The Planet Earth: An Astronomical Introduction to GeographyMacmillan, 1894 - Всего страниц: 108 |
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... journey round the celestial world , and pointed out some of the chief stars and groups of stars to be seen in the northern sky . It is as if you had been guided through the streets of a great city and shown the remarkable buildings ...
... journey round the celestial world , and pointed out some of the chief stars and groups of stars to be seen in the northern sky . It is as if you had been guided through the streets of a great city and shown the remarkable buildings ...
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... journey is made towards the North Pole of the earth , instead of being in the direction of the equator , a different appearance is again noted . Night after C night , the Pole - Star would appear higher above. I 17 THE HEAVENS WE SEE.
... journey is made towards the North Pole of the earth , instead of being in the direction of the equator , a different appearance is again noted . Night after C night , the Pole - Star would appear higher above. I 17 THE HEAVENS WE SEE.
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... journey is made northwards , and , when the north pole is reached , it will be exactly overhead . There is , in fact , a close connection between latitude and the angular distance of the celestial pole from the horizon . The latitude ...
... journey is made northwards , and , when the north pole is reached , it will be exactly overhead . There is , in fact , a close connection between latitude and the angular distance of the celestial pole from the horizon . The latitude ...
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... journey through this infinite abyss there would be nothing to tell us whether we were moving " up , " or " down , " or " side- ways , " for these words have no meaning when no top , bottom , or sides exist . In this unlimited universe ...
... journey through this infinite abyss there would be nothing to tell us whether we were moving " up , " or " down , " or " side- ways , " for these words have no meaning when no top , bottom , or sides exist . In this unlimited universe ...
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... Journey with a pendulum from the equator towards the poles , and a slight but definite quickening of the rate will be manifested , becoming more and more evident as the distance from the start- ing point is increased . No matter what ...
... Journey with a pendulum from the equator towards the poles , and a slight but definite quickening of the rate will be manifested , becoming more and more evident as the distance from the start- ing point is increased . No matter what ...
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The Planet Earth: An Astronomical Introduction to Geography Sir Richard Gregory Полный просмотр - 1894 |
The Planet Earth: An Astronomical Introduction to Geography Sir Richard Gregory Полный просмотр - 1894 |
The Planet Earth: An Astronomical Introduction to Geography Sir Richard Gregory Полный просмотр - 1894 |
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Aldebaran Algol Andromeda angle angular distance apparent motions apparent path appears to travel Arcturus astronomers attraction Auriga axis of rotation Betelgeuse bright star Canis Major CANIS MINOR Cassiopeia celestial bodies celestial equator celestial pole celestial sphere centre Cepheus circle circumference constellation Copernican Copernicus Denebola described diameter direction distance round diurnal motion due south earth earth's equator eastern horizon ecliptic equinox fact globe Heaven Heaven Heaven hence journey Jupiter known lamp latitude lead ball length light luminary mass measure Mercury meridian midnight miles minutes movement moving round night noonday north and south north celestial pole object observed orbits Orion pass pendulum planets polar regions Pole-Star position Procyon Ptolemy Regulus revolution revolve round rising and setting round the sun Saturn seen side spinning stationary point summer solstice sun's suppose surface theory tion travel round triangle twilight Venus visible watch zodiac
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Стр. 59 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days,
Стр. 41 - That very law* which moulds a tear, And bids it trickle from its source, That law preserves the earth a sphere, And guides the planets in their course.
Стр. 63 - The Ram, the Bull, the heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion shines, The Virgin and the Scales ; The Scorpion, Archer, and He-goat, The Man that holds the watering-pot, And Fish with glittering tails.
Стр. 5 - But I am constant as the northern star, Of whose true-fix'd, and resting quality, There is no fellow in the firmament.
Стр. 62 - For several ages he saw in the countless worlds that sparkle through space like the bubbles of a shoreless ocean only the petty candles, the household torches, that Providence had been pleased to light for no other purpose but to make the night more agreeable to man. Astronomy has corrected this delusion of human vanity : and man now reluctantly confesses that the stars are worlds, larger and more glorious than his own, — that the earth on which he crawls is a scarce visible speck on the vast chart...
Стр. 5 - The skies are painted with unnumber'd sparks; They are all fire and every one doth shine; But there's but one in all doth hold his place.
Стр. 61 - Thro' cells of madness, haunts of horror and fear, That I come to be grateful at last for a little thing : My mood is changed, for it fell at a time of year When the face of night is fair on the dewy downs, And the shining daffodil dies, and the Charioteer And starry Gemini hang like glorious crowns Over Orion's grave low down in the west...
Стр. 104 - Every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a force which is directly proportional to the product of the masses of the particles and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
Стр. 62 - Man is arrogant in proportion to his ignorance. Man's natural tendency is to egotism. Man, in his infancy of knowledge, thinks that all creation was formed for him. For several ages he saw in the countless worlds that sparkle through space like the bubbles of a shoreless ocean only the petty candles, the household torches, that Providence had been pleased to light for no other purpose but to make the night more agreeable to man.
Стр. 56 - The specific gravity is the ratio of the weight of a substance to the weight of an equal volume of water.