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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
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The moon |
| 1. | The celestial sphere |
5 |
| 2. | The daily paths of circumpolar stars |
8 |
| 3. | The circles of the celestial sphere |
9 |
| 4. | The equator and the ecliptic |
11 |
| 5. | The Great Bear |
12 |
| 6. | The apparent path of Jupiter |
16 |
| 7. | The apparent path of Mercury |
17 |
| 8-11. | The phases of the moon |
30, 31 |
| 12. | The curvature of the earth |
32 |
| 13. | The method of Aristarchus for comparing the distances of the sun and moon |
34 |
| 14. | The equator and the ecliptic |
36 |
| 15. | The equator, the horizon, and the meridian |
38 |
| 16. | The measurement of the earth |
39 |
| 17. | The eccentric |
44 |
| 18. | The position of the sun's apogee |
45 |
| 19. | The epicycle and the deferent |
47 |
| 20. | The eclipse method of connecting the distances of the sun and moon |
50 |
| 21. | The increase of the longitude of a star |
52 |
| 22. | The movement of the equator |
53 |
| 23, 24. | The precession of the equinoxes |
53, 54 |
| 25. | The earth's shadow |
57 |
| 26. | The ecliptic and the moon's path |
57 |
| 27. | The sun and moon |
58 |
| 28. | Partial eclipse of the moon |
58 |
| 29. | Total eclipse of the moon |
58 |
| 30. | Annular eclipse of the sun |
59 |
| 31. | Parallax |
60 |
| 32. | Refraction by the atmosphere |
63 |
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