Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical SocietyPriestly and Weale, 1858 |
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... moon nearly at full . " Aug. 27. Condensed nucleus . Aug. 30. Tail to north . " Sept. 7. Very conspicuous to the naked eye , being nearly of mag . 2. Long and broad tail pointed directly north . " Sept. 13. The nucleus beautifully sharp ...
... moon nearly at full . " Aug. 27. Condensed nucleus . Aug. 30. Tail to north . " Sept. 7. Very conspicuous to the naked eye , being nearly of mag . 2. Long and broad tail pointed directly north . " Sept. 13. The nucleus beautifully sharp ...
Page 28
... moon over the spots and faculæ on the sun . 4. Notes on the visibility of the moon beyond the edge of the sun . 5. On the colours of the sky , the sea , and of terrestrial objects , during the obscuration . 6. On the state of the limb ...
... moon over the spots and faculæ on the sun . 4. Notes on the visibility of the moon beyond the edge of the sun . 5. On the colours of the sky , the sea , and of terrestrial objects , during the obscuration . 6. On the state of the limb ...
Page 31
... moon's limb , of the form of a cone with convex sides , the base equal to two - thirds the height , resting on the moon . Of these four were in their general directions normal to the moon , two on each side the vertical , and the fifth ...
... moon's limb , of the form of a cone with convex sides , the base equal to two - thirds the height , resting on the moon . Of these four were in their general directions normal to the moon , two on each side the vertical , and the fifth ...
Page 37
... moon , which had been executed in the first instance by Mr. De La Rue , and were subsequently enlarged by Mr. R. Howlett to eight inches diameter from the original negatives . The stereoscope in which they were viewed was manufactured ...
... moon , which had been executed in the first instance by Mr. De La Rue , and were subsequently enlarged by Mr. R. Howlett to eight inches diameter from the original negatives . The stereoscope in which they were viewed was manufactured ...
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... moon . Mr. Johnson has appended to the present provisional Cata- logue a list of stars which differ more than 0.5 in R.A. , and 4 " in N.P.D. from those in the British Association Catalogue . It is plain from the notes which follow this ...
... moon . Mr. Johnson has appended to the present provisional Cata- logue a list of stars which differ more than 0.5 in R.A. , and 4 " in N.P.D. from those in the British Association Catalogue . It is plain from the notes which follow this ...
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Adams Admiral Smyth angle Apparent R.A. Apparent appearance April Arcturus Astronomer Royal axis bright calculated Captain Carrington Catalogue centre coefficient comparison computed correction crater dark determined diameter direction disk distance ditto Donati's Comet eclipse edge elements envelope ephemeris epoch equations equatoreal error exhibited Geminus Greenwich instrument Jupiter l'équation l'on latitude length light longitude luminous lunar Lune magnitude Mean Solar measures Memoirs meridian Minor Planets mirror Monthly Notices moon moon's limb Nautical Almanac nearly Norman Pogson nucleus object-glass observations obtained occultation October orbit paper perihelion phenomena polar position present Prof Professor proper motions R.A. Apparent N.P.D. rays réfractions remarkable right ascensions ring Royal Observatory Saturn séculaire seen Sept Sheepshanks side Society solar spots standard stars sun's surface T. W. Webb tail telescope theory tion Variable Star visible volume