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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... thousand persons were in attendance ; and it seemed that the moment had arrived for taking the first step in an enterprise whose fate it was impossible to predict . Having closed the subject under discussion , the audience were ...
... thousand persons were in attendance ; and it seemed that the moment had arrived for taking the first step in an enterprise whose fate it was impossible to predict . Having closed the subject under discussion , the audience were ...
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... 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 , at the ...
... 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 , at the ...
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... thousand dollars . It was believed that the intelligent mechanics of Cincinnati would lend their powerful aid in the accomplishment of an enterprise which had progressed far enough to give some con fidence in its ultimate success . With ...
... thousand dollars . It was believed that the intelligent mechanics of Cincinnati would lend their powerful aid in the accomplishment of an enterprise which had progressed far enough to give some con fidence in its ultimate success . With ...
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... being . Often have I swept backward in imagination six thousand years , and stood beside our Great Ances B2 ( 17 ) tor , as he gazed for the first time upon AN EXPOSITION OF THE PROBLEM WHICH THE HEAVENS SENT FOR SOLUTION.
... being . Often have I swept backward in imagination six thousand years , and stood beside our Great Ances B2 ( 17 ) tor , as he gazed for the first time upon AN EXPOSITION OF THE PROBLEM WHICH THE HEAVENS SENT FOR SOLUTION.
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... thousand years ago , or more wonderful , it sweeps away the dark curtain from the future , and beholds those celestial scenes which shall greet the vision of generations when a thousand years shall have rolled away , breaking their ...
... thousand years ago , or more wonderful , it sweeps away the dark curtain from the future , and beholds those celestial scenes which shall greet the vision of generations when a thousand years shall have rolled away , breaking their ...
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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