New Astronomy

54 seconds Abstruse formulas annual revolution antiquity apogee approaches and withdrawals Aquarius Aries astronomers autumnal equinox CALIFORNIA LIBRARY cause our sun caused the earth celestial CHART circle contrary Copernician Copernicus degrees destiny earth describes earth's axis earth's orbit ecliptic Egyptian ellipse elliptical orbit equal duration ERSITY evident law experimental observation forces Gemini globe heavens hemisphere is inclined human imagination immense immutable intersect larger axis Libra LIFORNIA LIGHT luminary mechanism ment miracle moon nearer nearest north pole northern obscurity passing perigee perihelion phenomena Pisces planetary bodies planetary centre planetary system planets precession progress Ptolemy reality regions retrogradation Sagittarius seasons sign of Cancer sign of Capricornus situated south pole southern hemisphere stars or suns summer solstice system of Copernicus system of Ptolemy Taurus terrestrial equator terrestrial orbit thousand three signs tion tronomer unequal UNIVE UNIVERSIT UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA vernal equinox Virgo west to east winter solstice