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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... moon's orbit most distant from the earth . The term is sometimes applied to the sun's place when farthest from the earth . Apsis , the aphelion or perihelion point . The line connect- ing these is called the line of the apsides . Arch ...
... moon's orbit most distant from the earth . The term is sometimes applied to the sun's place when farthest from the earth . Apsis , the aphelion or perihelion point . The line connect- ing these is called the line of the apsides . Arch ...
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... moon , a periodical irregularity in her mo- tion , by which exactly the same face is not always presented to the ... moon's orbit nearest to the earth ; sometimes applied to the place of the sun , when nearest to the earth . Perioeci ...
... moon , a periodical irregularity in her mo- tion , by which exactly the same face is not always presented to the ... moon's orbit nearest to the earth ; sometimes applied to the place of the sun , when nearest to the earth . Perioeci ...
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... moon , though inferior to most of the heavenly bodies , next to the sun , is to us by far the most inter- esting . By ... moon's orbit ; a a mountain on the side of the moon next to the earth . As the moon passes in her orbit from A to B ...
... moon , though inferior to most of the heavenly bodies , next to the sun , is to us by far the most inter- esting . By ... moon's orbit ; a a mountain on the side of the moon next to the earth . As the moon passes in her orbit from A to B ...
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... moon must have revolved once on its axis , or the same side cannot be presented to the earth . Dr. Brewster must have been strangely inattentive , when he went into the common error respecting the time of the moon's re- volution on its ...
... moon must have revolved once on its axis , or the same side cannot be presented to the earth . Dr. Brewster must have been strangely inattentive , when he went into the common error respecting the time of the moon's re- volution on its ...
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... moon's orbit ; the small circle at these letters , the moon in different parts of a lunation . The varied appearnces of the moon at the earth are re- presented in the external circle at a bcdefgh . To understand these requires but a ...
... moon's orbit ; the small circle at these letters , the moon in different parts of a lunation . The varied appearnces of the moon at the earth are re- presented in the external circle at a bcdefgh . To understand these requires but a ...
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ancient angle aphelion appear Aries ascending node Asteroids astronomers atmosphere attraction axis bissextile brazen meridian cause celestial centre comets commence computation conjunction constellations declination degree discovered disk diurnal rotation dominical letter east eclipses elevated Epact equal equator equinox fast of clock fixed stars full moon harvest moon heat heavenly body heavens hemisphere Herschel horizon hour immense inclination inferior planets inhabitants Jupiter latitude libration light longitude longitude for 100 luminary luminous lunar magnitude Mars Mean diameter Mean distance Mercury and Venus miles month move night obliquity observed opposite orbit parallax passing performs a revolution perihelion Plate polar circles poles primary planets rays reckoned refraction represented retrograde motion revolution round revolve right ascension rising round the earth round the sun satellites Saturn seen side sidereal slow of clock solar system spots Sun fast Sun slow sun's place superior conjunction telescope tides tion visible zenith