A short course in astronomy and the use of the globes (1871)
Kiddle, Henry, 1824-1891 · New York, Chicago, Ivison, Blakeman, Taylor & co. · leaf 157
o be Alcyone, the principalstar of the Pleiades. 251. Multiple Stars are those which to the nakedeye appear single, but when viewed through a telescopeare separated into two or more stars. Those that con-sist of two stars arecalled double stars.They differ verygreatly in their dis-tance from each… … 1. POLE-STAR ; 2. RIGEL ; 3. CASTOR; 4. y VIRGINIS. 250. What conclusion did Herschel arrive at ? What does observation indicate ?What star is supposed to be the central sun? 251. What are multiple stars?Double stars ? How do they differ ? THE STARS. 155 very often exhibit the beautiful phenomenon…
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