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class="pginternal" tag="{http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml}a">204, 213, 226; XI. 235, 237, 248; XIII. 287, 290, 297, 320. See also Lunar theory
Moon, origin of, XIII. 320
Moon, parallax of, II. 43, 49; IV. 85. Cf. also Moon, distance of
Moon, phases of, I. 4, 16, 17; II. 19, 20, 23, 28, 43, 48; III. 68, 69; VI. 123
Moon, rotation of, X. 226; XI. 248; XII. 267; XIII. 297
Moon, shape of, II. 23, 28, 46; VI. 119; XI. 237
Moon, size of, II. 32, 41; IV. 85
Moon, tables of. See Tables, lunar
Moons. See Satellites
Morning star, I. 14. See also Venus
Morocco, III. 61
Motion, laws of. See Laws of motion
Multiple stars. See Stars, double and multiple
Mural quadrant, X. 218, 225 n
Music of the spheres, II. 23; VII. 144
Mysterium Cosmographicum (of Kepler), V. 108; VII. 136, 144
Nadir, III. 64
Nautical Almanac. See Almanac, Nautical
Nebula in Argus, XIII. 307
Nebula in Orion, XII. 252, 259, 260; XIII. 311
Nebulae, X. 223; XI. 250; XII. 252, 256, 259-261; XIII. 306-308, 310, 311, 317, 318, 319, 320
Nebulae, spiral, XIII. 310
Nebular hypothesis, XI. 250; XIII. 318-320
Nebulous stars, X. 223; XII. 260, 261
Neptune, XIII. 289, 295, 297
Neptune, satellite of, XIII. 295
New Almagest (of Kepler), VII. 148
New Almagest (of Riccioli), VIII. 153
New moon. See Moon, phases of
New stars. See Stars, new
New Style (N.S.), II. 22. See also Calendar, Gregorian
Newton’s problem, XI. 228, 229, 249
Newtonian telescope, IX. 168; XII. 252, 253, 256
Night-hour, I. 16
Node, II. 40, 43; V. 111; IX. 184; X. 213, 214; XI. 236, 246
Nubeculae, XIII. 307
Nucleus (of a comet), XIII. 304
Nürnberg school, III. 68; IV. 73
Nutation, X. 206, 207, 213-215, 216, 218; XI. 232, 248; XII. 263
Νυχθήμερον, I. 16 n
Oberon, XII. 255
Obliquity of the ecliptic. See Ecliptic, obliquity of
Observational astronomy, XIII. 272, 273
Occultations, I. 15; II. 30
Octaeteris, II. 19
Olbers’s comet, XIII. 291
Old Moore’s Almanack, I. 18 n
Old Style (O.S.). See Calendar, Julian
Opposition, II. 43, 48 n; III. 60; IV. 87, 88; V. 111; VIII. 161; XIII. 281, 284, 297
Opposition of Mars, VIII. 161; XIII. 281, 284, 297
Optical double stars, XII. 264
Optics (of Gregory), X. 202
Optics (of Newton), IX. 192
Optics (of Ptolemy), II. 46
Optics (of Smith), XII. 251
Opus Majus, Minus, Tertium (of Bacon), III. 67
Opuscules Mathématiques (of D’Alembert), XI. 233
Orion, nebula in, XII. 252, 259, 260; XIII. 311
Oscillatorium Horologium (of Huygens), VIII. 158; IX. 171
Pallas, XIII. 294
Parabola, IX. 190; XI. 236 n; XIII. 276
Parallactic inequality, XIII. 282
Parallax, II. 43, 49; IV. 85, 92; V. 98, 100, 110; VI. 129; VII. 145; VIII. 161; X. 207, 212, 223, 227; XII. 257, 258, 263, 264; XIII. 272, 278, 279, 281-284
Parallax, annual, VIII. 161. See also Parallax, stellar
Parallax, horizontal, VIII. 161
Parallax of the moon. See Moon, parallax of
Parallax of the sun. See Sun, parallax of
Parallax, stellar, IV. 92; V. 100; VI. 129; VIII. 161; X. 207, 212; XII. 257, 258, 263, 264; XIII. 272, 278, 279
Parallelogram of forces, IX. 180 n
Parameters, variation of, XI. 233 n. See also Variation of elements
Παραπήγματα II. 20
Partial eclipses, II. 43
Pendulum, pendulum clock, V. 98; VI. 114; VIII. 157, 158, 161; IX. 180, 187; X. 199, 217, 221, 223; XI. 231. See also Gravity, variation of
Pendulum Clock (of Huygens), VIII. 158; IX. 171
Penumbra (of a sun-spot), VI. 124; XII. 268
Perigee, II. 39, 40, 48; IV. 85. See also Apse, apse-line
Perihelion, IV. 85; XI. 231. See also Apse, apse-line
Periodic inequalities. See Inequalities, periodic
Perturbations, VIII. 156; IX. 183, 184; X. 200, 204, 224, 227; XI. passim; XIII. 282, 293, 294, 297
Phases of the moon. See Moon, phases of
Phenomena (of Euclid), II. 33
Phobos, XIII. 295
Photography, XIII. 274, 279-281, 294, 298, 299, 301, 306
Photometry, XIII. 316. See also Stars, brightness of
Photosphere, XII. 268; XIII. 303
Physical double stars, XII. 264. See also Stars, double and multiple
Planetary tables. See Tables, planetary
Planetary theory, II. 51, 52, 54; III. 68; IV. 86-90; XI. 228, 230, 231, 233, 235, 236, 242-247, 248; XIII. 286, 288-290, 293, See also Planets, motion of
Planets, I. 13, 14, 15, 16; II. 23-27, 30, 32, 51; III. 68; IV. 81; V. 104, 105, 110, 112; VI. 119, 121; VII. 136, 144; VIII. 154, 155; X. 200; XI. 228, 250; XII. 253, 255, 257, 267, 271; XIII. 272, 275, 276, 281, 282, 294-296, 297, 318, 320. See also the following headings, and the several planets Mercury, Venus, etc.
Planets, discoveries of, XII. 253, 254, 255, 267; XIII. 289, 294, 295, 318
Planets, distances of, I. 15; II. 30, 51; IV. 81, 86, 87; VI. 117; VII. 136, 144; IX. 169, 172, 173
Planets, inferior, I. 15; IV. 87, 88. See also Mercury, Venus
Planets, masses of, IX. 185; XI. 245, 248; XIII. 294. See also under the several planets
Planets, minor. See Minor planets
Planets, motion of, I. 13, 14, 15; II. 23-25, 26, 27, 30, 41, 45, 47, 51, 52; III. 62, 68; IV. 81, 86-90, 92; V. 100, 104, 105, 112; VI. 119, 121, 129; VII. 139-142, 144, 145, 150, 151; VIII. 152, 156; IX. 169, 170, 172-177, 181, 183, 194; X. 199, 204; XI. 228, 229, 245, 250; XIII. 275, 276, 282, 294. See also Planetary theory
Planets, rotation of, VIII.
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