“The” New American Grammar Of The Elements Of Astronomy, On An Improved Plan: In Three Books. I. The Use Of The Terrestrial Globe In The Solution Of Geographical And Astronomical Problems II. The Use Of The Celestial Globe ... III. The Solar System, And The Firmament Of Fixed Stars ; The Whole Systematically Arranged and Scientifically Illustrated ; With Severeal Cuts And Engravings ; And Adapted To The Instruction Of Youth In Schools And AcademiesCollins And Hannay. No. 230 Pearl-street, 1831 - 375 pages |
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Page 152
... Arcturus , Orion , and the Pleiades , are mentioned in the book of Job ; the writer of the book of Amos has also mentioned Orion and the seven stars ; and there is scarcely any ancient author in which the names of the most remarkable ...
... Arcturus , Orion , and the Pleiades , are mentioned in the book of Job ; the writer of the book of Amos has also mentioned Orion and the seven stars ; and there is scarcely any ancient author in which the names of the most remarkable ...
Page 153
... Arcturus , & c . 12. In order that the memory may not be burthened with a multiplicity of names , astrono- mers mark the stars of every constellation , by the letters of the Greek and Roman alphabets ; de- noting the first or principal ...
... Arcturus , & c . 12. In order that the memory may not be burthened with a multiplicity of names , astrono- mers mark the stars of every constellation , by the letters of the Greek and Roman alphabets ; de- noting the first or principal ...
Page 156
... Arcturus 1 , Mirach 3 , 212 20 Ν . 58. Camelopardalus , the Camelopard , 68 70 Ν . 59. Caput Medusæ , the Head of Medusa , and Perseus , 44 40 Ν . dar 3 , 55. Cassiopeia , the Lady in her Chair , Sche- 35. Cepheus , Alderamin 3 ...
... Arcturus 1 , Mirach 3 , 212 20 Ν . 58. Camelopardalus , the Camelopard , 68 70 Ν . 59. Caput Medusæ , the Head of Medusa , and Perseus , 44 40 Ν . dar 3 , 55. Cassiopeia , the Lady in her Chair , Sche- 35. Cepheus , Alderamin 3 ...
Page 170
... . 7. BOOTES : Arcturus , one of the brightest stars of the first magnitude , and Mirach of the third , are the principal stars in this constellation . a Bootes is supposed to be Arcas , a son 170 GRAMMAR OF ASTRONOMY .
... . 7. BOOTES : Arcturus , one of the brightest stars of the first magnitude , and Mirach of the third , are the principal stars in this constellation . a Bootes is supposed to be Arcas , a son 170 GRAMMAR OF ASTRONOMY .
Page 186
... Arcturus in Bootes , will intersect Alphacca , a star of the second magnitude , in the constellation Co- rona Borealis , or the Northern Crown ; the dis- tance between Alphacea and Arcturus being nearly equal to that between the latter ...
... Arcturus in Bootes , will intersect Alphacca , a star of the second magnitude , in the constellation Co- rona Borealis , or the Northern Crown ; the dis- tance between Alphacea and Arcturus being nearly equal to that between the latter ...
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American miles analemma angle aphelion apparent diameter appear Arcturus Aries astronomers axis azimuth body brazen meridian bring the given called celestial globe centre climate comet constellation days and nights difference diurnal motion earth east ecliptic equal equator equinoctial point equinox fixed stars given place globe westward greatest heavens heliacally hemisphere Hence Herschel horizon hour circle inferior conjunction inferior planets inhabitants Jupiter latitude length longest day longitude Mars mean distance Mercury meridian altitude minutes moon nearly New-York node noon north or south north pole number of degrees o'clock oblique observed orbit parallax parallel of latitude passing perihelion polar circles principal stars Prob quadrant of altitude Rectify the globe remarkable stars retrograde revolution right ascension rising and setting satellites Saturn set the index sidereal solar south pole sun's declination sun's place superior planet supposed surface telescope terrestrial globe tion tude turn the globe twilight Venus zenith zone