The Planetary and Stellar Worlds: A Popular Exposition of the Great Discoveries and Theories of Modern AstronomyOakley & Mason, 1866 - 326 páginas |
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... Eclipses of the sun and moon and their effects , 60. Explanation of solar eclipses ; discovery of the moon's reflective light , and explanation of her pl ases , 61. Lunar eclipses explained ; prediction of the first eclipse , 65. Value ...
... Eclipses of the sun and moon and their effects , 60. Explanation of solar eclipses ; discovery of the moon's reflective light , and explanation of her pl ases , 61. Lunar eclipses explained ; prediction of the first eclipse , 65. Value ...
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... eclipses of Jupiter's satellites , and employed as a unit , 256 . Parallax of the fixed stars , 258. No parallax sensible to the naked eye , 260. Great distance of the fixed stars inferred from this fact , 261. Bradley's researches for ...
... eclipses of Jupiter's satellites , and employed as a unit , 256 . Parallax of the fixed stars , 258. No parallax sensible to the naked eye , 260. Great distance of the fixed stars inferred from this fact , 261. Bradley's researches for ...
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... eclipse - these furnished themes for investigation requiring long centuries of patient watching , of never ending toil . Passing out from the sun and moon to the inore distant stars , among the brightest of those which gemmed the ...
... eclipse - these furnished themes for investigation requiring long centuries of patient watching , of never ending toil . Passing out from the sun and moon to the inore distant stars , among the brightest of those which gemmed the ...
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... eclipses , which had long covered the earth with terror and dis- may , were wrapped in mystery , and their ... eclipse , even now when its most minute phe- nomena are predicted with rigorous exactitude , with- out a feeling of ...
... eclipses , which had long covered the earth with terror and dis- may , were wrapped in mystery , and their ... eclipse , even now when its most minute phe- nomena are predicted with rigorous exactitude , with- out a feeling of ...
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... eclipse were first detected . It was observed , that no eclipse of the sun ever occurred , when the moon was visible . Even during a solar eclipse , when the sun's light had entirely faded away , and the stars and plan- ets stole gently ...
... eclipse were first detected . It was observed , that no eclipse of the sun ever occurred , when the moon was visible . Even during a solar eclipse , when the sun's light had entirely faded away , and the stars and plan- ets stole gently ...
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accomplished actually ages appear astronomer attention axis beautiful became become body cause central centre circle close comet coming commenced computed curve detected determined diameter direction discovered discovery distance earth eclipse effect efforts entire equal equator examination existence fact fall figure finally fixed stars force give given grand gravitation heavens human hundred impossible increase influence Jupiter known less light limits magnitude marked mass matter mean measure mighty miles millions mind moon moon's motion move movements nature nearly never night object observation obtained once orbit pass period planet planetary position possible precisely present problem produced question reached reasoning region remain remarkable revealed revolution revolving round satellites seen single slowly solar space success sun's sweeping telescope theory thousand tion true truth unit universe vast watch wonderful