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So many circumstances must concur to render the two interior satellites 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 .
So many circumstances must concur to render the two interior satellites 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 .
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The whole disc of the new moon is frequently visible from atmospheric reflection . During the eclipse of the 19th of March , 1849 , the spots on the lunar disc were distinctly visible , and during that of 1856 the moon was like a ...
The whole disc of the new moon is frequently visible from atmospheric reflection . During the eclipse of the 19th of March , 1849 , the spots on the lunar disc were distinctly visible , and during that of 1856 the moon was like a ...
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... in which there is a stratum of luminous clouds which constitutes the photosphere of the sun ; above this rises his real atmosphere , so rare as to be only visible as a white aureola or corona during total and annular eclipses .
... in which there is a stratum of luminous clouds which constitutes the photosphere of the sun ; above this rises his real atmosphere , so rare as to be only visible as a white aureola or corona during total and annular eclipses .
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Therefore the base must be very great indeed to be visible from the celestial bodies . The globe itself , whose dimensions are obtained by actual admeasurement , furnishes a standard of measures with which we compare the distances ...
Therefore the base must be very great indeed to be visible from the celestial bodies . The globe itself , whose dimensions are obtained by actual admeasurement , furnishes a standard of measures with which we compare the distances ...
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... in which there is a stratum of luminous clouds which constitutes the photosphere of the sun ; above this rises his real atmosphere , so rare as to be only visible as a white aureola or corona during total and annular eclipses .
... in which there is a stratum of luminous clouds which constitutes the photosphere of the sun ; above this rises his real atmosphere , so rare as to be only visible as a white aureola or corona during total and annular eclipses .
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| Title | On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences |
| Author | Mary Somerville |
| Edition | 9 |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1858 |
| Original from | University of Chicago |
| Digitized | 12 Apr 2012 |
| Length | 523 pages |
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