A popular handbook and atlas of astronomy, designed as a complete guide to a knowledge of the heavenly bodies and as an aid to those possessing telescopes (1891)
Peck, William, Sir, 1862-1925 · New York, G. P. Putnam's Sons · leaf 36
he soeiii,Insensibly three different motions move.—Milton. DIURNAL MOTION. The least attentive observer cannot fail to have noticed that during each day every celestial object appearsabove the eastern portion of the horizon, mounting into the sky until it reaches its highest point on themeridian,… … Fig. 4. diagram showing paths of stars on the STAR sphere for LATITUDE 50°. Fig. 5. diagram showing stars visible ani>invisible for latitude 50°. produced by the rotation of the earth on her a.xis in the opposite direction. During each interval of 2o hours56 minutes 4 seconds our globe makes a…
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