Time's TelescopeSherwood, Gilbert and Piper, 1834 - Almanacs, English |
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... TELESCOPIC OBJECTS . To render this portion of the volume as useful and as interesting as possible to the student in astronomy , it is intended to point out the most remarkable telescopic objects in the heavens , commencing the series ...
... TELESCOPIC OBJECTS . To render this portion of the volume as useful and as interesting as possible to the student in astronomy , it is intended to point out the most remarkable telescopic objects in the heavens , commencing the series ...
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... TELESCOPIC OBJECTS . MERCURY . When Mercury is examined with a telescope of high power , it exhibits similar phases to our moon , appearing sometimes with a crescent , sometimes semi - lunar , and at other times with nearly a full orb ...
... TELESCOPIC OBJECTS . MERCURY . When Mercury is examined with a telescope of high power , it exhibits similar phases to our moon , appearing sometimes with a crescent , sometimes semi - lunar , and at other times with nearly a full orb ...
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... TELESCOPIC OBJECTS . SATURN AND HIS SATELLITES . Having in the two former volumes detailed very mi- nutely the telescopic appearance of Saturn , when des- cribing the periodical disappearance of its ring , ( See T. T. September 1832 ...
... TELESCOPIC OBJECTS . SATURN AND HIS SATELLITES . Having in the two former volumes detailed very mi- nutely the telescopic appearance of Saturn , when des- cribing the periodical disappearance of its ring , ( See T. T. September 1832 ...
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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