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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... night hour , when all nature is hushed in repose , when the hum of the world's on going is no longer heard , that the planets roll and shine , and the bright stars trooping through the deep heavens , speak to the wil- ling spirit that ...
... night hour , when all nature is hushed in repose , when the hum of the world's on going is no longer heard , that the planets roll and shine , and the bright stars trooping through the deep heavens , speak to the wil- ling spirit that ...
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... night . The first grand revolution to mortal vision is 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 ...
... night . The first grand revolution to mortal vision is 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 ...
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... night - the consciousness that in the heavens God had declared his glory - the eager desire to comprehend the mys teries that dwell in these bright orbs , have clung to the descendants of him who first watched and won- dered , through ...
... night - the consciousness that in the heavens God had declared his glory - the eager desire to comprehend the mys teries that dwell in these bright orbs , have clung to the descendants of him who first watched and won- dered , through ...
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... night . Architecture is here - but it is the colossal structure of sun and system , of cluster and universe . Eloquence is here - but " there is neither speech nor language.- Its voice is not heard , " yet its resistless sweep comes ...
... night . Architecture is here - but it is the colossal structure of sun and system , of cluster and universe . Eloquence is here - but " there is neither speech nor language.- Its voice is not heard , " yet its resistless sweep comes ...
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... Night after night , year after year , will I watch and wait , ponder and reflect , until some ray shall pierce the deep gloom which now wraps the world . ” Thus resolved the unknown founder of the science of the stars . His name and his ...
... Night after night , year after year , will I watch and wait , ponder and reflect , until some ray shall pierce the deep gloom which now wraps the world . ” Thus resolved the unknown founder of the science of the stars . His name and his ...
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absolute accomplished actually aphelion appear astronomer axis beautiful body bright celestial sphere centre centrifugal force circle cluster comet commenced computed constellation curve detected determined diameter direction discovered discovery double stars earth earth's orbit eccentricity eclipse efforts entire equal equator examination existence fact finally fixed stars force forever grand Halley's comet heavens Herschel Hipparchus hundred inclined increase instrument investigation Jupiter Kepler law of gravitation light limits magnitude mass matter mean distance mighty miles millions mind moon moon's motion move movements mysterious nearly night object observation observatory orbs parallax pass perihelion perturbations phenomena philosopher planet planetary planetary orbits position precisely present primitive problem proper motion Ptolemy reached regions of space remarkable retrograde motion revealed revolving rotation round satellites Saturn slowly solar system sphere sun and moon sun's sweeping tance telescope theory thousand tion truth Uranus vast velocity wonderful