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 32
night, it will appear below the pole, in the position markedB; at six, next morning, it will appear opposite to its firstposition, as represented on the right at C; at twelve, noon,it will appear above the pole, as represented at D§ but mthis position it cannot be seen in November, or during… … appearance and apparent motions of all the stars in thenorthern hemisphere, within fifty-two degrees of the pole, toa spectator situated in 52° of north latitude. They all ap-pear to perform a circuit, in the course of twenty-four hours,around a point which is the centre of their motion, near…
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