Astronomical Register: A Medium of Communication for Amateur Observers and All Others Interested in the Science of Astronomy, Volumes 15-16J. D. Potter., 1878 - Astronomy |
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... less strikingly . In the mornings between 20th - 28th , I watched for long periods , and found four new showers as follows : - near Ursa Majoris near a Boötis near Leonis in Sextans 24 ... ... 208 ° 43 ° 12 meteors . ... ... ... ... 212 ...
... less strikingly . In the mornings between 20th - 28th , I watched for long periods , and found four new showers as follows : - near Ursa Majoris near a Boötis near Leonis in Sextans 24 ... ... 208 ° 43 ° 12 meteors . ... ... ... ... 212 ...
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... less intense than the incident ray . As seen from the earth no doubt the two zones would appear merged in one another , but if for a moment I admit Mr. Christie's hypothesis , I must point out that my zone would also exist and be much ...
... less intense than the incident ray . As seen from the earth no doubt the two zones would appear merged in one another , but if for a moment I admit Mr. Christie's hypothesis , I must point out that my zone would also exist and be much ...
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... less fit for observing with the telescope , 40 were solely occupied with visitors . We are not disposed to regret this ; which may be to the advantage of astronomy in many ways . Mr. Ellery returned to Melbourne from his visit to Europe ...
... less fit for observing with the telescope , 40 were solely occupied with visitors . We are not disposed to regret this ; which may be to the advantage of astronomy in many ways . Mr. Ellery returned to Melbourne from his visit to Europe ...
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... less than 100,000 miles to a height of more than 200,000 miles in ten minutes , and in which Mr. Proctor has calculated that the ejectional velocity exceeded enormously - exceeded many times— the utterly inconceivable velocity of 255 ...
... less than 100,000 miles to a height of more than 200,000 miles in ten minutes , and in which Mr. Proctor has calculated that the ejectional velocity exceeded enormously - exceeded many times— the utterly inconceivable velocity of 255 ...
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... less infinite than the past . We may truly say of time as thus pictured to us , what , in Goethe's wild vision , the Angel said of space : End is there none to the universe of God . Lo ! also there is no beginning . ' The difficulties ...
... less infinite than the past . We may truly say of time as thus pictured to us , what , in Goethe's wild vision , the Angel said of space : End is there none to the universe of God . Lo ! also there is no beginning . ' The difficulties ...
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1st Oc 1st Sh 1st Tr 2nd Oc 2nd Sh 2nd Tr angle aperture appear Ascension Astronomer-Royal Astronomical Register atmosphere bright lines Bye-laws catalogue centre Christie clouds comet Conjunction of Moon corona corresponding Council crater dark diameter Dione disc distance double stars Dunkin eclipse Editor Encel equatorial error Greenwich heliometer Hyginus inches inner satellite instrument Jupiter Jupiter's Satellites light limb longitude Lord Lindsay lunar Mars Mean Noon measures meeting Mercury meteors miles Mimas minor planet moon's motion Neison object observations Occultation orbit paper parallax photographs planet position present prism Proctor Prof Professor proper motions Ranyard Reappearance of ditto remarks Rhea right ascension ring Royal Astronomical Society Royal Observatory Saturn Schröter seen Sidereal slit spectroscope specular reflection spot surface telescope Tethys theory Thur tion transit of Mercury transit of Venus Tues visible