An Astronomical Glossary, Or Dictionary of Terms Used in Astronomy: With Tables of Data and Lists of Remarkable and Interesting Celestial Objects |
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angular distance apparent Arabic astronomical binary star Birm Boötis brightest star called celestial body celestial equator celestial pole celestial sphere centre circle comets components constella constellations Coronæ Cygni Diameter in Miles disc disturbing force Doberck double star Dunér earth's surface Eccentricity of Orbit ecliptic ellipse Equinoxes Espin eyepiece full moon Geocentric Glasenapp gravity Harkness Herschel horizon Inclination of Orbit instrument Jupiter latitude Leonis light longitude lunar major axis Mars Maximum Distance mean distance measured meridian meteors minor planets moon's motion name applied name sometimes applied nebulæ Neptune node northern constellations parallax passes perihelion Period of Revolution place of observation Point of Aries radius reflecting telescope refraction revolve round right angles round the sun satellites Saturn secs seen Sidereal Period southern star ẞ stellar magnitude Struve Sun's Mass Synodic telescope term applied terrestrial tions transit Uranus Ursa Majoris variable star Venus visible zenith zodiacal