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aberration angle angular aphelion appear astronomers atmosphere attraction base line Boötes called Cambridge Cassiopea celestial equator celestial pole celestial sphere centre clock College comet constellations Crown 8vo declination determined diameter direction Earth Earth's axis Earth's rotation Earth's surface ecliptic Edited equal equatorial exactly eye-piece fact fall Fcap feet follows globe Greenwich heavenly body heavens horizon inclined Jupiter latitude length lens LESSON light longitude Mars mass mean solar mean sun measured meridian meteors midnight miles Moon Moon's nearly nebula Neptune node noon object-glass observed occupied parallax passes path perihelion planet point of Aries polar position precession prism Professor rays refraction represent revolution revolve round right ascension ring round the Sun satellites Saturn seen side sidereal solar day solstice spectrum stars Sun's distance suppose telescope tion transit circle triangle true sun Uranus Ursa Ursa Major varies velocity Venus vernal equinox visible zenith distance
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