“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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... Saturn , of its rings and satellites , 816 XII . Of Uranus , and his satellites , 1 - - 320 XIII . Of the Moon , 325 XIV . Of Tides , 335 } XV . Of Refraction , Parallax , & c . 340 XVI . Of Eclipses , - 348 XVII . Of Comets , 356 XVIII ...
... Saturn , of its rings and satellites , 816 XII . Of Uranus , and his satellites , 1 - - 320 XIII . Of the Moon , 325 XIV . Of Tides , 335 } XV . Of Refraction , Parallax , & c . 340 XVI . Of Eclipses , - 348 XVII . Of Comets , 356 XVIII ...
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... Saturn , and Uranus . Five of these planets have been observed from the remotest antiquity ; the other five , lately dis- covered , are only visible by the assistance of telescopes . The motions , magnitudes , distances , & c . of the ...
... Saturn , and Uranus . Five of these planets have been observed from the remotest antiquity ; the other five , lately dis- covered , are only visible by the assistance of telescopes . The motions , magnitudes , distances , & c . of the ...
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... Saturn 2 21 15 21 36 Ν . Uranus 916 33 0 27 S. PROBLEM V. The day and hour , and the latitude of a place being given , to find what stars are rising , setting , culminating , & c . Definition . A star is said to culminate , when it ...
... Saturn 2 21 15 21 36 Ν . Uranus 916 33 0 27 S. PROBLEM V. The day and hour , and the latitude of a place being given , to find what stars are rising , setting , culminating , & c . Definition . A star is said to culminate , when it ...
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... Saturn , and Uranus or Herschel These are called primary planets , because they perform revolutions round the sun in their respective periodic times . The four planets , Juno , Vesta , Ceres , and Pallas , are sometimes called minor ...
... Saturn , and Uranus or Herschel These are called primary planets , because they perform revolutions round the sun in their respective periodic times . The four planets , Juno , Vesta , Ceres , and Pallas , are sometimes called minor ...
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... Saturn , in about 10,759 days , at the mean distance of 906 millions of miles . 14. Uranus or Herschel , in about 30,689 days , at the mean distance of 1822 millions of miles . The two planets , Mercury and Venus , are called inferior ...
... Saturn , in about 10,759 days , at the mean distance of 906 millions of miles . 14. Uranus or Herschel , in about 30,689 days , at the mean distance of 1822 millions of miles . The two planets , Mercury and Venus , are called inferior ...
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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