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... called the Ecliptic . It is divided into 360 ° , and again into twelve equal parts of 30 ° , called Signs . As one half of the ecliptic is north , and the other half south , of the equator , the line of intersection of their planes is ...
... called the Ecliptic . It is divided into 360 ° , and again into twelve equal parts of 30 ° , called Signs . As one half of the ecliptic is north , and the other half south , of the equator , the line of intersection of their planes is ...
Page 209
... called ' periodical ; ' when they occur in a variable and uncertain manner , they are called ' irregular . ' About 300 stars are known as variable , but the majority of them are telescopic objects . Their periodical changes of ...
... called ' periodical ; ' when they occur in a variable and uncertain manner , they are called ' irregular . ' About 300 stars are known as variable , but the majority of them are telescopic objects . Their periodical changes of ...
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... called sun - spots . ' At occasional times they are almost entirely absent from the solar disc . It has been ... called the umbra ; surrounding it is an edging or fringe less dark , consisting of filaments radiating inwards called the ...
... called sun - spots . ' At occasional times they are almost entirely absent from the solar disc . It has been ... called the umbra ; surrounding it is an edging or fringe less dark , consisting of filaments radiating inwards called the ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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