The geography of the heavens, and class book of astronomy: (1853)
Burritt, Elijah H. (Elijah Hinsdale), 1794-1838, Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868, Dick, Thomas, 1774-1857. [from old catalog] · New York, F. J. Huntington [etc.] · leaf 207
f thePhilippines. One of his vessels, however, arrived at St. Lucar, near Seville, Septem-ber 7, 15-22. Describe briefly his voyage. Who next circumnavigated the E.artht Describe hi*voyage? Mention the names of some of those who have since accomplished this enter-prise. What may we infer from these… … North star invisible. 1l Suppose an observer standing upon the Earth, and viewingthe pole star from the 45° of North latitude; it would ofcourse appear elevated 45° above his visible horizon. Butlet him recede southward, and as he passed over a degreeof latitude, the pole star would settle one…
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