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... lies , and how high it is above the horizon . And , if possible ( as the present work shows is the case ) , one map ought to suffice to exhibit the aspect of the whole heavens , in order that the beginner may not be confused by turning ...
... lies , and how high it is above the horizon . And , if possible ( as the present work shows is the case ) , one map ought to suffice to exhibit the aspect of the whole heavens , in order that the beginner may not be confused by turning ...
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... lying beneath the centre represents the portion of the sky lying between the point overhead and a certain portion of the horizon - the part in fact corresponding to the particular part of the circumference which is turned downwards ...
... lying beneath the centre represents the portion of the sky lying between the point overhead and a certain portion of the horizon - the part in fact corresponding to the particular part of the circumference which is turned downwards ...
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... lies . But this must be done at true noon ; that is , when the sun is due south , and this does not agree with clock - time . However , if the observer notices that from December 25th to April 15th he must make the observation in the ...
... lies . But this must be done at true noon ; that is , when the sun is due south , and this does not agree with clock - time . However , if the observer notices that from December 25th to April 15th he must make the observation in the ...
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... lies towards the north - east . The pointers are uppermost , and the pole - star is towards the left . The two stars ... lying due south - west , close up to the point overhead . Of the variations of this remarkable star a full account ...
... lies towards the north - east . The pointers are uppermost , and the pole - star is towards the left . The two stars ... lying due south - west , close up to the point overhead . Of the variations of this remarkable star a full account ...
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... lies towards the left ( as shown in the east . map ) . The Guardians of the Pole are seen below , and towards the right . Immediately below the pole lies the Dragon's Head , the body and tail extending towards the right , to a point ...
... lies towards the left ( as shown in the east . map ) . The Guardians of the Pole are seen below , and towards the right . Immediately below the pole lies the Dragon's Head , the body and tail extending towards the right , to a point ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Half-Hours with the Stars: A Plain and Easy Guide to the Knowledge of the ... Richard A. Proctor Vista previa limitada - 2019 |
Half-Hours with the Stars (Illustrated Edition) (Dodo Press) Richard A. Proctor Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
Términos y frases comunes
9 o'clock Aldeboran Algol Alphecca Alpherat Altair Andromeda AQUILA Aries aspect Auriga Bear Boötes Capella Cassiopeia Castor CEMINI Cetus close COMA conspicuous constellation Cor Caroli corresponding cross Cygnus dates direction Draco Dragon's due south due west east eastern ERIDANUS exactly extending fact feet figure further Guardians HALF-HOUR head Hercules Horizon THE SKY hour Hydra immediately July June lettering lies Little looked lying LYRA midway Milky Mira names nearly night north point north-east north-west notice object observer once Ophiuchus Orion passing Pegasus Perseus Pleiades point overhead pointers Pole pole-star Pollux position present Procyon raised recognise refer Regulus Rigel risen rising round seen SERPENS setting shown South eastern Horizon South western South western Horizon Southern Horizon Spica square stars tail TAURUS turning Twins upright URSA Vega vertical Vincent Brooks Day western Horizon
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Página 2 - Thro' cells of madness, haunts of horror and fear, That I come to be grateful at last for a little thing : My mood is changed, for it fell at a time of year When the face of night is fair on the dewy downs, And the shining daffodil dies, and the Charioteer And starry Gemini hang like glorious crowns Over Orion's grave low down in the west...
Página 2 - It is impossible not to recognise, from the configuration of this constellation as now seen, that the ancients looked on the stars which form the Lesser Bear as forming a wing of Draco.