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Astronomy for students and general readers (1880)

Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909, Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914, joint author · New York : H. Holt and company · leaf 39

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represent the plane of the horizon of some IS ASTRONOMY. observer on the earths surface. … Fig. 6. He will then see every thing abovethis plane, and nothing below it.If N E 8 \& his eastern horizon,stars will appear to rise at variouspoints, g, E, d, a, etc., and willappear to describe circles untilthey attain their highest pointsat h, Q, e, &, etc., sinking intothe western…

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