“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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... 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 . Of the Firmament of ...
... 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 . Of the Firmament of ...
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... satellites or moons of Jupiter , the seven satellites of Saturn , and six belonging to the planet Uranus or Herschel . All the planets , both primary and secondary , are opaque bodies , which borrow their light from the Sun. The ...
... satellites or moons of Jupiter , the seven satellites of Saturn , and six belonging to the planet Uranus or Herschel . All the planets , both primary and secondary , are opaque bodies , which borrow their light from the Sun. The ...
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... Satellites of Jupiter , Saturn , and Uranus , describe orbits round their respective primaries , similar to those which the planets des- cribe round the sun . 16. The motions of the Comets are very com- plicated ; their orbits , instead ...
... Satellites of Jupiter , Saturn , and Uranus , describe orbits round their respective primaries , similar to those which the planets des- cribe round the sun . 16. The motions of the Comets are very com- plicated ; their orbits , instead ...
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... satellites are likewise the centres of other smaller whirlpools which swim in the great one ; and the bodies that are placed in them , are driven round their primaries , in the same manner as those primaries are driven round the sun ...
... satellites are likewise the centres of other smaller whirlpools which swim in the great one ; and the bodies that are placed in them , are driven round their primaries , in the same manner as those primaries are driven round the sun ...
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... satellites , particularly those of Jupiter . 28. Eclipse of the Moon is a privation of the light of the moon , occasioned by an interposition of the carth directly between the sun and moon , and so intercepting the sun's rays that they ...
... satellites , particularly those of Jupiter . 28. Eclipse of the Moon is a privation of the light of the moon , occasioned by an interposition of the carth directly between the sun and moon , and so intercepting the sun's rays that they ...
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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