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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.
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