Half-hours with the Stars: Showing, in 12 Maps, the Position of the Principal Star-groups Night After Night Throughout the Year: With Introduction and a Separate Explanation of Each Map. True for Every Year1870 - 22 páginas |
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... Aquarius , reaching nearly to the east . It is , indeed , noteworthy that from the north - west right round through south to the north - east , the horizon is occupied by zodiacal constellations , no less than eight of which are thus ...
... Aquarius , reaching nearly to the east . It is , indeed , noteworthy that from the north - west right round through south to the north - east , the horizon is occupied by zodiacal constellations , no less than eight of which are thus ...
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... AQUARIUS Altair AQUILA CASSIOPEIA CYCNUS MAP 8 . now in เษ ก CEPHEUS Vega LYRA CAPRICORNUS SAGITTARIUS South eastern Horizon OVER HEAD MONIE ՏՈ HERCULES α : mino Cor Caroli URSA MAJOR Alphecci Yo SERPENS BOOTES OPHIUCHUS Southern ...
... AQUARIUS Altair AQUILA CASSIOPEIA CYCNUS MAP 8 . now in เษ ก CEPHEUS Vega LYRA CAPRICORNUS SAGITTARIUS South eastern Horizon OVER HEAD MONIE ՏՈ HERCULES α : mino Cor Caroli URSA MAJOR Alphecci Yo SERPENS BOOTES OPHIUCHUS Southern ...
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... AQUARIUS & CAPRICORNUS South eastern Horizon Abtaur AQUILA Southern Horizon מ Mat DRACO LY RA , a Vega SAGITTARIUS sapned HERCULES URSA MAJOR North western Horizon Arcturus Cor Caroli COMA BER OPHIUCHUS Alphecca SERPENS B BOOTES . ୪ ...
... AQUARIUS & CAPRICORNUS South eastern Horizon Abtaur AQUILA Southern Horizon מ Mat DRACO LY RA , a Vega SAGITTARIUS sapned HERCULES URSA MAJOR North western Horizon Arcturus Cor Caroli COMA BER OPHIUCHUS Alphecca SERPENS B BOOTES . ୪ ...
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... Aquarius , now covering a wide range of sky between Capricornus and Pegasus . In the zenith is Cygnus , the upright and cross - rod of the cross being now about equally inclined to the horizon . The square of Pegasus has passed the east ...
... Aquarius , now covering a wide range of sky between Capricornus and Pegasus . In the zenith is Cygnus , the upright and cross - rod of the cross being now about equally inclined to the horizon . The square of Pegasus has passed the east ...
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... Aquarius in the south . A noted star , Fomalhaut , the most southerly first - magnitude star ever seen in this country , is now visible towards the east of south , and very low down . It is the chief star of the Southern Fish , a ...
... Aquarius in the south . A noted star , Fomalhaut , the most southerly first - magnitude star ever seen in this country , is now visible towards the east of south , and very low down . It is the chief star of the Southern Fish , a ...
Términos y frases comunes
9 o'clock Aldeboran Algol Alkes Alphecca Alpheral Alpherat Altair Andromeda Antares approaching the horizon AQUARIUS AQUILA Arcturus Auriga Bear Bear's tail Betelgeux Boötes CANIS MAJOR CANIS MINOR Capella CAPRICORNUS Cassiopeia Castor and Pollux CEMINI Cepheus Cetus conspicuous stars constellation Cor Caroli Cor Hydra corresponding CORVUS CYCNUS Cygnus Deneb Draco Dragon due south due west east ERIDANUS Guardians HALF-HOUR Hercules Horizon North eastern Horizon THE SKY Leporis LIBRA lies list at p.10 Map VII Milky nearly north point North western Horizon north-east north-north-west notice observer Ophiuchus Orion Perseus Pleiades point overhead pointers Pole pole-star Presepe Procyon R. A. PROCTOR raised recognise Regulus Rigel risen rising into view round Sagittarius Scorpio SERPENS Sickle small stars South eastern Horizon south-east south-south-east south-west Southern Horizon Spica square of Pegasus TAURUS Telescope Twins URSA MAJOR vertical Vincent Brooks Day VIRCO west-north-west
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Página 28 - 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 6 - HALF-HOURS WITH THE STARS : a Plain and Easy Guide to the Knowledge of the Constellations. Showing in 12 Maps the position of the principal Star-Groups night after night throughout the year. With Introduction and a separate Explanation of each Map. True for every Year.
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Página 13 - The following table exhibits the names of all the stars of the first three magnitudes to -which astronomers have given names ; at least, all those whose names are in common use...
Página 10 - EAST to gain a knowledge of the stars, if the learner sets to work in the proper manner. But he commonly meets with a difficulty at the outset of his task. He provides himself with a set of the ordinary star-maps, and then finds himself at a loss how to make use of them. Such maps tell him nothing of the position of the constellations on the sty. If he happen to recognise a constellation, then indeed his maps, if properly constructed, will tell him the names of the stars forming the constellation,...
Página 10 - ... task. He provides himself with a set of the ordinary star-maps and then finds himself at a loss how to make use of them. Such maps tell him nothing of the position of the constellations on the sty. If he happen to recognize a constellation, then, indeed, his maps, if properly constructed, will tell him the names of the stars forming the constellation, and, also, he may be able to recognize a few of the neighboring constellations. But when he has done this he may meet with a new difficulty, even...
Página 28 - 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.