Celestial scenery, or, The Wonders of the planetary system displayed : illustrating the perfections of deity and a plurality of worlds (1845)
Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857, Parker, E. S., former owner. DSI, David H. DeVorkin Collection (Smithsonian Institution. Libraries) DSI · Philadelphia : Published by Edward C. Biddle · leaf 30
whoreside in latitudes between 40° and 45°, as the inhabitants of Philadelphia,JVew York, Hartford, Boston, Montreal, Madrid, Rome, &c, would requireto postpone their observations till a little after half past six in the evening,and to make a small allowance for the elevations, above stated, of… … The pointers now appear considerably to the eastward ofthe north point, and considerably more elevated than before,while the stars in the tail appear much lower. About threeoclock next morning the pointers will appear nearly due eastfrom the pole-star, and at the same elevation above the hori-zon ;…
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