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Stargazing: past and present (1878)

Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920, Seabroke, G. M. (George Mitchell), 1848-1918 · London, Macmillan and co. · leaf 33

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rise together, and set together, andin their course from the east to the west they always preservetlie same distance from one another. Now, as these appearancesare only consistent with a circular movement, when the eye ofthe observer is equally distant from the circumference of thecircle in every… … Fig. 3.-—Illustration of Euclids stateineiits.DD the region of the always visible,which rise and set. P the star between the Bear.s.C B A the regions of the stars A star is visible between the Bears, not changing its place,but always revolving upon itself. Since this star appears to beequally…

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