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" Those which appear largest, are called stars of the first magnitude ; the next to them in lustre, stars of the second magnitude ; and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest that are visible to the bare eye. "
Lectures on Select Subjects in Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Hydraulics ... - Page 228
by James Ferguson - 1823
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The Modern Preceptor ; Or, a General Course of Education, Volume 2

John Dougall - 1810 - 660 pages
...apparent size being called stars of the first magnitude, those next in brilliancy and apparent size are called stars of the second magnitude, and so on to the fifth and sixth magnitudes, which are the smallest perceptible to the naked eye in clear weather: smaller...
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The New Pocket Cyclopędia: Or, Elements of Useful Knowledge, Methodically ...

John Millard - Handbooks, vade-mecums, etc - 1813 - 704 pages
...or orders. Those which appear largest, are called stars of the first magnitude ; the next in lustre, stars of the second magnitude ; and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest visible to the naked eye.- This distribution having been made long before the invention of telescopes,...
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The New Pocket Cyclopaedia: Or, Elements Or Useful Knowledge, Methodically ...

Encyclopaedias, John Millard - Children's encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1813 - 712 pages
...orders. Those which appear largest, are called stars of the first magnitude ; the next in lustre, tturs of the second magnitude ; and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest visible to the naked eye. This distribution having been made long before the invention of telescopes,...
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Ferguson's Lectures on Select Subjects, in Mechanics, Hydrostatics ...

James Ferguson - Astronomy - 1814 - 420 pages
...est and largest, arc called stars of the first magnitude ; the next to them in size and lustre, arc called stars of the second magnitude ; and so on to...the Little Dog ; Rigel, in the left foot of Orion ; •drcturus, near the thigh of Bootes, &c.* These things being premised, which, I think, are all...
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The Reader: Containing I. The Art of Delivery ... a Selection of Lessons in ...

Abner Alden - English language - 1814 - 222 pages
...Into six ; those which appear the largest, are called stars ef thejirst magnitude ; the next in size, are called stars of the second magnitude ; and so on to the sixth, which are the least, discoverable by the naked eye. Those which are seen by the help of glasses only, are called...
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Systematic Education: Or Elementary Instruction in the Various ..., Volume 2

William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - Education - 1815 - 598 pages
...Those, which appear largest, are called stars of the first magnitude ; the next to them in brilliancy, stars of the second magnitude ; and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest that are visible to the naked eye. Those which cannot be distinguished by the naked eye, are called telescopic...
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An Easy Grammar of Geography: For the Use of Schools, Upon Goldsmith's Much ...

Jacob Willetts - Geography - 1815 - 228 pages
...Those which app ,ar largest, are called stars of the first magnitirle ; the nexs to them in lustre, stars of the second magnitude : and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest that are visible to the bare eye Thr stars are likewise distinguished into constellations, which^s nothing...
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An Introduction to the Use of the Globes ... 3. Ed. Corr. and Enl

John Greig - 1816 - 224 pages
...classes : those which appear largest, are of the first class or magnitude ; the next to them in lustre, of the second magnitude ; and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest visible to the naked eye. The stars are commonly represented in the following manner : fija Represents...
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Eight Familiar Lectures on Astronomy, Intended as an Introduction to the ...

William Philipps - 1817 - 292 pages
...largest, or those which appear so, are called stars of the first magnitude ; the next to them in lustre, stars of the second magnitude, and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest that are visible without a glass. This distribution was made long before the invention of teleseopes ; such...
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

Almanacs, English - 1822 - 440 pages
...several classes: the largest are called stars of the first magnitude ; the next to them in lustre, stars of the second magnitude; and so on to the sixth, which are the smallest that are visible to the naked eye. This distribution having beep made. long before the invention of telescopes,...
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