .
Page 104
Joel Dorman Steele. reduce the day to 84 minutes , or about its pres- ent length , the force of gravity would be overcome , and , at the equator ... day , and forever . " The earth has not varied in its revo- lution of a ... SOLAR SYSTEM .
Joel Dorman Steele. reduce the day to 84 minutes , or about its pres- ent length , the force of gravity would be overcome , and , at the equator ... day , and forever . " The earth has not varied in its revo- lution of a ... SOLAR SYSTEM .
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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