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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... millions , to circumscribe its limitless extent , to fathom its infinite depth , to fix the centre about which this innumerable host is wheeling its silent and mysterious round . Here commences a new era . The first step in the ...
... millions , to circumscribe its limitless extent , to fathom its infinite depth , to fix the centre about which this innumerable host is wheeling its silent and mysterious round . Here commences a new era . The first step in the ...
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... millions of shining orbs which fill the heavens , are all found to be slowly moving around each other , slowly as seen from our remote position , but with amazing velocity when examined near at hand . A new problem of surprising ...
... millions of shining orbs which fill the heavens , are all found to be slowly moving around each other , slowly as seen from our remote position , but with amazing velocity when examined near at hand . A new problem of surprising ...
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... instantly called into being by the fiat of Omnipotence . Does it come , then , from some primitive modification of matter , under the action of laws working out their results in countless millions of ages 36 STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE .
... instantly called into being by the fiat of Omnipotence . Does it come , then , from some primitive modification of matter , under the action of laws working out their results in countless millions of ages 36 STRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSE .
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... millions of ages ? Who shall present the true cosmogony of the solar system . But this is only one unit among many millions Whence the myriads of stars ? those stupendous ag- gregations into mighty clusters ? what the laws of their ...
... millions of ages ? Who shall present the true cosmogony of the solar system . But this is only one unit among many millions Whence the myriads of stars ? those stupendous ag- gregations into mighty clusters ? what the laws of their ...
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... millions of miles in every minute , for a thousand years ; nay , should it sweep onward at the same speed for ten thousand years , this stupendous distance cannot bury it from the persecuting gaze of But if distance is to form no ...
... millions of miles in every minute , for a thousand years ; nay , should it sweep onward at the same speed for ten thousand years , this stupendous distance cannot bury it from the persecuting gaze of But if distance is to form no ...
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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