| 1822 - 440 pages
...most considerable in the universe. ' As we are used,' he says, ' to call the appearance of the heaven, where it is surrounded with a bright zone, the milky...not be amiss to point out some other very remarkable nebulas, which cannot well be less, but are probably much larger, than our own system; and, being also... | |
| 1823 - 894 pages
...means of opinion, that our nebula is the most considerable in the universe. " As we are used (says he) to call the appearance of the heavens, where it is surrounded with a bright zone, the milky-way, it may not be amiss to point out some other very remarkable nebulae, which cannot well be... | |
| Laurence Marschall - 1994 - 346 pages
...Way. Herschel himself, in writing about his measurements of our own galaxy, had suggested as much: As we are used to call the appearance of the heavens,...not be amiss to point out some other very remarkable Nebulae which cannot well be less, but are probably much larger than our own system; and, being also... | |
| Michael J. Crowe - 1994 - 468 pages
...always observed to take place in those regions. Enumeration of very compound Nebulae or Milky-Ways As we are used to call the appearance of the heavens, where it is surrounded with a bright zone, the Milky-Way, it may not be amiss to point out some other very remarkable Nebulae which cannot well be... | |
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