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| | | Gravity | | |
| | Axial | at | | Orbital |
| | Revolu- | Surface. | Periodic | Velocity |
| Name. | tion | [Earth] | Time. | in Miles |
| | | = 1 | | per sec. |
|-----------|---------------|----------|-----------|----------|
| Sun | 25 to 26d | 27.71 | | |
| Mercury | 24h 5m(?) | 0.46 | 87.97d | 29.55 |
| Venus | 23h 21m(?) | 0.82 | 224.70d | 21.61 |
| Earth | 23h 56m 4s | 1. | 365.26d | 18.38 |
| Mars | 24h 37m 22.7s | 0.39 | 686.98d | 14.99 |
| Asteroids | | | | |
| Jupiter | 9h 55m 20s | 2.64 | 11.86yrs | 8.06 |
| Saturn | 10h 14m | 1.18 | 29.46yrs | 5.95 |
| Uranus | Unknown. | 0.90 | 84.02yrs | 4.20 |
| Neptune | Unknown. | 0.89 | 164.78yrs | 3.36 |
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EXPLANATION OF ASTRONOMICAL SYMBOLS.
SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC
0. [Symbol] Aries 0� | VI. [Symbol] Libra 180�
I. [Symbol] Taurus 30 | VII. [Symbol] Scorpio 210
II. [Symbol] Gemini 60 | VIII. [Symbol] Sagittarius 240
III. [Symbol] Cancer 90 | IX. [Symbol] Capricornus 270
IV. [Symbol] Leo 120 | X. [Symbol] Aquarius 300
V. [Symbol] Virgo 150 | XI. [Symbol] Pisces 330
* * * * *
[Symbol] Conjunction. | S. Seconds of Time.
[Symbol] Quadrature. | � Degrees.
[Symbol] Opposition. | ' Minutes of Arc.
[Symbol] Ascending Node. | " Seconds of Arc.
[Symbol] Descending Node. | R. A. Right Ascension.
H. Hours. | Decl. or D. Declination.
M. Minutes of Time. | N. P. D. Dist. From North Pole.
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE ALMANAC.
S., South, _i.e._, crosses the meridian; M., morning; A, Afternoon;
Gr. H. L. N., greatest heliocentric latitude north, _i.e._, greatest
distance north of the ecliptic, as seen from the sun. [Symbols]
Inf., inferior conjunction; Sup., superior conjunction.
GREEK ALPHABET USED INDICATING THE STARS.
a, alpha. | ae, eta. | n, nu. | t, tau.
b, beta. | th, theta. | x, xi. | u, upsilon.
g, gamma. | i, iota. | o, omicron. | ph, phi.
d, delta. | k, kappa. | p, pi. | ch, chi.
e, epsilon. | l, lambda. | r, rho. | ps, psi.
z, zeta. | m, mu. | s, sigma. | o, omega.
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CHAUTAUQUA OUTLINE FOR STUDENTS.
As an aid to comprehension, every student should draw illustrative
figures of the various circles, planes, and situations described.
(For example, see Fig. 45, page 112.) As an aid to memory, the
portion of this outline referring to each chapter should be examined
at the close of the reading, and this mere sketch filled up to a
perfect picture from recollection.
I. _Creative Processes._--The dial-plate of the sky. Cause or different
weights--on sun, moon. Two laws of gravity. Inertia. Fall of earth
to sun per second. Forward motion. Elastic attraction. Perturbation
of moon; of Jupiter and Saturn. Oscillations of planets.
II. _Light._--From condensation. Number of vibrations of red; violet.
Thermometer against air. Aerolite against earth. Two bolides against
the sun. Large eye. Velocity of light. Prism. Color means different
vibrations. Music of light. Light reports substance of stars. Force
of; bridge, rain, dispersion, intensities, reflection, refraction,
decomposition.
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