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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.