Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1834 - Almanacs, English |
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Page 39
... head , having an elevation of 18 ° and 19 ° respectively . The pole of the ecliptic , situated N. N. W. nearly , has an elevation of 32 ° . The limbs of Hercules are immediately between the head of Draco and the horizon . The Mural ...
... head , having an elevation of 18 ° and 19 ° respectively . The pole of the ecliptic , situated N. N. W. nearly , has an elevation of 32 ° . The limbs of Hercules are immediately between the head of Draco and the horizon . The Mural ...
Page 98
... head of Ursa Major , the head of the Lynx , and a portion of Auriga . Castor and Pollux are setting in the N. W. Cancer is W. N. W. on the horizon . Sextans is due W. and in the horizon . elevation of 24 ° . Coma Berenices is in mid ...
... head of Ursa Major , the head of the Lynx , and a portion of Auriga . Castor and Pollux are setting in the N. W. Cancer is W. N. W. on the horizon . Sextans is due W. and in the horizon . elevation of 24 ° . Coma Berenices is in mid ...
Page 86
... head also for a centre , and also faintly prismatic , and the bow , which we had previously observed , at a greater distance , but not quite a complete circle , part being apparently cut off by the rock that we stood on . It seemed ...
... head also for a centre , and also faintly prismatic , and the bow , which we had previously observed , at a greater distance , but not quite a complete circle , part being apparently cut off by the rock that we stood on . It seemed ...
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15th.-Illuminated disc 1st day 2d day 4th day altitude animalcules appearance Aquarii astronomers atmosphere axis beautiful birds bodies Capricorni Cassiopeia centre Cepheus Ceres colour Coma Berenices comet commenced conjunction dark Declination Delphinus diameter DIED difference of latitude distance double star earth eclipse EDWARD BLYTH Emersion feathers FIXED STARS Flamstead flowers fluid Geminorum Greatest and least greatest eastern elongation heaven Herschel horizon Immersion inferior conjunction John Herschel Jupiter least magnitude Leo Minor light MARTYR Mercury Meridian Transit months Moon morning motion nature nest night North Dec observed ox-eye perigee perihelion period PHENOMENA PLANETARUM planet remarkable Right Ascen ring rise round Saturn Second satellite seen semi-diameter shadow solar South Dec species spots sun's sweet Tauri TELESCOPIC OBJECTS thee Third satellite tion tree Uranus Ursa Ursa Major velocity Venus Vesta Virginis visible wing Wormegay young zenith