“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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... Venus , - - 279 VII . Of the Earth , 286 VIII . Of Mars , - - 299 IX . Of the new planets , or asteroids , Vesta , Juno , Ceres , and Pallas , - 304 Χ . Of Jupiter , and its satellites , - 310 XI . Of Saturn , of its rings and ...
... Venus , - - 279 VII . Of the Earth , 286 VIII . Of Mars , - - 299 IX . Of the new planets , or asteroids , Vesta , Juno , Ceres , and Pallas , - 304 Χ . Of Jupiter , and its satellites , - 310 XI . Of Saturn , of its rings and ...
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... Venus blazes with purer and more vivid rays , and the milky way glitters with augmented brightness . To this magnificence of the heavens , we must add , the serenity of the air , the smooth- ness of the waves , the luxuriance of ...
... Venus blazes with purer and more vivid rays , and the milky way glitters with augmented brightness . To this magnificence of the heavens , we must add , the serenity of the air , the smooth- ness of the waves , the luxuriance of ...
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... Venus , Mars , Ceres , Pallas , Juno , Vesta , Jupiter , 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 ...
... Venus , Mars , Ceres , Pallas , Juno , Vesta , Jupiter , 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 ...
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... Venus and her son Cupid transformed themselves , to avoid the fury of Ty- phon when he assailed heaven . There are various other opinions relating to this constellation . See Francœur's Uranographia , or Traite Elementaire D'Astronomie ...
... Venus and her son Cupid transformed themselves , to avoid the fury of Ty- phon when he assailed heaven . There are various other opinions relating to this constellation . See Francœur's Uranographia , or Traite Elementaire D'Astronomie ...
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... Venus if he return- ed in safety . Sometime after the victorious return of Ever- getes , the locks , which were in the temple of Venus , disap- peared ; and Conon , an astronomer , publicly reported that Jupiter had carried them away ...
... Venus if he return- ed in safety . Sometime after the victorious return of Ever- getes , the locks , which were in the temple of Venus , disap- peared ; and Conon , an astronomer , publicly reported that Jupiter had carried them away ...
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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