I felt as if I had it now in my power to lift a veil which had never before been lifted ; as if a key had been put into my hands which would unlock a door which had been regarded as for ever closed to man — the veil and door behind which lay the unknown... Popular Astronomy - Page 3931910Full view - About this book
| 1897 - 1044 pages
...A feeling as of inspiration seized me : I felt as if I had it now in my power to lift a veil which had never before been lifted ; as if a key had been...which had been regarded as for ever closed to man — the veil and door behind which lay the unknown mystery of the true nature of the heavenly bodies.... | |
| 1897 - 1074 pages
...A feeling as of inspiration seized me : I felt as if I had it now in my power to lift a veil which had never before been lifted ; as if a key had been...which had been regarded as for ever closed to man — the veil and door behind which lay the unknown mystery of the true nature of the heavenly bodies.... | |
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