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 318
from theobject. The true place of a celestial body, is that point of theheavens in which it would be seen by an eye placed at thecenter of the Earth. The apparent place i.s that point ofthe heavens where the body is seen from the surface ofthe Earth. The parallax of a heavenly body is greatest,when… … Apparent *~~pTacc PARALLAX. When the observer, standing upon the Earth at A, viewsthe object at B, it appears to be at C, when, at the sametime, if viewed from the center of the Earth it would appear PARALLAX OF THE HEAVENLY BODIES. 313 to be at D. The parallax is the angle B C D or B A I,which is…
Constellations · Stars
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