The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 112National Geographic Society, 1957 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... Star -are more distant from the pole , and so drop below the horizon during a part of their journey . Southern Hemisphere Lacks Polar Star The location of Polaris is a cosmic acci- dent , but it greatly simplifies orientation in ...
... Star -are more distant from the pole , and so drop below the horizon during a part of their journey . Southern Hemisphere Lacks Polar Star The location of Polaris is a cosmic acci- dent , but it greatly simplifies orientation in ...
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... star groups with flesh and sinew , in the classic manner , as artists have represented them on the new map . Moreover , the difficulty is enhanced by a great variation in apparent brightness among key stars in many groups . Despite ...
... star groups with flesh and sinew , in the classic manner , as artists have represented them on the new map . Moreover , the difficulty is enhanced by a great variation in apparent brightness among key stars in many groups . Despite ...
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... Star Clusters , Moons of Jupiter in detail , Galaxies ! Equatorial mount with lock on both axes . Aluminized and overcoated 3 " diameter high - speed f 10 mirror . Tele- scope comes equipped with a 60X eyepiece and a mounted Barlow Lens ...
... Star Clusters , Moons of Jupiter in detail , Galaxies ! Equatorial mount with lock on both axes . Aluminized and overcoated 3 " diameter high - speed f 10 mirror . Tele- scope comes equipped with a 60X eyepiece and a mounted Barlow Lens ...
Contents
Flight to Adventure Flying Their Own Singleengine Plane a Daring | v |
To the Men at South Pole Station By Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd | 1 |
Fledgling Wings of the Air Force By Thomas W McKnew | 266 |
Copyright | |
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