 ... the firmament of large stars, into which the central cluster would be seen projected, and (owing to its greater distance) appearing like it to consist of stars much smaller than those in other parts of the heavens. "Can it be,'' asks Sir J. Herschel,...  On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences - Page 399by Mary Somerville - 1840 - 499 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 pages
...appearance of an oblate spheroid. This phenomenon bears no resemblance to any known object (N. 228). The other consists of a bright round nucleus, surrounded...resemblance and strong analogy of structure to our own" (N. 229). It appears that double nebulae are not unfrequent, exhibiting all the varieties of distance,... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1846 - 496 pages
...appearance of an obliite spheroid. This phenomenon bears no resemblance to any known object (N. 228). The other consists of a bright round nucleus, surrounded...system bearing a real physical resemblance and strong antilogy of structure to our own" (N. 229). It appears that double nebute are not unfrequent, exhibiting... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1846 - 580 pages
...stars much smaller than those in other parts of the heavens. Сan it then be that we have here a real brother system, bearing a real physical resemblance and strong analogy of structure to our own ? The ejliptic form of the inner subdivided portion indicates with extreme probability an elevation... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - 1847 - 608 pages
...Observations of Nebulœ and Clusters of Stars ( Transact., 1833 , P. II, p. 479 , flg. 25.) : « We have here a brother System bearing a real physical resemblance and strong analogy of structure of our own. » (13) [page 171]. Sir William Herschel, dans les Transact. for 1785, P. I, p. 257. Sir... | |
 | Thomas Milner - 1848 - 892 pages
...stars much smaller than those in other parts of the heavens. Can it then be that we have here another system, bearing a real physical resemblance and strong analogy of structure to our own?" There are various other forms of resolvable nebula;. Miss Herschel, with a small Newtonian telescope,... | |
 | Mary Somerville - 1849 - 568 pages
...appearance of an oblate spheroid. This phenomenon bears no resemblance to any known object (N. 228). The other consists of a bright round nucleus, surrounded...having the split portions separated at an angle of 45 degrees each to the plane of the other. This nebula bears a strong similitude to the Milky Way, and... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1854 - 870 pages
...than those in other parts of the heavens. " Can it be," asks Sir J. Ilerschel, " that we have here a brother system, bearing a real physical resemblance and strong analogy of structure to our own ?" Sir J. Herschel further argues, that all idea of symmetry caused by rotation must be relinquished,... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1853 - 960 pages
...smaller than those in other parts of the heavens. " Can it be, " asks Sir J. Herschel " that we have here a brother system, bearing a real physical resemblance and strong analogy of structure to our own ? " Sir J. Herschel further argues, that all idea of symmetry caused by rotation must be relinquished,... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1855 - 476 pages
...smaller than those in other parts of the heavens. "Can it be,'' asks Sir J. Herschel, " that we have here a brother system, bearing a real physical resemblance and strong analogy of structure to our own ?" Sir J. Herschel further argues, that all idea of symmetry caused by rotation must be relinquished,... | |
 | Dionysius Lardner - 1855 - 350 pages
...smaller than those in other parts of the heavens. "Can it be," asks Sir J. Herschel, " that we have here a brother system, bearing a real physical resemblance and strong analogy of structure to our own ?" Sir J. Herschel further argues, that all idea of symmetry caused by rotation must be relinquished,... | |
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