The Universal Preceptor: Being a General Grammar of Arts, Sciences, and Useful Knowledge ...A. Phelps, 1826 - 312 pages |
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Page 85
... pole , you will , of course , see one degree beyond the north pole , and not so far as the south pole by one degree ; be- cause , as before stated , you can always see 90 degrees in the heavens , from your zenith , or place over head ...
... pole , you will , of course , see one degree beyond the north pole , and not so far as the south pole by one degree ; be- cause , as before stated , you can always see 90 degrees in the heavens , from your zenith , or place over head ...
Page 86
... north pole star is xactly 90 degrees . The Pleiades are in the Zodiac , on the south side ; and so is the red star Aldeberan , near them ; and the two bright stars about forty degrees to the left , called Castor and Pollux , or the ...
... north pole star is xactly 90 degrees . The Pleiades are in the Zodiac , on the south side ; and so is the red star Aldeberan , near them ; and the two bright stars about forty degrees to the left , called Castor and Pollux , or the ...
Page 90
... pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed , And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the ... S 90 ASTRONOMY .
... pole ; O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure shed , And tip with silver every mountain's head ; Then shine the ... S 90 ASTRONOMY .
Page 94
... north to the south pole ; and 90 degrees from each pole is the mid- dle of the earth , called the Equator . 287. Hence , as half the heavens are always visible , 180 degrees are visible ; and from the point over head , it will be 90 ...
... north to the south pole ; and 90 degrees from each pole is the mid- dle of the earth , called the Equator . 287. Hence , as half the heavens are always visible , 180 degrees are visible ; and from the point over head , it will be 90 ...
Page 95
... south pole downward , but the inhabitant of the south pole , like him at the north pole , stands with his feet towards the centre of the earth , both having the heavens over head . The inhabitants of New South Wales are the Antipodes to ...
... south pole downward , but the inhabitant of the south pole , like him at the north pole , stands with his feet towards the centre of the earth , both having the heavens over head . The inhabitants of New South Wales are the Antipodes to ...
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