 | Sir John Frederick William Herschel - 1833 - 444 pages
...which will be found in the Transactions of ' Royal Society for those years, that there exist sid oc 3 systems, composed of two stars revolving about each other in regular orbits, and constituting what may be termed binary stars, to distinguish them from double stars generally so... | |
 | John Farrar - 1834 - 504 pages
...which will be found in the Transactions of the Royal Society for {hose years, that there exist sidereal systems, composed of two stars revolving about each other in regular orbits, and constituting what may be termed binary stars, to distinguish them from double stars generally so... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1836 - 430 pages
...ascertained, what has been further established by subsequent observations, " that there exist siderial systems, composed of two stars, revolving about each other in regular orbits." Between fifty and sixty instances of changes in the position of double stars, were adduced by this... | |
 | John Gummere - 1837 - 506 pages
...in two papers, published in the Philosophical Transactions, he announced the existence of sidereal systems, composed of two stars, revolving about each other in regular orbits. These stars nave received the appellation of binary stars, to distinguish them from other double stars, whose... | |
 | Mrs. L. H. Tyler - 1837 - 302 pages
...double star around the other. After the elapse of this period, he announced, "thit there exist sidereal systems, composed of two stars revolving about each other in regular orbits, and constituting what may be termed binary stars, to distinguish them from double stars," which are... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1839 - 300 pages
...shall treat in the next chapter. C HAPTER III. OF THE MOTIONS OF THE FIXED STARS DISTANCES NATURE. 315. IN 1803, Sir William Herschel first determined and...other in regular orbits. These he denominated Binary Starts, to distinguish them from other double stars where no such motion is detected, and whose proximity... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1841 - 486 pages
...dread magnificence of heaven, — O how canst thou renounce, and hope to be forgiven !" — Beattie. IN 1803, Sir William Herschel first determined and...juxtaposition, or from one being in the range of the other. Between fifty and sixty instances of changes, to a greater or less amount, of the relative positions... | |
 | Denison Olmsted - 1842 - 302 pages
...shall treat in the next chapter. CHAPTER III. OF THE MOTIONS OP THE FIXED STARS DISTANCES NATURE. 315. IN 1803, Sir William Herschel first determined and...juxta-position, or from one being in the range of the .other. Between fifty and sixty instances of changes to a greater or less amount of the relative position... | |
 | Henry Duncan - 1847 - 430 pages
...ascertained, what has been further established by subsequent observations, " that there exist sidereal systems, composed of two stars, revolving about each other in regular orbits."* Between fifty and sixty instances of changes in the position of double stars, were adduced by this... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1849 - 672 pages
...will be found in the Transactions of the Royal Society for those years,* that there exist sidereal systems, composed of two stars revolving about each other in regular orbits, and constituting what may be termed binary stars, to distinguish them from double stars generally so... | |
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IN 1803, Sir William Herschel first determined and announced to the world, that there exist among the stars separate systems, composed of two stars revolving about each other in regular orbits. These he denominated binary stars, to distinguish them from... 
