Popular Astronomy, Volume 50Goodsell Observatory of Carleton College, 1942 |
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... horizon to horizon , from East to West across the sky , at about 10:45 P.M. , P.S.T. , before the radiant had actually risen above the eastern horizon . These meteors were undoubtedly Leonids which , on account of their slight upward ...
... horizon to horizon , from East to West across the sky , at about 10:45 P.M. , P.S.T. , before the radiant had actually risen above the eastern horizon . These meteors were undoubtedly Leonids which , on account of their slight upward ...
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... horizon . For the entire horizon we plot points for 0 at convenient . intervals from 0 = 0 ° to 360 ° . ( On account of symmetry , it is necessary to take values of 0 only from 0 ° to 90 ° ) . Thus the horizon is readily drawn for any ...
... horizon . For the entire horizon we plot points for 0 at convenient . intervals from 0 = 0 ° to 360 ° . ( On account of symmetry , it is necessary to take values of 0 only from 0 ° to 90 ° ) . Thus the horizon is readily drawn for any ...
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... horizon ; the train developed a light like that of an intense petroleum flame , with a rainbow - like , hazy glow . Incidentally , very close to the horizon , the ball was 2 to 3 times as large as Venus . " This observation adds an ...
... horizon ; the train developed a light like that of an intense petroleum flame , with a rainbow - like , hazy glow . Incidentally , very close to the horizon , the ball was 2 to 3 times as large as Venus . " This observation adds an ...
Contents
Bolide observed A bright 451 | 114 |
STELLAR DISTANCES FREDERICK SLOCUM | 117 |
METEORITIC FOSSILS BEN HUR WILSON | 125 |
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