A Short History of Astronomy, Arthur Berry [large screen ebook reader .TXT] 📗

tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">160; IX. 187; XI. 228, 250; XII. 267; XIII. 297 Planets, satellites of. See Satellites Planets, stationary points of, I. 14; II. 51; IV. 88 Planets, superior, I. 15; IV. 87, 88. See also Mars, Jupiter, etc. Pleiades, VI. 120; XII. 260 Poles (of a great circle), II. 33 n Poles (of the celestial sphere), I. 8, 9, 10; II. 33, 35; IV. 78; VI. 129; X. 207, 214; XIII. 285 Poles (of the earth), IV. 82; IX. 187; X. 220, 221; XIII. 285 Pole-star, I. 8, 9 Pollux, XII. 266 Pons-Brooks comet, XIII. 291 Postulates (of Ptolemy), II. 47 Postulates (of Coppernicus), IV. 76 Praesepe, XII. 260 Precession (of the equinoxes), II. 42, 50; III. 58, 59, 62, 68; IV. 73, 83, 84, 85; V. 104, 112; VI. 129; IX. 188, 192; X. 213-215, 218, 221; XI. 228, 232, 248; XIII. 277, 280 Prima Narratio (of Rheticus), IV. 74; V. 94 Primum Mobile, III. 68 Principia (of Descartes), VIII. 163 Principia (of Newton), IV. 75; VIII. 152; IX. 164, 177-192, 195; X. 196, 199, 200, 213; XI. 229, 234, 235, 240 Principles of Philosophy (of Descartes), VIII. 163 Probabilités, Théorie Analytique des (of Laplace), XI. 238 Problem of three bodies. See Three bodies, problem of Prodromus Cometicus (of Hevel), VIII. 153 Prominences, XIII. 301, 302, 303 Proper motion (of stars), X. 203, 225; XII. 257, 265; XIII. 278, 280 Prosneusis, II. 48; III. 60; IV. 85 Prussian Tables, V. 94, 96, 97, 99; VII. 139 Pythagoreans, II. 24; IV. 75 Quadrant, V. 99; X. 218, 225 n Quadrature, II. 48; III. 60; V. 111 Quadrivium, III. 65 Recherches sur différens points (of D’Alembert), XI. 233, 235 Recherches sur la précession (of D’Alembert), XI. 215 Reduction of observations, X. 198, 218; XIII. 277 Reflecting telescopes, IX. 168; XII. 251-255 Refracting telescopes, IX. 168. See also Telescopes Refraction, II. 46; III. 68; V. 98, 110; VII. 138; VIII. 159, 160; X. 217, 218, 223; XIII. 277 Relative motion, principle of, IV. 77; IX. 186 n Renaissance, IV. 70 Results of Astronomical Observations (of John Herschel), XIII. 308 Retrograde motion, I. 14 Reversing stratum, XIII. 303 Reviews of the heavens, XII. 252, 253 Revival of Learning, IV. 70 Rhea, VIII. 160 Rigel, III. 64 Right ascension, II. 33, 39; X. 198, 218; XIII. 276 Rills, XIII. 296 Rings of Saturn. See Saturn, rings of Rotation of the celestial sphere. See Daily motion Rotation of the earth, sun, Mars, etc. See Earth, Sun, Mars, etc., rotation of Royal Astronomical Society. See Astronomical Society, Royal Royal Society, IX. 166, 174, 177, 191, 192; X. 201, 202, 206, 208; XII. 254, 256, 259, 263; XIII. 292, 308 Rudolphine Tables, V. 94; VII. 148, 151; VIII. 156 Ruler, I. 16 Running down of the solar system, XIII. 293, 319 Saggiatore (of Galilei), VI. 127 Sappho, XIII. 281 Saros, I. 17; II. 43 Satellites, VI. 121, 127, 129, 133; VII. 145, 150; VIII. 154, 160, 162; IX. 170, 183-185; X. 210, 216; XI. 228, 248; XII. 253, 255, 267; XIII. 272, 283, 295, 296, 297, 318, 320. See also Jupiter, Saturn, etc., satellites of Satellites, direction of revolution of, XI. 250; XIII. 295, 318 Satellites, rotation of, XI. 250; XII. 267; XIII. 297 Saturn, I. 14-16; II. 25, 51; IV. 81, 87; V. 99; VI. 123; VII. 136 n, 142, 144; VIII. 154, 156; IX. 183, 185, 186; X. 204; XI. 228, 231, 235, 236, 243-246; XII. 253, 267; XIII. 288, 297. See also the following headings Saturn, mass of, IX. 185 Saturn, rings of, VI. 123; VIII. 154, 160; XI. 228, 248; XII. 267; XIII. 295, 297 Saturn, rotation of, XII. 267; XIII. 297 Saturn, satellites of, VIII. 154, 160; IX. 184; XI. 228; XII. 253, 255, 267; XIII. 295, 297, 307 Scientific method, II, 54; VI. 134; IX. 195 Seas (on the moon), VI. 119; VIII. 153; XIII. 296 Seasons, I. 3; II. 35, 39; IV. 82; XI. 245 Second (angle), I. 7 Secular acceleration of the moon’s mean motion, X. 201; XI. 233, 234, 240, 242; XIII. 287 Secular inequalities. See Inequalities, secular Selenographia (of Hevel), VIII. 153 Selenotopographische Fragmente (of Schroeter), XII. 271 Sequences, method of, XII. 266 Shadow of earth, moon. See Eclipses “Shining-fluid” theory, XII. 260; XIII. 310, 311 Shooting stars. See Meteors Short-period comets, XIII. 291 Sidereal month, II. 40 Sidereal period, IV. 86, 87 Sidereal system, structure of, XII. 257, 258, 259-262; XIII. 317 Sidereal year, II. 42 Sidereus Nuncius (of Galilei), VI. 119-122 “Sights,” V. 110; VIII. 155; X. 198 Signs of the zodiac, I. 13 Sine, II. 47 n; III. 59 n, 68 n Sirius, XIII. 316 n Solar eclipse. See Eclipse Solar system, stability of, XI. 245; XIII. 288, 293 Solstices, I. 11; II. 36, 39, 42 Solstitial points, I. 11 Space-penetrating power, XII. 258 Spanish astronomy, III. 61, 66 Spectroscope, XIII. 299. See also Spectrum analysis Spectrum, spectrum analysis, IX. 168; XIII. 273, 299-302, 303, 304, 306, 309, 311-314, 317, 318 Sphaera Mundi (of Sacrobosco), III. 67 Sphere, attraction of, IX. 173, 182; XI. 228 Sphere, celestial. See Celestial sphere Sphere, doctrine of the. See Spherics Spheres, celestial, crystal. See Celestial spheres Spheres, music of the, II. 23; VII. 144 Spherical form of the earth, moon. See Earth, Moon, shape of Spherics, II. 33, 34 Spica, II. 42 Spiral nebulae, XIII. 310 Stability of the solar system, XI. 245; XIII. 288, 293 Stadium, II. 36, 45, 47 Star-atlases, star-maps, I. 12 n; X. 198, 223; XII. 259, 266; XIII. 280, 294 Star-catalogues, II. 32, 42, 50; III. 62, 63; IV. 83; V. 98, 107, 110, 112; VIII. 153; X. 198, 199, 205, 218, 223-225; XII.