On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... visible , that they have very rarely been seen . They move exactly at the edge of the ring , and their orbits never deviate from its plane . In 1789 Sir William Herschel saw them like beads , threading the slender line of light which ...
... visible , that they have very rarely been seen . They move exactly at the edge of the ring , and their orbits never deviate from its plane . In 1789 Sir William Herschel saw them like beads , threading the slender line of light which ...
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... visible from atmospheric reflection . During the eclipse of the 19th of March , 1849 , the spots on the lunar disc were dis- tinctly visible , and during that of 1856 the moon was like a beautiful rose - coloured ball floating in the ...
... visible from atmospheric reflection . During the eclipse of the 19th of March , 1849 , the spots on the lunar disc were dis- tinctly visible , and during that of 1856 the moon was like a beautiful rose - coloured ball floating in the ...
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... visible as a white aureola or corona during total and annular eclipses . M. Faye conceives that from the central mass gaseous eruptions issue , which form the spots by dissipating and partly extinguishing the luminous clouds , and then ...
... visible as a white aureola or corona during total and annular eclipses . M. Faye conceives that from the central mass gaseous eruptions issue , which form the spots by dissipating and partly extinguishing the luminous clouds , and then ...
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... visible from the celestial bodies . The globe itself , whose dimensions are obtained by actual admeasure- ment , furnishes a standard of measures with which we compare the distances , masses , densities , and volumes of the sun and ...
... visible from the celestial bodies . The globe itself , whose dimensions are obtained by actual admeasure- ment , furnishes a standard of measures with which we compare the distances , masses , densities , and volumes of the sun and ...
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... visible as a white aureola or corona during total and annular eclipses . M. Faye conceives that from the central mass gaseous eruptions issue , which form the spots by dissipating and partly extinguishing the luminous clouds , and then ...
... visible as a white aureola or corona during total and annular eclipses . M. Faye conceives that from the central mass gaseous eruptions issue , which form the spots by dissipating and partly extinguishing the luminous clouds , and then ...
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