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... magnitude star , possesses no perceptible proper motion or parallax - a circumstance indica- tive of amazing distance , and magnitude equalling , or surpassing , Arcturus and Sirius . Canopus , in the constellation Argo , in the South ...
... magnitude star , possesses no perceptible proper motion or parallax - a circumstance indica- tive of amazing distance , and magnitude equalling , or surpassing , Arcturus and Sirius . Canopus , in the constellation Argo , in the South ...
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... magnitudes , ' by which their relative apparent size and degree of brightness are distin- guished . The magnitude of a star does not indicate its mass or dimensions , but its light - giving power , which depends partly upon its size and ...
... magnitudes , ' by which their relative apparent size and degree of brightness are distin- guished . The magnitude of a star does not indicate its mass or dimensions , but its light - giving power , which depends partly upon its size and ...
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... magnitude . In 1751 it had risen to the second magnitude , and maintained its position as a star of this class until 1837 , when , on December 16 of that year , its brilliancy suddenly increased , and it equalled in a short time a ...
... magnitude . In 1751 it had risen to the second magnitude , and maintained its position as a star of this class until 1837 , when , on December 16 of that year , its brilliancy suddenly increased , and it equalled in a short time a ...
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CHAPTER PAGE I A SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF ASTRONOMY | 1 |
ASTRONOMY IN THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | 45 |
MILTONS ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | 81 |
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