Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920, Seabroke, G. M. (George Mitchell), 1848-1918 · London, Macmillan and co. · leaf 30
to by the axis of the globe : if nowhe is transported northwards, his horizon will change ^ Anaximander flourished about 547 B.C. CHAP. I.J THE DAWN OF STARGAZING. with liim; lie will no longer be able to see the southernstars, but the northern ones will gradually rise above hishorizon till he gets… … Fig. 2. —The Zodiac of Dendcrali. the distance round the earth) the stars have moved fromthe horizon to the point overhead, or the zenith, thatis also a quarter of a circle. So it appears that if anobserver moves to such a distance that the stars appearto move over a certain division of a circle…
Astronomy · Telescopes
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