The geography of the heavens : and class-book of astronomy : accompanied by a celestial atlas (1860)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York : Mason Brothers · leaf 279
t approach of somestars and constellations tothe celestial pole, and therecession of others. Thebright star of the Lesser Bear, which we call the pole star, has not always been, nor willalways continue to be, our polar star. At the time of the con- 584. What said of the cause of this recession?… … PRECESSION OF THE EQUINOXES. 277 struction of the earliest catalogue, this star was 12° from thepole ; it is now only 1° 34 from it, and it will approach towithin half a degree of it ; after which it will again recede, andslowly give place to others, which will succeed it in its proximityto the…
Constellations · Stars
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