Identifier: astronomyforuseo00gill (find matches)Title: Astronomy for the use of schools and academiesYear: 1882 (1880s)Authors: Gillet, J. A. (Joseph Anthony), 1837-1908 Rolfe, W. J. (William James), 1827-1910Subjects: AstronomyPublisher: New York : Potter, Ainsworth, & Co.Contributing Library: The Library of CongressDigitizing Sponsor: The Library of CongressView Book Page: Book ViewerAbout This Book: Catalog EntryView All Images: All Images From BookClick here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.Text Appearing Before Image:ASTRONOMY. 3^9 proper motion of about ten seconds per century towardsthe east. Proctor has shown that five out of the sevenstars which form the Great Dipper have a common properText Appearing After Image:motion, as shown in Fig. 427 (see also Fig. 420). He pro-poses for this phenomenon the name of Star-Drift.Note About ImagesPlease note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.