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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... in such a state of forwardness as to permit it to be furnished at an early day . In this I was not disappointed . An object - glass of nearly twelve inches diame r , and of superior finish , was found in 11 PREFACE .
... in such a state of forwardness as to permit it to be furnished at an early day . In this I was not disappointed . An object - glass of nearly twelve inches diame r , and of superior finish , was found in 11 PREFACE .
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... nearly ten thousand dollars ; a sum considerably greater than that appropriated at the time for an equatorial telescope . Having made a conditional arrangement for this and other instruments , I returned to Greenwich , England , where ...
... nearly ten thousand dollars ; a sum considerably greater than that appropriated at the time for an equatorial telescope . Having made a conditional arrangement for this and other instruments , I returned to Greenwich , England , where ...
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... nearly completed . A faint streak of rosy light is seen in the east - it brightens - the stars fade - the planets are extinguished - the eye is fixed in mute astonishment on the growing splendor , till the first rays of the returning ...
... nearly completed . A faint streak of rosy light is seen in the east - it brightens - the stars fade - the planets are extinguished - the eye is fixed in mute astonishment on the growing splendor , till the first rays of the returning ...
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... nearly a thousand years , ( for we must pass beyond the epoch of the deluge , and seek our first discoveries among those sages , whom , for their vir- tues , God permitted to count their age , not by years , but by centuries , ) and ...
... nearly a thousand years , ( for we must pass beyond the epoch of the deluge , and seek our first discoveries among those sages , whom , for their vir- tues , God permitted to count their age , not by years , but by centuries , ) and ...
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... nearly thirty of our years . The planets all pursued their journics in the heav- ens , among the same constellations which marked the paths of the sun and moon , and hence these groups of stars concentrated the greatest amount of ...
... nearly thirty of our years . The planets all pursued their journics in the heav- ens , among the same constellations which marked the paths of the sun and moon , and hence these groups of stars concentrated the greatest amount of ...
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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