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... magnitudes , which range from those of the first magnitude , or the brightest , down to the sixteenth ; but all after the sixth are invisible to the naked eye , and are hence called telescopic objects . Of the stars in both hemispheres ...
... magnitudes , which range from those of the first magnitude , or the brightest , down to the sixteenth ; but all after the sixth are invisible to the naked eye , and are hence called telescopic objects . Of the stars in both hemispheres ...
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... magnitude , is in this constellation , once supposed to be the nearest to the earth of the stellar host , but ... magnitude ; 71 ° westward is Bellatrix of the second ; 15 ° to the south is Rigel , a splendid star of the first magnitude ...
... magnitude , is in this constellation , once supposed to be the nearest to the earth of the stellar host , but ... magnitude ; 71 ° westward is Bellatrix of the second ; 15 ° to the south is Rigel , a splendid star of the first magnitude ...
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... magnitude , Bailly concludes that they were really visible in the heavens in the age of Ptolemy , and disappeared in the interval between him and the Tartar prince . It is no doubt probable that apparent losses have often arisen from ...
... magnitude , Bailly concludes that they were really visible in the heavens in the age of Ptolemy , and disappeared in the interval between him and the Tartar prince . It is no doubt probable that apparent losses have often arisen from ...
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Sycne near Alexandria | 89 |
Translation of the Earth in space | 159 |
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