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Page 151
... stars ; if it did , it would result in apparently different positions for the stars when the Sun was in the field of view , compared with their positions when the Sun was not nearby to change the path of the star's light . His obser ...
... stars ; if it did , it would result in apparently different positions for the stars when the Sun was in the field of view , compared with their positions when the Sun was not nearby to change the path of the star's light . His obser ...
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... stars , and that therefore real changes could occur among them . The supernova ( violently exploding star ) re- mained visible to the unaided eye until March 1574. It attained the apparent magnitude of Venus ( about -4 ) and was seen by ...
... stars , and that therefore real changes could occur among them . The supernova ( violently exploding star ) re- mained visible to the unaided eye until March 1574. It attained the apparent magnitude of Venus ( about -4 ) and was seen by ...
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... stars . Of these , the seven brightest ( six stars - Alpha , Beta , Gamma , Epsilon , Zeta , and Eta - are of the second magnitude , and Delta is of the third magni- tude ) constitute one of the most characteristic figures in the ...
... stars . Of these , the seven brightest ( six stars - Alpha , Beta , Gamma , Epsilon , Zeta , and Eta - are of the second magnitude , and Delta is of the third magni- tude ) constitute one of the most characteristic figures in the ...
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