Carnivorous quadrupeds, most frequent in hot countries

Caspian Sea, its surface lower than that of the Black Sea or of
the Baltic

Cassiopeia, extraordinary star which appeared in that constel-

lation in 1573

Cassini, general account of his discoveries

completed the theory of the moon's libration

measures a degree of the meridian in France
his very accurate meridian line

Cassiquare, description of the woods on its banks

Catalogue of fixed stars in the southern hemisphere, by La Caille HIST. OF ASTRO.

Catalogues of the constellations, how formed
Cause of eddies or whirlpools

and course of trade winds

of excess of cold in Russia

of the tides explained

Causes of the tides investigated

Cavendish's experiments on the earth's density

Celestial sphere, its parts enumerated

observations, applied to navigation

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knew the Golden Number from time immemorial

antiquity of their authentic history

Leibnitz's discovery of binary arithmetic, written in their

ancient characters

Chiron, said to have invented the Greek Sphere
Christian era, accurate records of eclipses before
Chronological periods of the Hindoos

their extraordinary length

Chronology, indebted to the records of eclipses

to the principle of the procession of equi

noxes

Chronometers, longitude found by

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Chronometers, history of

on the imperfections in

Church, its persecution of Galileo
Cicero, his translation of Aratns
Circle, its division by the Chinese -

Circles of the sphere, described

of a sphere, described generally

of the celestial sphere

Civil Day, distinguished from the astronomical
Year, why it commences with the beginning of a day
Clairault, his investigation of the earth's figure

first investigated the problem of the three bodies
Clepsydra used by the Chinese to divide time
Climate of Edinburgh compared with that of Moscow
of Canada compared with that of England
causes which determine its character
mean temperature of, how ascertained
modified by the prevalent winds

the cause of the different races of man

Climates, manner in which they differ with the place
their heat different under the same latitude
of every temperature contain vegetables

hot, contain strong and ferocious reptiles and quadru-
peds

new, change the nature of domestic animals
hot and cold, equally the abode of man

Clocks with wheels not known before Huygens
with pendulums, invented by Huygens
astronomical, regulated by sidereal time

Clouds in Jupiter's atmosphere
Cold, excess of, in Russia, cause of

Columbus proved the spherical figure of the earth

before the discovery of America knew of the bodies of
two Indians cast on the Azores by the Gulf-stream

Comets, particular account of

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tails of, their extraordinary dimensions
seperstitious opinions connected with
intensity of their heat when near the sun
move in parabolas, or very eccentric ellipses
periodic with short revolutions

of Encke, account of

method of calculating their orbits

account of

Condamine and others measure a degree of the meridian in Peru

Constellation of Orion, stars in it, how named

of Cassiopeia, uncommon star in

of Serpentarius, new star in

Constellations, how catalogued

of the Zodiac, how named

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Continent, Great Southern, imagined to exist

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Barlow's correction of

Descent of different rivers, account of

Description and use of the diagonal scale

of the logline

Deviation of the compass, concerning

Diagonal Scale, description and use of

Diameter, apparent, of the sun varies from 31 to 32 minutes.
of the horizontal sun and moon-cause of its apparent
increase uncertain

of Uranus not more than four seconds

Diameters, apparent, of the planets

of Vesta, Juno, Ceres and Pallas, are too small to be
ascertained

equatorial and polar, of the earth

Difficulties of piloting ships

Dimensions of the planetary orbits determined by the transit of
Venus over the sun

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Dupuis referred the origin of the constellations of the Zodiac to
the ancient Egyptians

Duration of twilight varies with latitude

Earth, places on, where certain stars never set

appears to be in one of the foci of the sun's orbit
appears to the moon with different phases
always sees the same face of the moon

symbol by which she is represented

probability that she revolves round the sun

that the moon is her satellite

Ptolemy's map of, erroneous

general view of the land and sea

heights of the principal mountains on

sea shells and bones of quadrupeds found buried in
whether there has been any change in its general tem-
perature

quantity of moisture contained in different parts of

distribution of plants over

cryptogamous plants more diffused over

distribution of animals over

birds seldom change the quarter of

latitude and longitude on

its magnitude

Earth's axis, nutation of, explained

density, experiments to ascertain

Equatorial and Polar diameters, proportion between

figure that of an oblate spheroid

how determined

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demonstrated by aberration

taught by Pythagoras and Thales

diurnal, known to the ancient Hindoos

remarks on the dispute concerning

its centrifugal force diminishes from the equator

to the poles

orbit, time in which it is traversed by light

its form disturbed by the attraction of the planets
its eccentricity variable

surface, Snell's method of measuring

Norwood's method

Picard's method

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Earth's surface, vibration of a pendulum different in different

parts of

a degree of, measured by various persons
position on, how determined

methods of measuring a degree of

value of centrifugal force at

changes that take place on

Earthquakes, probable causes of

Earthshine, renders the moon visible

Eclipse, punishment in China for not foretelling one
Eclipses, records of, before the christian era

general notion of

penumbra in, accounted for

greatest and least number possible in any year
how foretold by the Chaldæau astronomers
records of, useful in computing ancient dates
terror which they inspired in former times
Lunar, their limits, &c.

blood-colour of one in 1830

how calculated

Solar, their limits, &c.

annular and total, concerning

last total one visible in Loudon, described
great annular one in 1737, described

possibility and duration at any particular place,

how ascertained

longitude found by

how calculated

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Epoch of the Egyptian rural war, how determined

cause of

Equator, monsoons near, account of

Equatorial Seas, the only ones which support perfect zoophytes

Equinoctial and sidereal year distinguished

Equinox, vernal, signs through which it has passed

Equinoxes, their precession, concerning

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