 | Henry Raper - 1840 - 700 sider
...passes, at 31° beyond »¡, through ARCTURUS, one of the brightest stars. TAKING OBSERVATIONS. 135 pointers, and on the opposite side to the Great Bear,...same distance on the opposite side of the pole, is a. Lyres, or the bright star in the Harp, called also Vega, and also by seamen Lyra, a large white star.... | |
 | William Henry Smyth - 1881 - 778 sider
...shepherd's star, is a brilliant insulated object, and therefore of easy alignment. A line drawn from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the Pointers, and on the opposite side to Ursa Major, passes, at 44° distance, through it. It will also be found by a ray projected through... | |
 | William Henry Smyth - 1881 - 778 sider
...shepherd's star, is a brilliant insulated object, and therefore of easy alignment. A line drawn from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the Pointers, and on the opposite side to Ursa Major, passes, at 44° distance, through it. It will also be found by a ray projected through... | |
 | Henry Raper - 1882 - 952 sider
...passes, at 31° beyond jj, through ARCTUHUS, one of the brightest stars. A line drawn from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the Pointers, and on...same distance on the opposite side of the pole, is a. Lyrce, or the bright star in the Harp, called also Veya, and also by seamen Lyra, a large white star.... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - 1899 - 578 sider
...Arcturus. By means of these two lines, Arcturus can be readily recognized. 261. A line drawn from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the Pointers and on the opposite side to the Dipper passes, at 48° distance, through Capella, another bright star of the first magnitude. In the... | |
 | Herbert Michael Wilson - 1900 - 988 sider
...ft point nearly to Polaris, or the Pole Star, and arc hence called the Pointers. A line from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the Pointers and on the...distance through Capella, one of the brightest stars. In the same line, about the same distance on the opposite side of the Pole, is a Lyra, also called Vega... | |
 | Herbert Michael Wilson - 1900 - 986 sider
.../3 point nearly to Polaris, or the Pole Star, and are hence called the Pointers. A line from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the Pointers and on the...distance through Capella, one of the brightest stars. In the same line, about the same distance on the opposite side of the Pole, is a Lyra, also called Vega... | |
 | Herbert Michael Wilson - 1900 - 964 sider
...last of the tail, passes at 31° beyond ij through Arcturus, a very bright star. A line from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the Pointers and on the...distance through Capella, one of the brightest stars. In the same line, about the same distance on the opposite side of the Pole, is a Lyra, also called Vega... | |
 | 1902 - 650 sider
...Arcturus. By means of these two lines, Arcturus can be readily recognized. 103. A line drawn from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the pointers and on the opposite side to the Dipper passes, at 48° distance, through Capella, another bright star of the first magnitude. In the... | |
 | 1903 - 616 sider
...Arcturus. By means of these two lines, Arcturus can be readily recognized. 261. A line drawn from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the Pointers and on the opposite side to the Dipper passes, at 48° distance, through Capella, another bright star of the first magnitude. In the... | |
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A line drawn from Polaris perpendicular to the line of the Pointers, and on the opposite side to the Great Bear, passes, at 48° distance, through CAPELLA, one of the brightest stars. In this same line, about the same distance on the opposite side of... 
