The Planetary and Stellar Worlds: A Popular Exposition of the Great Discoveries and Theories of Modern Astronomy. In a Series of Ten LecturesOakley & Mason, 1868 - 320 páginas |
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... Examination of the starry heavens , 34. Distance of the fixed stars to be determined , 35 . Motions among the stars , 36. The binary systone ; movement of the sun in space , 37. Investigations yet to be de , and pro- nable success , 39 ...
... Examination of the starry heavens , 34. Distance of the fixed stars to be determined , 35 . Motions among the stars , 36. The binary systone ; movement of the sun in space , 37. Investigations yet to be de , and pro- nable success , 39 ...
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... examination of the moon , 161 . LECTURE VI . THE STABILITY OF THE PLANETARY SYSTEM . Rapid survey of the system , 165. General characteristics of the planets , 166. What phenomena gravitation must account for , 167. Stability not the ...
... examination of the moon , 161 . LECTURE VI . THE STABILITY OF THE PLANETARY SYSTEM . Rapid survey of the system , 165. General characteristics of the planets , 166. What phenomena gravitation must account for , 167. Stability not the ...
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... examination of the won- derful sphere by which he is surrounded . The starry heavens do not display their glittering constellations in the glare of day , while the rush and turmoil of business incapacitate man for the enjoyment of their ...
... examination of the won- derful sphere by which he is surrounded . The starry heavens do not display their glittering constellations in the glare of day , while the rush and turmoil of business incapacitate man for the enjoyment of their ...
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... examination of the celestial vault reveals the fact , that not one solitary object , visible to the eye , is at rest . Motion is the attribute of sun and moon and planets and stars . The earth we inhabit alone remains fixed , to the ...
... examination of the celestial vault reveals the fact , that not one solitary object , visible to the eye , is at rest . Motion is the attribute of sun and moon and planets and stars . The earth we inhabit alone remains fixed , to the ...
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... examination : and first of all the sun , the great source of life and light and heat , demands the attention of the student of the heavens . That some inscrutable tie binds it to the earth , or the earth to it , was early recognised in ...
... examination : and first of all the sun , the great source of life and light and heat , demands the attention of the student of the heavens . That some inscrutable tie binds it to the earth , or the earth to it , was early recognised in ...
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