The Elements of Astronomy: For Colleges, Schools, and Private Students : Written for the Mathematical Course of Joseph RayWilson, Hinkle & Company, 1869 - 336 páginas |
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Página 15
... seen from any point Fig . 5 . HORIZON FROM A HORIZON FROM B HORIZON FROM BALLOON is a circle . The circle is made larger by raising the observer , as on a spire , on a mountain , or in a balloon . At ordinary heights , a person can see ...
... seen from any point Fig . 5 . HORIZON FROM A HORIZON FROM B HORIZON FROM BALLOON is a circle . The circle is made larger by raising the observer , as on a spire , on a mountain , or in a balloon . At ordinary heights , a person can see ...
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... seen by the sailors is the roof of the monastery ; then the windows of each story in succession ; then the whole building , as if standing on the Presently the mountain appears to rise , and at last the island and its coasts are seen ...
... seen by the sailors is the roof of the monastery ; then the windows of each story in succession ; then the whole building , as if standing on the Presently the mountain appears to rise , and at last the island and its coasts are seen ...
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... seen at a distance of 126 miles , AC 7936 miles . = 17. We do not hesitate to say that an orange is round although its rind is rough , yet its roughness in proportion to its size is much greater than that of the earth's surface where ...
... seen at a distance of 126 miles , AC 7936 miles . = 17. We do not hesitate to say that an orange is round although its rind is rough , yet its roughness in proportion to its size is much greater than that of the earth's surface where ...
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... seen that at each vibration it crossed a little to the right , looking from the cen- ter , of the place where it crossed be- fore . 26. Theory of Fou- cault's pendulum.— When the pendulum begins to swing , be- ing drawn only by the ...
... seen that at each vibration it crossed a little to the right , looking from the cen- ter , of the place where it crossed be- fore . 26. Theory of Fou- cault's pendulum.— When the pendulum begins to swing , be- ing drawn only by the ...
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... seen from the pole . - Let us suppose that a person is at the north pole , and that during the long night there , he sits in the same position for twenty- four hours . The earth rotates , and he turns with it . He is not conscious of ...
... seen from the pole . - Let us suppose that a person is at the north pole , and that during the long night there , he sits in the same position for twenty- four hours . The earth rotates , and he turns with it . He is not conscious of ...
Términos y frases comunes
2d mag Alpha Centauri altitude angle appears Arcturus astronomical attraction axis body bright stars brightest called Capricornus cause celestial clock comet conjunction constellation culmination curve daily motion dark declination density diameter distance earth earth's orbit east eccentricity ecliptic equal equator equatorial equinoctial farther fixed stars heat Hence Herschel horizon Jupiter latitude length libration light longitude lunar lunar eclipses Mars mass mean solar measured Mercury meridian meteors millions of miles moon moon's move nearly nebula node observer Ophiuchus opposite parallax particles passes path penumbra perihelion photosphere planet polariscope pole position prime vertical radius rays refraction revolution revolve right ascension ring rotation satellites Saturn seen shadow shows side sidereal sidereal day solar day solar eclipse solar system solstice space spots supposed surface tail telescope tide tion transit triangle Uranus velocity Venus vernal equinox vertical visible zenith
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Página 143 - The MASS of a body is the quantity of matter which it contains.
Página 237 - Uranus a full-sized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a circle more than a mile and a half in diameter. As to getting correct notions on this subject by drawing circles on paper, or, still worse, from those very childish toys called orreries, it is out of the question.
Página 237 - Mercury will be represented by a grain of mustard seed, on the circumference of a circle 1 64 feet in diameter for its orbit; Venus a pea, on a circle 284 feet in diameter ; the Earth also a pea, on a circle of 430 feet; Mars a rather large pin's head, on a circle of 654 feet...
Página 126 - Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter ; when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars, how they will wield The mighty frame ; how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances ; how gird the sphere With centric and eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb...
Página 208 - ... she is in the meridian of that place ; and that the sun performs a secondary part in their production may be proved from the circumstance, that the highest tides take place when the sun, the moon, and the earth are in the same straight line, that is, when the force of the sun conspires with that of the moon, and that the lowest tides take place when the lines drawn from the sun and moon to the earth are at right angles to each other, that is, when the force of the sun acts in opposition to that...
Página 298 - Herculis. The velocity of this motion is such that the sun, with the whole cortege of bodies depending on him, advances annually in the direction indicated, through a space equal to 1.623 radii of the terrestrial orbit or one hundred and fifty-four millions of miles.
Página 13 - The vertical circle which passes through the north and south points of the horizon is the same as the celestial meridian, which will be defined hereafter (32).
Página 237 - ... feet; Jupiter a moderate-sized orange, in a circle nearly half a mile across; Saturn a small orange, on a circle of four-fifths of a mile; Uranus a full-sized cherry, or small plum, upon the circumference of a circle more than a mile and a half, and Neptune a good-sized plum on a circle about two miles and a half in diameter.
Página 82 - It is found to be always exactly perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; or, to a plane tangent to the surface of the earth at the point of observation.
Página 279 - ... reduce the intensity to onesixteenth : in short, we thus demonstrate the law that the intensity of light diminishes as the square of the distance increases. This is the celebrated law of Inverse Squares as applied to light.