“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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... Constellations , and fables relative to them , - - 167 V. Of the Southern Constellations , and fables relative to them , 178 - VI . On the position of the Constellations and principal Stars in the Heavens , 194 - VII . Astronomical ...
... Constellations , and fables relative to them , - - 167 V. Of the Southern Constellations , and fables relative to them , 178 - VI . On the position of the Constellations and principal Stars in the Heavens , 194 - VII . Astronomical ...
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... constellation Canis Major , to face , - 180 II . Popular illustration of the constellation Ursa Major , 184 ΙΠ . Relative sizes of the Planets , - - - 238 IV . Telescopic appearances of Venus , - 279 V. VI . VII . Telescopic ...
... constellation Canis Major , to face , - 180 II . Popular illustration of the constellation Ursa Major , 184 ΙΠ . Relative sizes of the Planets , - - - 238 IV . Telescopic appearances of Venus , - 279 V. VI . VII . Telescopic ...
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... constellations ; with the right ascension , declination , longi- tude , latitude , & c . of each ; and from the accuracy of their observations , there is scarcely a star to be seen in the hea- vens , whose place is not better known than ...
... constellations ; with the right ascension , declination , longi- tude , latitude , & c . of each ; and from the accuracy of their observations , there is scarcely a star to be seen in the hea- vens , whose place is not better known than ...
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... constellations , engraved in a most delicate and beautiful manner . M. Laland has published a new catalogue of more than 12,000 stars . Almost all of which has not been before ob- served . But the most surprising list that has ever been ...
... constellations , engraved in a most delicate and beautiful manner . M. Laland has published a new catalogue of more than 12,000 stars . Almost all of which has not been before ob- served . But the most surprising list that has ever been ...
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... constellations or asterisms . Those stars which were not included in the ancient con- stellations , were called unformed stars ; but on the modern celestial globes , the constellations are made to include all the unformed stars . The ...
... constellations or asterisms . Those stars which were not included in the ancient con- stellations , were called unformed stars ; but on the modern celestial globes , the constellations are made to include all the unformed stars . The ...
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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