 Jupiter ; it then gradually diminished in splendour, and, having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished sixteen months after its discovery, without altering its position. It is impossible to imagine anything...  The Connection of the Physical Sciences - Page 298by Mary Somerville - 1834 - 356 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Somerville - 1831 - 710 pages
...Sirius. Sometimes stars have all at once appeared, shone with a brilliant light, and then vanished. In 1572 a star was discovered in Cassiopeia, which...altering its position. It is impossible to imagine any thing more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance. Some stars... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1831 - 720 pages
...Sirius. Sometimes stars have all at once appeared, shone with a brilliant light, and then vanished. In 1572 a star was discovered in Cassiopeia, which...discovery, without altering its position. It is impossible toimagine any thing more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance.... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1835 - 532 pages
...discovered in the head of the Swan, which, after becoming invisible, reappeared, and having undergone many variations in light vanished after two years,...Jupiter; it then gradually diminished in splendour, and having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished sixteen... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 370 pages
...then gradually diminished in splendor, and having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished sixteen months...altering its position. It is impossible to imagine any thing more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance. It is, however,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1844 - 344 pages
...then gradually diminished in splendor, and having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished sixteen months...altering its position. It is impossible to imagine any thing more tremendous than a conflagration that could be visible at such a distance. It is, however,... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1849 - 568 pages
...discovered in the head of the swan, which, after becoming invisible, reappeared, and, having undergone many variations in light, vanished after two years,...; it then gradually diminished in splendour, and, having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished sixteen... | |
 | Charles Mountford Burnett - 1850 - 340 pages
...the final perfection of all things. * " In 1572 a star was discovered in Cassiopeia, which vapidly increased in brightness till it even surpassed that...Jupiter ; it then gradually diminished in splendour, and having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished sixteen... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1852 - 372 pages
...having undergone many variations of light, vanished after two years, and has never since been seen. -n 1572, a star was discovered in Cassiopeia, which rapidly...that of Jupiter ; it then gradually diminished in splendor, and having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished... | |
 | Herschel S. Porter - 1854 - 414 pages
...Somerville, in her very learned and profound work on tho Connection of the Physical Sciences: "In 1752 9 a star was discovered in Cassiopeia, which rapidly...that of Jupiter ; it then gradually diminished in splendor, and having exhibited all the variety of tints that indicate the changes of combustion, vanished,... | |
 | sir Richard Phillips - 1868 - 354 pages
...appeared, shone with a bright light, and vanished. In AD 1572, a star was discovered in the constellation Cassiopeia, which rapidly increased in brightness...Jupiter ; it then gradually diminished in splendour, and in sixteen mouths disappeared. It has been supposed that this resulted from a conflagration of the... | |
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