A high-school astronomy: in which the descriptive, physical, and practical are combined .. (1859)
Mattison, Hiram, 1811-1868 · New York, Mason brothers · leaf 40
and a V united,with a planet suspended from the hair-line of the V, inhonor of Le Verrier, its discoverer. This planet was first called Le Verrier, but is more generally known by the name ofNeptune. 53. The Moon was. called Luna by the Romans, and 48. Hygeia and symbol ? (Term Tiygeian f) 49.… … 36 ASTRONOMY. Selene by the Greeks. She is known by various sym-bols, according as she is new, half-grown, or full,thus: •,<D.O; 1. From Luna we have our modern terms lunar and lunacy ; the former of whichsignifies pertaining to tho moon, and the latter a disease anciently supposed to be…
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