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... meridian . This star is called Altair , and belongs to the constellation Aquila . It is nearly south , at an elevation of forty - six degrees , or about half way between the horizon and the zenith . About thirty - three degrees north ...
... meridian . This star is called Altair , and belongs to the constellation Aquila . It is nearly south , at an elevation of forty - six degrees , or about half way between the horizon and the zenith . About thirty - three degrees north ...
Page 356
... meridian to the west , and the brilliant constellation Orion will be seen nearly due south . The bright star Capelia now pears nearly in the zenith , or point di- rectly over our heads ; Lyra is in tne horizon , nearly due north , and ...
... meridian to the west , and the brilliant constellation Orion will be seen nearly due south . The bright star Capelia now pears nearly in the zenith , or point di- rectly over our heads ; Lyra is in tne horizon , nearly due north , and ...
Page 357
... meridian , only about six degrees , and in about five hours it will set near the point south - south - west , having described a very small arc of a circle above the horizon . If we di- rect our attention to the south - east , and ob ...
... meridian , only about six degrees , and in about five hours it will set near the point south - south - west , having described a very small arc of a circle above the horizon . If we di- rect our attention to the south - east , and ob ...
Page 362
... meridian , or due sonth ; on the first of March they will be seen half way between the zenith and the western horizon ; about the middle of April they will appear very near the horizon ; soon after which they will be overpowered by the ...
... meridian , or due sonth ; on the first of March they will be seen half way between the zenith and the western horizon ; about the middle of April they will appear very near the horizon ; soon after which they will be overpowered by the ...
Page 390
... meridian . Some years after this , Messrs . Deshayes and Varin , who were sent by the French king to make certain astronomical observations near the equator , found that the pendulum at Cayenne made 148 vibrations less in a day than at ...
... meridian . Some years after this , Messrs . Deshayes and Varin , who were sent by the French king to make certain astronomical observations near the equator , found that the pendulum at Cayenne made 148 vibrations less in a day than at ...
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