 ... greater and far more curiously furnished than the earth he inhabits, as there are also others less so ; and the stars themselves, properly so called, which to ordinary apprehension present only lucid sparks or brilliant atoms, are to him suns of various...  Mechanical Philosophy, Horology and Astronomy - Page 366by William Benjamin Carpenter - 1843 - 7 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Sir John Frederick William Herschel - 1833 - 444 pages
...enlarged in his imagination into vast globes, — the one approaching in magnitude to the earth itself, the other immensely surpassing it. The planets, which...furnished than the earth he inhabits, as there are also others less so ; and the stars themselves, properly so called, which to ordinary apprehension... | |
 | 1833 - 618 pages
...enlarged in his imagination into vast globes, — the one approaching in magnitude to the earth itself, the other immensely surpassing it. The planets, which...furnished than the earth he inhabits, as there are also others less so ; and the stars themselves, properly so called, which to ordinary apprehension... | |
 | sir John Frederick W. Herschel (1st bart.) - 1833 - 500 pages
...enlarged in his imagination into vast globes, — the one approaching in magnitude to the earth itself, the other immensely surpassing it. The planets, which...furnished than the earth he inhabits, as there are also others less so ; and the stars themselves, properly so called, which to ordinary apprehension... | |
 | William Benjamin Carpenter - 1843 - 290 pages
...enlarged in his imagination into vast globes,—the one approaching in magnitude to the earth itself. the other immensely surpassing it. The Planets, which...as stars somewhat brighter than' the rest, are to hiin spacious, elaborate, and habitable worlds; several of them vastly greater and far more curiously... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1849 - 672 pages
...enlarged in his imagination into vast globes,—the one approaching in magnitude to the earth itself, the other immensely surpassing it. The planets, which...elaborate, and habitable worlds ; several of them much greater and far more curiously furnished than the earth he inhabits, as there are also others... | |
 | John Frederick William Herschel - 1851 - 744 pages
...enlarged in his imagination into vast globes, — the one approaching in magnitude to the earth itself, the other immensely surpassing it. The planets, which...spacious, elaborate, and habitable worlds; several ot them much greater and far more curiously furnished than the earth he inhabits, as there are also... | |
 | 1843 - 582 pages
...through space with astonishing rapidity. It requires a still greater stretch of thought to admit, that the planets, which appear only as stars somewhat brighter than the rest, are all spacious, habitable worlds ; several of them vastly greate'r and far more curiously furnished than... | |
 | Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents - 1873 - 486 pages
...become enlarged in his imagination into vast globes; the one approaching in magnitude to earth itself, the other immensely surpassing it. The planets, which...spacious, elaborate, and habitable worlds, several of them much greater, and far more curiously furnished, than the earth he inhabits, as there are also others... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1873 - 662 pages
...enlarged on his imagination into vast globes : the one approaching in magnitude to the earth itself ; the other immensely surpassing it. The planets which...spacious, elaborate and habitable worlds ; several of them much greater and far more curiously furnished than the earth he inhabits, as there are also others... | |
 | American Philosophical Society - 1873 - 626 pages
...enlarged on his imagination into vast globes : the one approaching in magnitude to the earth itself; the other immensely surpassing it. The planets which...spacious, elaborate and habitable worlds ; several of them much greater and far more curiously furnished than the earth he inhabits, as there are also others... | |
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