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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... Never to become angry , under any provocation , while in the prosecution of this enterprise . In three weeks the three hundred subscribers had been ob- tained . No public meeting had been called ; and these names had been procured by ...
... Never to become angry , under any provocation , while in the prosecution of this enterprise . In three weeks the three hundred subscribers had been ob- tained . No public meeting had been called ; and these names had been procured by ...
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... never written , and no idea was entertained of publishing a course , until the partiality of my friends induced me to attempt this experiment . Such are the circumstances under which this effort to trace the career of the human mind ...
... never written , and no idea was entertained of publishing a course , until the partiality of my friends induced me to attempt this experiment . Such are the circumstances under which this effort to trace the career of the human mind ...
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... of this problem should overwhelm the mind , let it be remembered that the astronomer has ever lived , and never dies . The sentinel upon the watchtower is relieved from duty , but another takes his place , INTRODUCTORY LECTURE . 21.
... of this problem should overwhelm the mind , let it be remembered that the astronomer has ever lived , and never dies . The sentinel upon the watchtower is relieved from duty , but another takes his place , INTRODUCTORY LECTURE . 21.
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... never dies . He commences his investigations on the hill tops of Eden - he studies the stars through the long centuries of antideluvian life . The deluge sweeps from the earth its inhabitants , their cities and their monu- ments - but ...
... never dies . He commences his investigations on the hill tops of Eden - he studies the stars through the long centuries of antideluvian life . The deluge sweeps from the earth its inhabitants , their cities and their monu- ments - but ...
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... never changed by any great amount ; and whatever changes did occur , were all obliterated in a short period and the distance by which these bodies are separated was restored to its primitive value , to recommence its cycle of changes in ...
... never changed by any great amount ; and whatever changes did occur , were all obliterated in a short period and the distance by which these bodies are separated was restored to its primitive value , to recommence its cycle of changes in ...
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absolute accomplished actually aphelion appear astonishing astronomer axis beautiful body bright celestial sphere centre centrifugal force circle cluster comet commenced computed constellations 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 inclined increase instrument investigation Jupiter Kepler law of gravitation laws of Kepler light limits magnitude matter mean distance mighty miles Milky millions mind moon moon's motion move movements mysterious nearly nebula night object observation observatory orbs parallax pass perihelion phenomena philosopher planet planetary planetary orbits position precisely present primitive problem proper motion reached remarkable retrograde motion revealed revolving round satellites Saturn seen slowly solar system sphere Struve sun and moon sun's sweeping tance telescope theory thousand tion truth Uranus vast velocity visible wonderful