 | James Ferguson - 1809 - 533 pages
...bright and sparkling, that it exceeded any thing they had ever seen before ; and took notice that it was every moment changing into some of the colours of the rainbow, except when it was near the horizon, at which time it was generally while. It surpassed Jupiter in magnitude, which was near it all the... | |
 | Samuel Vince - 1811 - 260 pages
...appeared again in March, 1672, and disappeared in the same month, and has never since been seen. Its 353. In the year 1604, at the beginning of October,...near the sun to be visible, and was never seen after. Its longitude was 17° 40' of /, with 1° 56' north latitude, and was found to have no. parallax. 352.... | |
 | Samuel Vince - 1814
...; the variations of its magnitude however were subject to some irregularity. 709. In the year 16O4, at the beginning of October, KEPLER discovered a new...gradually diminished, and disappeared about October 16O5, when it came too near the sun. to be visible, and was never seen after. Its longitude was 17°.... | |
 | William Shepherd, Jeremiah Joyce, Lant Carpenter - 1815 - 598 pages
...star in Serpentarius, more brilliant than any other star or planet, and changing perpetually into all the colours of the rainbow, except when it was near the horizon: it continued visible for about a year. Many other new stars have also been observed at different times.... | |
 | Thomas Furly Forster - 1827 - 522 pages
...lustre and magnitude ; but soon decayed, and is now of the smallest size. and took notice that it was every moment changing into some of the colours of the rainbow, except when it was near the horizon, at which time it was generally white. It surpassed Jupiter in magnitude, which was near it all the... | |
 | Charles Frederick Partington - 1828 - 468 pages
...Serpentarius, so bright, that it exceeded any thing they had ever seen before ; and they state, that it was every moment changing into some of the colours of the rainbow, except when it was near the horizon, at which time it was generally white. It surpassed Jupiter in magnitude. It disappeared between October-... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1831 - 88 pages
...he had ever seen before.' He ' took notice that it was every moment changing into some of the colors of the rainbow, except when it was near the horizon, when it was generally white.' It disappeared the following year, and has not been seen since. t A wonderful star in the neck of the... | |
 | Thomas Spofford - 1835 - 84 pages
...sparkling, and in magnitude surpassed the planet Jupiter, which was near it all the month of October ; it was observed to be every moment changing into some of the colours of the rainbow, except when near the horizon, at which time it was generally white. It disappeared in the latter part of the next... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1835 - 274 pages
...once more! oh, starry mother! I will lie down! Yet, stay ! The rain beats out the odour from the gums, the rainbow, except when it was near the horizon, when it was generally white." It disappeared the following year, and has not been seen since. And strangely soft to-night the spice-wind... | |
 | Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1837 - 266 pages
...out the odour from the gums, And strangely soft to-night the spice-wind comes ! I am a child alway except when it was near the horizon, when it was generally white." It disappeared the following year, and has not been Been since. * A wonderful star in the neck of the... | |
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... sixteenth century Kepler discovered a new star near the heel of the right foot of Serpentarius, ' so bright and sparkling that it exceeded any thing he had ever seen before. 
