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" Milky-way, when exploring that region with his best glasses, he has had fields of view which contained no less than 588 stars, and these were continued for many minutes; so that " in one quarter of an hour's time there passed no less than one hundred... "
Manual of astronomy - Page 131
by John Drew - 1853 - 331 pages
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Essays Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of the ..., Volume 2

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 378 pages
...extent. " In the most crowded parts of the milky way, he has had a field of view of 588 stars, and these continued for many minutes; so that in one quarter of an hour's time, not less than 1 1 6,000 stars have passed through the field of his telescope : he endeavours to shew,...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Illustrative of ..., Volume 3

Nathan Drake - 1805 - 376 pages
..."• In the most crowded parts of the milky way, he has had a field of view of 588 stars, and these continued for many minutes; so that in one quarter of an hour's time, not less than 1 1 6,000 stars have passed through the field of his tele-, scope : he endeavours to...
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The British encyclopedia, or, Dictionary of arts and sciences, Volume 6

William Nicholson - 1809 - 722 pages
...says, that in the most crowded part of the milky way, he has had fields of view that contained no less than 588 stars, and these were continued for many minutes, so that, in a qnarter of an hour, he has seen 116,000 stars pass through the field view of a telescope of only...
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Astronomical and Geographical Essays: Containing a Full and Comprehensive ...

George Adams - 1812 - 552 pages
...crowded parts of the milky-way, he OF NEBUD.*E, &C. 157 has had a field of view of 588 stars, and these continued for many minutes ; so that, in one quarter of an hour's time, not less than ll6,OOO stars have passed through the field of his telescope. He endeavours to shew,...
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Astronomical and geographical essays

George Adams - 1812 - 586 pages
...light. In the most crowded parts of the milky-wav, he has had a field of view of 588 stars, and these continued for many minutes ; so that, in one quarter of an hour's time, not less than 116,000 stars have passed through the field of his telescope. He endeavours to shew,...
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The Monthly correspondent on physical and prognostic astronomy ... &c

560 pages
...says, that, in the most crowded part of the milky way he has had fields of view that contained no less than 588 stars, and these were continued for many minutes, so that in a quarter of an hour, he has seen 116,000 stars pass through the field of view of a telescope of only...
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The Panorama of Science and Art: Embracing the Sciences of ..., Volume 1

James Smith - 1815 - 684 pages
...observes, that in the most crowded part of the milky way, he has bad fields of view that contained no less than 588 stars, and these were continued for many minutes ; so that, in a quarter of an hour, be has seen 1 16,000 stars pass through the field of view of a telescope of only...
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Time's Telescope for ... ; Or, A Complete Guide to the Almanack

1816 - 420 pages
...purpose. ' In the most crowded part of the milky way I have had fields of view that contained not less than 588 stars; and these were continued for many...an hour's time, there passed no less than 116,000 through the field of my telescope.' Dr. Herschel makes a distinction between a place crowded with stars,...
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A New Treatise on the Use of the Globes; Or, A Philosophical View of the ...

Thomas Keith - 1821 - 408 pages
...says, "In the most crowded part of " the milky way I have had fields of view that contained no less than • ' 588 stars, and these were continued for...quarter of an hour's time there passed no less than 116OOO stars " through the field of view of my telescope. — The breadth of my " sweep was 2°. 26',...
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American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of ..., Volume 11

William Nicholson - 1821 - 382 pages
...says, that in the most crowded part of the milky way he has had fields of view that contained no less than 588 stars, and these were continued for many minutes, so that, in a quarter of an hour, he has seen 116,000 stars pass through the field view of a telescope of only...
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