A Compendium of Astronomy: Intended to Simplify and Illustrate the Principles of the Science : and Give a Concise View of the Motions and Aspects of the Great Heavenly Luminaries : Adapted to the Use of Common Schools, as Well as Higher SeminariesCarter, Hendee & Company, 1832 - 180 pages |
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... east to west in twenty - four hours , according to the ideas of the illiterate in all ages . ( Plate 1 , Fig . 1. ) The different phases of Mercury and Venus , their superior conjunctions without oppositions , and the ap- parent ...
... east to west in twenty - four hours , according to the ideas of the illiterate in all ages . ( Plate 1 , Fig . 1. ) The different phases of Mercury and Venus , their superior conjunctions without oppositions , and the ap- parent ...
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... east . The earth turns on its axis . The moon revolves round the earth . The other secondary planets perform their revolutions around their primaries from west to east , at different . distances and at different times , the satellites ...
... east . The earth turns on its axis . The moon revolves round the earth . The other secondary planets perform their revolutions around their primaries from west to east , at different . distances and at different times , the satellites ...
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... east or west point of the horizon , measured on an arch of that cir- cle , the body being in it , or referred to it by a verticle . Antipodes , inhabitants living at opposite points of the earth's surface , under opposite meridians and ...
... east or west point of the horizon , measured on an arch of that cir- cle , the body being in it , or referred to it by a verticle . Antipodes , inhabitants living at opposite points of the earth's surface , under opposite meridians and ...
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... east to west . tor . Equinox , a point in the ecliptic , where it is cut by the equa- There are two equinoxes , the vernal and autumnal . Focus , a point in the elliptical orbit of a planet , round which it revolves . Foci , the plural ...
... east to west . tor . Equinox , a point in the ecliptic , where it is cut by the equa- There are two equinoxes , the vernal and autumnal . Focus , a point in the elliptical orbit of a planet , round which it revolves . Foci , the plural ...
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... east or west from a fixed meridian . Meridian , a great circle of the sphere encompassing the earth from north to south . Half of this is sometimes called a meridian . Nadir , the point in the heavens directly under the observer and ...
... east or west from a fixed meridian . Meridian , a great circle of the sphere encompassing the earth from north to south . Half of this is sometimes called a meridian . Nadir , the point in the heavens directly under the observer and ...
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