A High-school Astronomy: In which the Descriptive, Physical, and Practical are Combined : with Special Reference to the Wants of Academies and Seminaries of LearningF.J. Huntington and Mason Brothers, 1856 - 240 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 15
... minute , even hundreds of years before they occur . We shall therefore assume the truth of this system without further proof , as we proceed hereafter to the study of the heavenly bodies . 18. State the third prominent feature of the ...
... minute , even hundreds of years before they occur . We shall therefore assume the truth of this system without further proof , as we proceed hereafter to the study of the heavenly bodies . 18. State the third prominent feature of the ...
Σελίδα 21
... minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts , called seconds . They are marked respectively thus : Degrees ( ° ) , minutes ( ' ) , seconds ( " ) . Equilateral ? ( Derivation ? ) Isosceles ? ( Derivation ? ) Scalene ? ( Deriva- tion ...
... minutes ; and each minute into 60 equal parts , called seconds . They are marked respectively thus : Degrees ( ° ) , minutes ( ' ) , seconds ( " ) . Equilateral ? ( Derivation ? ) Isosceles ? ( Derivation ? ) Scalene ? ( Deriva- tion ...
Σελίδα 22
... minutes , and seconds , is called a graduated circle . 45 ° B Circles are also divided into Semicircles , Quadrants , Sextants , Signs , and Arcs . A Semicircle is the half of a cir- cle , or 180 ° . A Quadrant is one quarter of a ...
... minutes , and seconds , is called a graduated circle . 45 ° B Circles are also divided into Semicircles , Quadrants , Sextants , Signs , and Arcs . A Semicircle is the half of a cir- cle , or 180 ° . A Quadrant is one quarter of a ...
Σελίδα 24
... Minutes , and Seconds . As the distance from the Equator to the Pole cannot be more than a quarter of a circle , or 90 ° , it is obvious that no place can have more than 90 ° of latitude ; or , in other words , all places upon the ...
... Minutes , and Seconds . As the distance from the Equator to the Pole cannot be more than a quarter of a circle , or 90 ° , it is obvious that no place can have more than 90 ° of latitude ; or , in other words , all places upon the ...
Σελίδα 49
... minute hands are together ; but at one o'clock , when the minute - hand has made a complete revolu- tion , and points to XII . again , the hour - hand has gone forward to I. , and the minute- hand will not overtake it till about four ...
... minute hands are together ; but at one o'clock , when the minute - hand has made a complete revolu- tion , and points to XII . again , the hour - hand has gone forward to I. , and the minute- hand will not overtake it till about four ...
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adjoining cut angle angular aphelion apparent magnitude appear Asteroids astronomers atmosphere attraction axis bodies called cause celestial Celestial Longitude circle comets concave constellations Describe diameter difference direction distance earth earth's orbit east eastward ecliptic equator equinoctial equinox figure fixed stars full moon globe heavens hemisphere Illustrate by diagram inclination Jupiter length light and heat longitude lunar magnitude Mars Mercury meridian minutes moon moon's orbit motion naked eye nebula Neptune night nodes o'clock objects oblate obliquely observations opposite pass perihelion periodic revolution planetary planets pole principal stars Prof refracting telescope refraction Remark respect retrograde revolve right ascension rings satellites Saturn seasons seen shadow shown side solar day solar eclipse solar system sphere spots student sun and moon supposed surface synodic revolution tails telescope theory tide-wave tides tion transit Uranus velocity Venus vernal equinox visible zodiac zodiacal light
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Σελίδα 166 - He telleth the number of the stars, and calleth them all by their names.
Σελίδα 100 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
Σελίδα 171 - Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion? Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
Σελίδα 168 - Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?
Σελίδα 12 - And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
Σελίδα 21 - There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial; but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.
Σελίδα 67 - MYSTERIOUS Night! when our first parent knew Thee from report divine, and heard thy name, Did he not tremble for this lovely frame, This glorious canopy of light and blue. Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the host of heaven came, And lo! creation widened in man's view.
Σελίδα 198 - It would be a vain task to attempt to count the stars in one of these globular clusters. They are not to be reckoned by hundreds ; and on a rough calculation, grounded on the apparent intervals between them at the borders...
Σελίδα 67 - Mysterious Night ! when our first Parent knew Thee from report divine, and heard thy name, Did he not tremble for this lovely frame, This glorious canopy of light and blue ? Yet 'neath a curtain of translucent dew, Bathed in the rays of the great setting flame, Hesperus with the host of heaven came; And lo, Creation widened in man's view.
Σελίδα 30 - And when the people saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voices, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us, in the likeness of men.